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25 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2025-928] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the Bond CIP - Interest Earnings Fund by $1,589,065.00 and Streets Cash CIP Fund by $1,589,065.00; (2) awarding a construction contract to SA Smart Solutions LLC, lowest responsible bidder, for the IH 35 Bridge Lighting project, in an amount not to exceed $1,589,065.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 1,
Presented in: City of Waco: 12/16 Regular City Council Meeting on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2025-928] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the Bond CIP - Interest Earnings Fund by $1,589,065.00 and Streets Cash CIP Fund by $1,589,065.00; (2) awarding a construction contract to SA Smart Solutions LLC, lowest responsible bidder, for the IH 35 Bridge Lighting project, in an amount not to exceed $1,589,065.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (District 1,”
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 25: Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the Bond CIP - Interest Earnings Fund by $1,589,065.00 and Streets Cash CIP Fund by $1,589,06
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.0/10). 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.