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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Deport (Lamar County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Deport City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
PW
Patrick Watson
Mayor
YES
CY
Catana Yarnell
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RB
Robert Bailey
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
CF
Craig Folse
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JT
Jennifer Tish Marshall
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JL
John Lee Roach
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-09-15
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.