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6 • ENGINEERINGEllis County Fresh Water Supply District #2 (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: Ellis County Fresh Water Supply District #2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-02-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (4 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
TM
Tom Manning
Treasurer Secr (Place 2)
YES
TR
Tim Raven
President (Place 1)
YES
BH
Bill Holmes
Secretary (Place 3)
YES
RS
Rory Sanders
President
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board public docket item 6 on 2026-02-18

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.