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5 • CONTRACTWichita County (Wichita County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Wichita County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-08-25
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (19 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
SR
Stephen R. Jones
County Treasurer
YES
JH
James Hughes
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RB
Rodney Burchett
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RJ
Robert Johnson
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JB
Judy Baker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
MB
Mark Brewer
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JB
Jared Burchett
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DB
David Blackerby
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JG
James Gowen
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JJ
Jim Johnson
County Judge
YES
MF
Mickey Fincannon
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JW
Jeff Watts
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
AC
Annette C. Stanley
County Clerk
YES
LM
Leslee Mannon
District Clerk
YES
MA
Mark A. Beauchamp
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
BM
Barry Mahler
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
WC
William C. Rutledge
County Sheriff
YES
TS
Tommy Smyth
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JG
John Gillespie
District Attorney
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-08-25
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.