Voting Record Documents for viewing (in PDF format)
Explanation and other resources
These voting records are extracted from the minutes of the Woodlands Township Board meetings. They document to the best of my ability, each decision in those minutes, with intent towards brevity and simple language. This is organized by subject matter and can be a used as a tool to find a motion and then seek the minutes for the associated meeting through the Township website.
If you want the exact wording from the minutes, I suggest visiting the Township website at http://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=30.
There are videos of these meetings, so the demeanor of the Directors and the rationale behind some of their votes can be seen by the public. Videos of the meetings are found at this location on the Township website: http://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/index.aspx?NID=778.
Information to support each proposal is provided to the Board by the senior staff of The Woodlands Township or presenters at meetings. These documents on the most part are also available on the website at http://www.thewoodlandstownship-tx.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=43. Remember that information on a topic can be more informative from the previous workshop meeting, when the Directors may be more apt to discuss an item and may ask for more information to be presented at the actual Board Meeting for the month. In some months, there are Special Meetings to receive information and/or to make decisions. I believe I have captured all the formal decisions of the Board of Directors in the two documents I have published here.
The information provided here is also intended to provide the vote on each motion of decision to see how each Director stands on a particular subject. You will be able to observe other trends and be able to discern where disagreements or agreements are found on the Board. Absenteeism is also a part of the data provided. This is intended to provide a scorecard approach, where Township Directors are more visible in their actions and thereby held more accountable for their decisions or lack thereof, when elections roll around. A report card this is not, but feasible to also produce. Remember that the Board of Directors were responsible for managing an incredible $92+ million budget in 2011, all collected from taxpayers owning assets in or visiting this community. 2011 Budget reference.
