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22 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-449] Consider a resolution approving an agreement with McLennan Community College (MCC) to allow MCC students with valid IDs to ride the Waco Transit System’s existing fixed route buses at no direct cost to the students for a three-year term beginning September 1, 2026, with automatic renewal of two (2) successive twelve (12) month periods ending August 31, 2031, in the total amount of $105,000.00 to be paid by MCC to City of Waco in annual increments as set forth in the resolution, and au

Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Restrains Gov't • 5.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-449] Consider a resolution approving an agreement with McLennan Community College (MCC) to allow MCC students with valid IDs to ride the Waco Transit System’s existing fixed route buses at no direct cost to the students for a three-year term beginning September 1, 2026, with automatic renewal of two (2) successive twelve (12) month periods ending August 31, 2031, in the total amount of $105,000.00 to be paid by MCC to City of Waco in annual increments as set forth in the resolution, and au”
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 22: Consider a resolution approving an agreement with McLennan Community College (MCC) to allow MCC students with valid IDs to ride the Waco Transit System’s existing fixed route buses at no direct cost t

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.