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5.B • Action ItemsCLAUDE ISD (Armstrong County)

Consider and Take Action on the Purchase of a School Bus via TIPS Cooperative Contract #260204 in the Amount of $180,099.00 . Presenter: Kirkland Description: The Administration requests authorization to purchase a replacement student transportation vehicle using TIPS Contract #260204 with Masters Transportation . Pursuant to local policy CH(LOCAL) , expenditures aggregating over $100,000 require

Presented in: CLAUDE ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-09-14
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Action on Consider and Take Action on the Purchase of a School Bus via TIPS Cooperative Contract #260204 in the Amount of $180,099.00 . Presenter: Kirkland Description: The Administration requests authorization”
LL
Leah Lee
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
CR
Carsen Roberts
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JS
Johnny Sims
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
AC
Andy Conrad
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RS
Ryan Slack
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JF
Jessica Finley
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
HH
Hayden Hook
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

5.B. Consider and Take Action on the Purchase of a School Bus via TIPS Cooperative Contract #260204 in the Amount of $180,099.00 . Presenter: Kirkland Description: The Administration requests authorization to purchase a replacement student transportation vehicle using TIPS Contract #260204 with Masters Transportation . Pursuant to local policy CH(LOCAL) , expenditures aggregating over $100,000 require Board approval. Funding is available and allocated in the 2027 fiscal budget.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.