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7 • GOVERNANCETown of Powell (Navarro County)
Resolution Adopting Open-Checkbook Financial Transparency & Independent Audit Controls
Presented in: Town of Powell City Council Regular Meeting on 2024-01-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (3 - 0)
“Motion to approve resolution on city procurement, services agreements, and interlocal compacts”
CJ
Clay Jackson
Mayor
YES
MH
Mike Hestand
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
WC
Wayne Cotten
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Roll-call action restraining local government cost, regulatory scope, or property-rights burden.
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.