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12 • Action Items / Resolutions / OrdinancesCity of Portland (San Patricio County)

PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT PURCHASE

Presented in: City of Portland CITY COUNCIL MEETING on 2025-06-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT PURCHASE”
JG
YES
JG
John G. Sutton, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
ZA
Zachary Albrecht
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GW
Gary W. Moore, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MR
Martha Ruiz
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BT
Bill T. Wilson, II
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

12. PUBLIC WORKS EQUIPMENT PURCHASE: THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A BOBCAT E55 R2-SERIES COMPACT EXCAVATOR IN THE TO-NOT-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $69,106.13  DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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.