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5 • CONTRACTKent County (Kent County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Kent County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2026-06-08
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 1)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
LC
Layne Coulter
County Judge
YES
RH
Ray Hall
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RG
Robert Graham
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CH
Craig Harrison
County Clerk
YES
TC
Turney Coulter
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
DM
Debra Myers
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
WS
William Scogin
County Tax Assessor-Collector
NO
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-06-08
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.