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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Hallettsville (Lavaca County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Hallettsville City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-08-03
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
AJ
Alice Jo Summers
Mayor
YES
CG
Chastity Grant Carter
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
AB
Audrey Barrera
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
TS
Trent Skelton
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DM
Dean Madden
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
BB
Billy Barrera
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-08-03
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.