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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Pecan Hill (Ellis County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Pecan Hill City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-01-07
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.4/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
DS
Don Schmerse
Mayor
YES
GD
Gary DeFord
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
L(
Lowell (Dan) DeGroot
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RP
Richard Parker
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
MH
Melvin Hall
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
KL
Kenneth Lowe
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-01-07
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.