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23 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-392] Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 6/16 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-06-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.8/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-392] Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for City employees and retirees, and authorizing the City Manager 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 23: Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 with Dearborn Life Insurance Company, d/b/a Blue Cross Blue Shield, for group life and a
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.8/10). 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).