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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Garland (Dallas County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Garland City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-09-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (9 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
DH
Dylan Hedrick
Mayor
YES
JB
Jeff Bass
Councilmember, District 1
YES
KB
Kris Beard
Councilmember, District 2
YES
EM
Ed Moore
Councilmember, District 3
YES
BW
B.J. Williams
Councilmember, District 4
YES
ML
Margaret Lucht
Councilmember, District 5
YES
CD
Carissa Dutton
Councilmember, District 6
YES
JT
Joe Thomas, Jr.
Councilmember, District 7
YES
CO
Chris Ott
Councilmember, District 8
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-09-02
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.