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2 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2025-886] Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution adopting the for Real and Personal Property for a period of two years, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, to govern the abatement of City taxes on qualifying real and personal property and electing for the City to become eligible to participate in tax abatement. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 12/2 Regular City Council Meeting on 2025-12-02
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2025-886] Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution adopting the for Real and Personal Property for a period of two years, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, to govern the abatement of City taxes on qualifying real and personal property and electing for the City to become eligible to participate in tax abatement. (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 2: Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution adopting the for Real and Personal Property for a period of two years, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027, to govern the abatement o
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).