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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Orange Grove (Jim Wells County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Orange Grove City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-05-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
CD
Carl D. Srp
Mayor
YES
NC
Norma Cornejo
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RC
Robert Cortez
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
ND
Natalie David
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JM
Jeffrey McFatter
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
LW
Lonnie Wostal
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-05-19
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.