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5 • PUBLIC_WORKSCity of Hawkins (Wood County)

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

Presented in: City of Hawkins City Council Regular Meeting on 2025-12-02
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve public works and infrastructure: water, sewer, street repairs, and engineering contracts”
KR
YES
MH
Meredith Hancock
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
MM
Mick Medlin
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
JD
James Dacus
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
DS
Dan Spence
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
NO
Norma Oglesby
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 5 on 2025-12-02

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.