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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTTown of Ponder (Denton County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Town of Ponder Town Council Regular Meeting on 2025-09-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
NM
Nick McGregor
Mayor
YES
JA
Jason Adams
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JE
John Estes
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
MC
Mark Culpepper
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MS
Marc Shingelo
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
LM
Lael McWilliams
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Town Council public docket item 5 on 2025-09-16
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.