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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Magnolia (Montgomery County)

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

Presented in: City of Magnolia City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-09-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
YES
CS
Caleb Small
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
BP
Buck Perino
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
GB
Geoff Beyer
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
BJ
Brandon Jacobs
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JH
Jack Huitt Jr.
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

City Council public docket item 5 on 2025-09-16

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.