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23 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-450] Consider a resolution: (1) approving a two-year contract with Greater Waco Collective Impact Initiative, d/b/a Prosper Waco, for Upskill Waco Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $693,200.00; (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $86,650.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 8.6/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-450] Consider a resolution: (1) approving a two-year contract with Greater Waco Collective Impact Initiative, d/b/a Prosper Waco, for Upskill Waco Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $693,200.00; (2) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $86,650.00; and (3) authorizing the City Manager or his 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 23: Consider a resolution: (1) approving a two-year contract with Greater Waco Collective Impact Initiative, d/b/a Prosper Waco, for Upskill Waco Phase II, in an amount not to exceed $693,200.00; (2) amen
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.6/10). 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.