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32 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-459] Consider a resolution (1) ratifying an automatically renewing Memorandum of Understanding, effective June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026, between the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network and the City of Waco to establish and maintain a Multi- Disciplinary Response Team Program that promotes collaboration among law enforcement, emergency medical, and mental health professionals to provide crisis intervention and stabilization services for individuals experiencing behavioral healt
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 2.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-459] Consider a resolution (1) ratifying an automatically renewing Memorandum of Understanding, effective June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026, between the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network and the City of Waco to establish and maintain a Multi- Disciplinary Response Team Program that promotes collaboration among law enforcement, emergency medical, and mental health professionals to provide crisis intervention and stabilization services for individuals experiencing behavioral healt”
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 (1) ratifying an automatically renewing Memorandum of Understanding, effective June 1, 2026, through August 31, 2026, between the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network and the
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.1/10). 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).