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5 • CONTRACTFARWELL ISD (Parmer County)

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

Presented in: FARWELL ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-09-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award district procurement contracts, facility maintenance, and vendor task orders”
EM
Eric Mcelroy
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
VS
Vince Smith
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
MV
Mario Vidaurri
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
RW
Ryan Williams
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
AN
Ashley Nichols
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JJ
Jose Jaime
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BF
Brandon Foster
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Trustees public docket item 5 on 2026-09-16

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.