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6 • ENGINEERINGHays County Emergency Services District #8 (Hays County)

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

Presented in: Hays County Emergency Services District #8 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-06-17
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
JW
Jim Weatherford
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
SS
Scott Stevens
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
PK
Paul Kaskie
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
CG
Carol Greaves
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
JH
Jim Hollis
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Board of Directors public docket item 6 on 2026-06-17

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.