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1 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
Discuss and consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 operating budget by increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $2,079,280.00, Tax Increment District Fund by $15,579,280.00, Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund by $6,500,000.00; (2) amending the Capital Improvements Programs ("CIP") for Fiscal Years 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24 such that CIP funds are re-appropriated, as more fully described in the resolution; (3) approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Waco Independent Sc
Presented in: City of Waco: 10/7 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-10-07
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Discuss and consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 operating budget by increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $2,079,280.00, Tax Increment District Fund by $15,579,280.00, Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund by $6,500,000.00; (2) amending the Capital Improvements Programs ("CIP") for Fiscal Years 2020-21, 2022-23, and 2023-24 such that CIP funds are re-appropriated, as more fully described in the resolution; (3) approving a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Waco Independent Sc”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 1: Discuss and consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 operating budget by increasing appropriations in the General Fund by $2,079,280.00, Tax Increment District Fund by $15,579,280.0
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).