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5 • CONTRACTWharton County (Wharton County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Wharton County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-09-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
PS
Phillip S. Spenrath
County Judge
YES
W"
W.D. "Bud" Graves
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DM
Doug Mathews
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RZ
Richard Zahn
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
SG
Steven Goetsch
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-09-21
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.