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19 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-028] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewit
Presented in: City of Waco: 1/20 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-01-20
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-028] Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching a Financial Empowerment Center (”FEC”) (2) appropriating the grant funds in accordance with the grant scope of work; and (3) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute any documents in connection therewith and any agreements and documents with subrecipients associated therewit”
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 19: Consider a resolution: (1) authorizing the application and acceptance, if awarded, of $150,000.00 in grant funding, over a two-year period, from Cities for Financial Empowerment to assist in launching
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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.