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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Ames (Liberty County)
Order Approving Fixed-Price Infrastructure Maintenance Contract Below Budget Estimate
Presented in: City of Ames City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-02-09
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
BD
Barbara Domain
Mayor
YES
MT
Michael Trahan
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
EH
Elizabeth Hardy
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
EG
Eddie G. White
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
AL
Alfred L. Freeman, Jr.
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
TB
Tiffany Burgos
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-02-09
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.