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6 • ENGINEERINGEllis County Emergency Services District #2 (Ellis County)
Resolution Enforcing Competitive Sealed Bidding Caps & Rejecting Over-Budget Vendor Change Orders
Presented in: Ellis County Emergency Services District #2 Board of Directors Regular Meeting on 2026-08-19
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (5 - 0)
“Motion to approve engineer's report: review of district facilities, maintenance contracts, and pay estimates”
JB
John Binford
Commissioner, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RR
Ronnie Russell
Commissioner, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
TR
Tim Raven
Commissioner, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
BH
Bill Holmes
Commissioner, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
DS
Dorinda Sims
Commissioner, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Board public docket item 6 on 2026-08-19
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). 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.