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5 • CONTRACTPORT ARTHUR ISD (Jefferson County)

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

Presented in: PORT ARTHUR ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-07-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve review and award district procurement contracts, facility maintenance, and vendor task orders”
DJ
Dr Johnny Brown
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
DB
Dianne Brown
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
TG
Taylor Getwood
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
BB
Brandon Bartie
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KL
Kenneth Lofton
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
KW
Kimberly Wycoff-Johnson
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
JN
Jacori Narcisse
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Trustees public docket item 5 on 2026-07-20

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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.