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7 • RESOLUTIONSOUTHLAND ISD (Garza County)
Resolution Adopting Open-Checkbook Financial Transparency & Independent Audit Controls
Presented in: SOUTHLAND ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-05-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider resolutions, interlocal shared service agreements, and state compliance submissions”
RG
Rocky Gomez
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
JP
Joe Patterson
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JB
Joe Basinger
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CA
Cody Alford
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TT
Tina Taylor
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JB
Joel Basinger
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board of Trustees public docket item 7 on 2026-05-18
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.