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5 • CONTRACTSmith County (Smith County)

Order Approving Fixed-Price Infrastructure Maintenance Contract Below Budget Estimate

Presented in: Smith County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2025-12-23
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (21 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
WA
Wayne Allen
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JB
Jim Blackmon
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
JJ
Josh Joplin
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
WH
Wesley Hicks
Constable, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
DC
Derrick Choice
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
AD
Andy Dunklin
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
JM
James Meredith
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CW
Curtis Wulf
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
DB
Danny Brown
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5 (Precinct 5)
YES
NF
Neal Franklin
County Judge
YES
JM
John Moore
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RC
Ralph Caraway Sr.
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
KP
Karen Phillips
County Clerk
YES
GB
Gaye Boynton
District Clerk
YES
CD
Christina Drewry
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JS
J. Scott Herod
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
LR
Larry R. Smith
County Sheriff
YES
GB
Gary Barber
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
JP
Jacob Putman
County Attorney
YES
JP
Jacob Putman
District Attorney
YES
AR
Atonia Rawlings
County Treasurer
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2025-12-23

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.4/10). 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.