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6 • ENGINEERINGYoakum Hospital District (Lavaca County)

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

Presented in: Yoakum Hospital District Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2025-10-08
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
LS
LINDA SCHMIDT
Director, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
CH
CLAY HERMANN
Director, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
CM
CYNTHIA MORRIS
Director, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
RM
RON M. WHITE
Director, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
EG
ELAINE G. ALBRECHT
Director, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MJ
MARY JO LEAHY
Director, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
HS
HARRY SHERMAN
Director, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 6 on 2025-10-08

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.