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20 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-233] Consider a resolution approving the purchase of twenty-two Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Ford, Inc., under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) contract No. 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $1,428,817.50, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 04/21 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-04-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-233] Consider a resolution approving the purchase of twenty-two Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Ford, Inc., under a cooperative purchasing agreement with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) contract No. 240901 for a total amount not to exceed $1,428,817.50, 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 20: Consider a resolution approving the purchase of twenty-two Ford Explorer Police Interceptor Utility vehicles, including full emergency vehicle upfitting, from Silsbee Ford, Inc., under a cooperative p
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 5.1/10). 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).