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16 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-025] FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $3

Presented in: City of Waco: 1/20 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-01-20
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-025] FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00; (2) approving the purchase of four Chevrolet 1/2-ton 4x4 command trucks, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Fleet Group, LLC, under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”) contract 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $3”
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 16: FD- Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) budget to increase expenditures in the Government Vehicle Replacement Cash CIP Fund by $211,598.00

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.2/10). 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).