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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Ore City (Upshur County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Ore City City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-08-06
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
RN
Rosann Newsom
Mayor
YES
TO
Tewana Owens
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JC
Jonathan Chance McCoy
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
CA
Casey Albritton
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EH
Ed Hogan
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
MW
Margaret Wright
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-08-06
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.