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5 • CONTRACTSTEPHENVILLE ISD (Erath County)

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

Presented in: STEPHENVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-07-28
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and award district maintenance, construction, and equipment service contracts”
BM
Ben Mccleery
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
MM
Matt Miller
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
DY
Douglas Young
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
CE
Chad Elms
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
DH
Donny Hill
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
DR
Dr Robert Barberee
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
DR
Dr Rita Cook
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Item considered during STEPHENVILLE ISD Board of Trustees Special Meeting on 2026-07-28.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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.