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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Pecan Hill (Ellis County)
Order Awarding Non-Competitive Professional Services Contract & Expanding Capital Debt
Presented in: City of Pecan Hill City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
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
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-09-15
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).