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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTTown of Smyer (Hockley County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Town of Smyer Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-06-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
GP
Gena Pittman
Mayor
YES
VQ
Veronica Quintanilla
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JR
Jeff Riedel
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JS
Jared Smith
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DM
Dennis Moore Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Town Council public docket item 5 on 2025-06-17
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.