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6 • ENGINEERINGKaufman Emergency Services District No. 7 (Kaufman County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Kaufman Emergency Services District No. 7 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
HD
Hershel Dykema
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
MS
Melissa Smith
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JR
Joseph Reese
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
OR
Oliver Rawls
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Directors public docket item 6 on 2026-05-20
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.