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31 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-040] Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to 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

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-040] Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pretreatment Plant in the amount of $495,678.00, and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to 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 31: Consider a resolution approving a repair contract with Eaton Corporation for Dissolved Air Flotation (“DAF”) Pump 6 and Pump 7 variable frequency drive (“VFD”) inverter retrofit repairs at the DAF Pre

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.