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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-524] Consider an ordinance amending and restating Sections 21-22, 21- 23, 21-24, 21-26, 21-28, and 21-30 of Article II “Residential Collection” of Chapter 21 “Solid Waste” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas to address the elimination of yard waste carts; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for inclusion in the code; providing for an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at Docusign Envelope ID: DF1B7B34-07
Presented in: City of Waco: Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-18
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 7.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-524] Consider an ordinance amending and restating Sections 21-22, 21- 23, 21-24, 21-26, 21-28, and 21-30 of Article II “Residential Collection” of Chapter 21 “Solid Waste” of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas to address the elimination of yard waste carts; repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; providing for inclusion in the code; providing for an effective date; and finding and determining that the meeting at Docusign Envelope ID: DF1B7B34-07”
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 5: Consider an ordinance amending and restating Sections 21-22, 21- 23, 21-24, 21-26, 21-28, and 21-30 of Article II “Residential Collection” of Chapter 21 “Solid Waste” of the Code of Ordinances of the
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.3/10). 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.