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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Red Oak (Ellis County)

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

Presented in: City of Red Oak City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-12-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
YES
WG
Willie G. Franklin, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
SF
Sean Flannery
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RM
Ricardo Miller
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
TL
Timothy Lightfoot
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
JS
Jeffrey Smith
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-12-02

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.