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5 • CONTRACTKnox County (Knox County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Knox County Commissioners Court Regular Session on 2026-09-14
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 1)
“Motion to approve Review and award contracts, bids, and interlocal cooperative agreements”
DT
Don Thompson
County Judge
YES
KS
Kim Sealy
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
NU
Nathan Urbanczyk
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
JC
Jeannie Clark
District Clerk
NO
LB
Louis Baty
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
RH
Ray Herring
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Commissioners Court public docket item 5 on 2026-09-14
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.