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10 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

Consider a resolution: (1) ratifying an amendment to the Temporary Business Grant Program ("Program") pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and federal law for the program by (a) extending the program's expiration date from August 1, 2020, to March 31, 2024; (b); updating the Funding Advisory Committee composition and designate the Housing Director as the City representative to streamline oversight; (c) amending the Community Development Block Grants authorized by the Corona

Presented in: City of Waco: 10/7 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-10-07
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Consider a resolution: (1) ratifying an amendment to the Temporary Business Grant Program ("Program") pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and federal law for the program by (a) extending the program's expiration date from August 1, 2020, to March 31, 2024; (b); updating the Funding Advisory Committee composition and designate the Housing Director as the City representative to streamline oversight; (c) amending the Community Development Block Grants authorized by the Corona”
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 10: Consider a resolution: (1) ratifying an amendment to the Temporary Business Grant Program ("Program") pursuant to Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and federal law for the program by (a)

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).