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6 • CONTRACTCity of Port Arthur (Jefferson County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Port Arthur City Council - December 16, 2025 on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and award capital improvement program contracts, utility repairs, and street rehabilitation bids”
CM
Charlotte M. Moses
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
WB
Willie Bae Lewis, Jr.
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
TL
Tiffany L. Hamilton Everfield
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
DB
Doneane Beckcom
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
HL
Harold L. Doucet, Sr.
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
TK
Thomas Kinlaw, III
Councilmember, At-Large Position 5 (At-Large Position 5)
YES
DF
Donald Frank, Sr.
Councilmember, At-Large Position 6 (At-Large Position 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Item considered during City of Port Arthur City Council - December 16, 2025 on 2025-12-16.
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.