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15 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Bid No. 2027-010 - Purchase of One (1) Rear Loader for Residential Solid Waste.

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-10-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Bid No. 2027-010 - Purchase of One (1) Rear Loader for Residential Solid Waste.”
DA
Daniel Alemán, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JC
Jeff Casper
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KG
Kenny Green
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
ER
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AH
Andrew Hubacek
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BS
B.W. Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Brandon Murden
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Bid No. 2027-010 - Purchase of One Rear Loader for Residential Solid Waste. (Staff recommends award to Rush Truck Centers of Texas, L.P., through BuyBoard Contract 723-23, in an amount not to exceed $318,103.32.)

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.