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6 • ENGINEERINGHarris County Municipal Utility District #396 (Harris County)

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

Presented in: Harris County Municipal Utility District #396 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-05-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
TS
Thomas Sodhi
Director (Place 1)
YES
JD
Jason Demel
Director (Place 2)
YES
TA
Tim Applewhite
Director (Place 3)
YES
LL
Lisha Lupher
Director (Place 4)
YES
MB
Michael Brewer
Director (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 6 on 2026-05-20

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.