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9.D • Action ItemsMERKEL ISD (Taylor County)

Consider and take possible action to select an architect to provide design and construction administration for the District's 2025 Bond Projects and delegate authority to the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the final contract.

Presented in: MERKEL ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2025-12-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider and take possible action to select an architect to provide design and construction administration for the District's 2025 Bond Projects and delegate authority to the Superintendent to negotia”
AH
Angela Head
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BP
Brit Pursley
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JS
Joe Salas
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
KD
Kyle Doan
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MT
Matt Travis
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CC
Christian Clyburn
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
KF
Kerry Fryar
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

9.D. Consider and take possible action to select an architect to provide design and construction administration for the District's 2025 Bond Projects and delegate authority to the Superintendent to negotiate and execute the final contract.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.