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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Fort Stockton (Pecos County)

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

Presented in: City of Fort Stockton City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-01-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
PC
YES
K"
Kenneth "Ken" Ripley
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
RF
Ruben Falcon
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
RJ
Ruben J. Bernal
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
JW
James Warnock
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
DH
Darren Hodges
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-01-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.3/10). 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.