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28 • Action ItemsSMITHVILLE ISD (Bastrop County)
G.1. Approval of Purchases in Excess of $50,000 Description: In accordance with Board Policy CH(LOCAL), any single, budgeted purchase of goods or services that costs $50,000 or more, regardless of whether the goods or services are competitively purchased, shall require Board approval before a transaction may take place.
Presented in: SMITHVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-07-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 2.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on G.1. Approval of Purchases in Excess of $50,000 Description: In accordance with Board Policy CH(LOCAL), any single, budgeted purchase of goods or services that costs $50,000 or more, regardless of whe”
BJ
Bryan Jones
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
CP
Candy Parsons
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
CV
Chelsa Vinklarek
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
CH
Chris Hinnant
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
GG
Grant Gutierrez
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JM
Josh Magden
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
MH
Michael Hancock
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
G.1. Approval of Purchases in Excess of $50,000 Description: In accordance with Board Policy CH(LOCAL), any single, budgeted purchase of goods or services that costs $50,000 or more, regardless of whether the goods or services are competitively purchased, shall require Board approval before a transaction may take place.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.