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32 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-166] Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Fee Schedule to revise the raw water rates in the Water Fund for the Infrastructure Services Department: (1) increasing the Administration Fee from $30 to $31 per month; and (2) increasing the volumetric rate to $221 per acre-foot, both effective April 1, 2026. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-03-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-166] Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Fee Schedule to revise the raw water rates in the Water Fund for the Infrastructure Services Department: (1) increasing the Administration Fee from $30 to $31 per month; and (2) increasing the volumetric rate to $221 per acre-foot, both effective April 1, 2026. (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 32: Consider a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Fee Schedule to revise the raw water rates in the Water Fund for the Infrastructure Services Department: (1) increasing the Ad
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.8/10). 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).