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7 • PROCUREMENTHood County (Hood County)

Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders

Presented in: Hood County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2025-05-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (20 - 0)
“Motion to approve departmental contracts, interlocal agreements, and procurement authorizations”
LA
Leigh Ann McCoy
County Treasurer
YES
SF
Sissy Freeman
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JK
Jeff Kelley
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
SB
Stephen Barnett
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
E"
Earl "Dub" Gillum
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CD
Chad Davis
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JD
John D. Shirley
Constable, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
RE
Randy Ellis
Constable, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
CJ
Chad Jordan
Constable, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
RM
Ron Massingill
County Judge
YES
NS
Nannette Samuelson
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
DE
Dave Eagle
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
CL
Christine Leftwich
County Clerk
YES
MG
Melanie Graft
District Clerk
YES
KA
Kevin Andrews
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
JW
Jack Wilson
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
RD
Roger Deeds
County Sheriff
YES
AF
Andrea Ferguson
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
MA
Matthew A. Mills
County Attorney
YES
RS
Ryan Sinclair
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 7 on 2025-05-13

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.