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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Lindale (Smith County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Lindale City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-09-02
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”
GR
Gavin Rasco
Mayor
YES
BT
Bob Tardiff
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JN
Jerretta Nance Pate
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
BS
Bryan Summerville
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
SB
Sallie Black
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
GK
Gregory Kilgore
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Official public docket item 5 on 2025-09-02
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.