Authorize 1) a one-time purchase of a wheel loader (JCB 427 ZX), for Road and Bridge No. 3, with Meinecke Equipment, ...

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2025-1442 Authorize 1) a one-time purchase of a wheel loader (JCB 427 ZX), for Road and Bridge No. 3, with Meinecke Equipment, LLC dba South Star JCB, through Sourcewell contract No. 020223-JCB, authorized by Chapter 271, section 271.102 (a)(c) of the Texas Local Government Code – amount not to exceed $217,504.89 and 2) trade-in unit No. B-76 to Meinecke Equipment, LLC dba South Star JCB. Total amount $217,504.89 On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: December 16, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: 100.10503.2530.68610.70000.0000 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby Authorize 1) a one-time purchase of a wheel loader (JCB 427 ZX), for Road and Bridge No. 3, with Meinecke Equipment, LLC dba South Star JCB, through Sourcewell contract No. 020223-JCB, authorized by Chapter 271, section 271.102 (a)(c) of the Texas Local Government Code – amount not to exceed $217,504.89 and 2) trade-in unit No. B-76 to Meinecke Equipment, LLC dba South Star JCB. Total amount $217,504.89 Done in open Court December 16, 2025 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.0/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).