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17 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)
Bid No. 2027-012 - Purchase of Sixteen (16) Ford Vehicles for Police
Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-10-05
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Bid No. 2027-012 - Purchase of Sixteen (16) Ford Vehicles for Police”
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. 2027-012 - Purchase of Sixteen (16) Ford Vehicles for Police. (Staff recommends award to Chalmers Ford, Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program (HGACBuy) Contract No. VE05-24, in an amount not to exceed $790,297.80.)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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).