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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Gainesville (Cooke County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Gainesville City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-03-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
TM
Tommy Moore
Mayor
YES
LL
Linda Lewis
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
DN
Dakota Nichols
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MH
Michael Hill
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
GS
Gary Sutton
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
LS
Lynette Scruggs
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-03-04
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.