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6 • FACILITIESNEWTON ISD (Newton County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: NEWTON ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2025-05-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve facilities and operations: facility maintenance, construction bids, and security contracts”
JF
James Feistel
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
FK
Fred Kenebrew
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
BN
Brent Noble
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DM
Donnie Meek
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
JW
Johnny Westbrook
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
MS
Misti Spacek
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
SC
Shane Couey
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 6 on 2025-05-19
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.