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17 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-026] Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)

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 • 2.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-026] Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $162,800.00, including a required City match of $24,420.00, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to accept said grant, appropriate the funds upon award, and execute any documents in connection therewith. (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 17: Consider a resolution ratifying the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation for a Comprehensive Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.6/10). 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).