Discuss, consider and take appropriate action rescinding and removing Williamson County’s  Lower Brushy Creek WCID funding conditions that (1) other municipalities within the Lower Brushy Creek WCID provide a minimum of $25,000.00 for funding Lower Brushy Creek WCID operations in addition to Williamson County’s funding of $25,000.00; and (2.) that the Lower Brushy Creek WCID placement of a tax election on the November 2018 Ballot for funding operations and maintenance of the Lower Brushy Creek WCID within Williamson County, Texas; which were set in a motion and order under Item #2 of the of the Williamson County Commissioner Court Budget  Modification Voting Session of August 22, 2017 relating to Williamson County’s budgeting of $25,000.00 to be paid to the Lower Brushy Creek WCID for funding operations during FY 2018.

Cities of Taylor, Thrall & Coupland were contacted with the request of funding for the Lower Brushy Creek WCID and the county would have matched up to $25,000.00. With budgets already approved for the year only Taylor was able to contribute in the amount of $5,000.00. Funding is needed to continue operations of the WCID and to administer existing grants and apply for state and federal grants for construction and maintenance of dams in need of repair. An election for maintenance tax collection will be held for the Lower Brushy Creek WCID this November 2018 to possibly fund future needs. The investment by the county would yield a return of $1,630,000.00 in state and federal grants.