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7 • RESOLUTIONTown of Trent (Taylor County)

Order Implementing Administrative Hiring Freeze & Consolidating Duplicative Contracts

Presented in: Town of Trent Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-09-16

Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (5 - 0)

“Motion to approve consider resolutions, interlocal cooperation agreements, and departmental authorizations”

LW

Mayor

YES

GG

Geoff Goodnough

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

JF

Jerry Frank Patterson

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

OR

Orville Ray Patterson

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

RR

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Town Council public docket item 7 on 2025-09-16

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.