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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requirements (including Mobile, Temporary, and Other) by; (1) providing for permit applications and permits for food establishments; and (2) providing for the collection of fees for general sanitation inspections. FIRST READING (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 10/21 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-10-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requirements (including Mobile, Temporary, and Other) by; (1) providing for permit applications and permits for food establishments; and (2) providing for the collection of fees for general sanitation inspections. FIRST READING (Citywide)”
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 5: 2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requireme
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).