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10 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-103] Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant- based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to
Presented in: City of Waco: 2/17 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-02-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-103] Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME") funds from Program year 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, for HOTBHN to provide tenant- based rental assistance during HOME Program Year 2025-2026 to help individual households pay housing costs for rent and security deposits; and (2) authorizing the City Manager or designee to ”
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 10: Consider a resolution: (1) approving an Interlocal Agreement with Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network ("HOTBHN") in an amount not to exceed $208,385.00, to be paid with HOME Investment Partnershi
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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.