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7 • PROCUREMENTFreestone County (Freestone County)

Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders

Presented in: Freestone County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve departmental contracts, interlocal agreements, and procurement authorizations”
MC
Mandy Chavers
County Treasurer
YES
JK
John K. Thorne
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JL
Jim Lawrence
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CA
Cinnamon Archibald
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LH
Lisa Hendrix
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
LL
Lloyd L. Lane
County Judge
YES
BB
Buck Bonner
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JF
Jake Fitch
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
J"
Jimmy "LJ" McAdams
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
KS
Ken Sessions
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
WM
Will McSwane
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
CR
Clyde Ridge, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RG
Renee Gregory
County Clerk
YES
TF
Teresa F. Black
District Clerk
YES
AB
Andy Bonner
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RM
Richard McGowan
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JS
Jeremy Shipley
County Sheriff
YES
DM
Daniel M. Ralstin
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
BE
Brian Evans
County Attorney
YES
BE
Brian Evans
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 7 on 2025-05-13

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.