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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Forney (Kaufman County)

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

Presented in: City of Forney City Council Regular Meeting on 2024-06-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
YES
JT
James Traylor
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
CC
Cecil Chambers
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JW
Jay Weatherford
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
SS
Sarah Salgado
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
ZS
Zahnd Schlensker
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2024-06-04

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.