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5 • CAPITAL_PROJECTCity of Lumberton (Hardin County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: City of Lumberton City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-01-12
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider public works, street maintenance, utility infrastructure, and capital improvement task orders”
DS
Don Surratt
Mayor
YES
KW
Kenneth Wahl
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
JS
Joey Schoen
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DB
Dan Bell
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
WT
Wayne Thomas
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
DM
David Maniscalco
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
City Council public docket item 5 on 2026-01-12
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.5/10). 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.