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38 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-465] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modification from Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., to Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc.; (3) approving the purchase of additional chemicals and authorizing increasing expenditures by $300,000.00 for Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) and by $500,000.00 for Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), under existing contra
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-465] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modification from Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., to Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc.; (3) approving the purchase of additional chemicals and authorizing increasing expenditures by $300,000.00 for Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) and by $500,000.00 for Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), under existing contra”
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 38: Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modifi
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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).