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5 • CONTRACTPALMER ISD (Ellis County)

Order Approving Fixed-Price Infrastructure Maintenance Contract Below Budget Estimate

Presented in: PALMER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-10-06
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider and award district maintenance, construction, and equipment service contracts”
RL
Randy Leach
Trustee, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
SM
Stuart Maddox
Trustee, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES
JR
Jeremy Robinson
Trustee, Place 7 (Place 7)
YES
DM
Daniel Mcdonald
Trustee, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KC
Kelley Cruzan
Trustee, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
JG
Jeffrey Greenlee
Trustee, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
GB
Gary Barnes
Trustee, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Item considered during PALMER ISD Board of Trustees Regular Meeting on 2026-10-06.

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.