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5 • CONTRACTKenedy County (Kenedy County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Kenedy County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-10-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
C"
Charles "Chuck" Burns
County Judge
YES
I"
Israel "Rale" Vela, Jr.
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JS
Jose Salazar
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
V"
Veronica "Betty" Vela
District Clerk
NO
JR
Joe Recio
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SA
Sarita Armstrong Hixon
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2025-10-15
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.