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7 • PROCUREMENTEdwards County (Edwards County)

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

Presented in: Edwards County Commissioners Court Regular Meeting on 2024-08-13
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (14 - 0)
“Motion to approve departmental contracts, interlocal agreements, and procurement authorizations”
JA
Jesse Aguirre
Constable, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
TM
Tommy M. Walker
Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
LS
Lupe Sifuentes-Enriquez
County Treasurer
YES
SA
Souli A. Shanklin
County Judge
YES
SS
Steve Smith
Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Precinct 2)
YES
MG
Mike Grooms
Commissioner, Precinct 4 (Precinct 4)
YES
OL
Olga Lydia Reyes
County Clerk
YES
OL
Olga Lydia Reyes
District Clerk
YES
MH
Marty H. Graham
Commissioner, Precinct 1 (Precinct 1)
YES
MF
Matt Fry
Commissioner, Precinct 3 (Precinct 3)
YES
J"
James "J.W." Guthrie
County Sheriff
YES
MD
Mistee D. Splawn
County Tax Assessor-Collector
YES
AP
Amanda Poole
County Attorney
YES
TS
Tonya S. Ahlschwede
District Attorney
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Official public docket item 7 on 2024-08-13

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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.