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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Texas water districts play a crucial role in |
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protecting water resources and the public health, enabling economic |
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growth, and providing a high quality of life for the residents who |
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live within their boundaries; poorly performing districts, |
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however, undermine communities and threaten the legitimacy of |
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public policy; and |
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WHEREAS, Following 18 months of review and audits by agencies |
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of this state and by the Bexar Metropolitan Water District |
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Oversight Committee, the legislature finds that certain officials |
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of the district have engaged in unethical conduct and |
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unprofessional management practices, that disagreements regarding |
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the district's jurisdiction and the jurisdiction of other entities |
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inside the district and distrust between management personnel and |
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the board have prevented the district from improving services for |
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existing customers and meeting the water supply needs of the |
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growing population within the district's service area, that the |
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district has a history of noncompliance with regulations, that the |
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board has engaged in mismanagement of the district, allowing for |
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financial improprieties, and that the district has provided |
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unreliable service to the degree that the quality of life of the |
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district's customers is impaired and the prospects of economic |
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growth within the district are diminished; and |
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WHEREAS, Water districts are accountable to the state for the |
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proper performance of their powers and duties, and in light of these |
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findings about the Bexar Metropolitan Water District, it is |
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appropriate that the district undergo regular and thorough |
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appraisals in order to ensure improvement in its overall |
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operations; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby direct the State Auditor's Office to |
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conduct an annual audit of the Bexar Metropolitan Water District |
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for five years beginning in 2009; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the scope of the audit be determined by the |
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state auditor, subject to approval by the Legislative Audit |
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Committee, and that it be based on a risk assessment. |