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25 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-613] Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $193,770.00 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, dba Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, under an existing interlocal cooperation agreement, for transportation services to inpatient behavioral health hospitals and monitoring of arrestees with emergency detention orders or behavioral health warrants awaiting an available hospital bed, and authorizing
Presented in: City of Waco: 9/15 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-613] Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $193,770.00 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, dba Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, under an existing interlocal cooperation agreement, for transportation services to inpatient behavioral health hospitals and monitoring of arrestees with emergency detention orders or behavioral health warrants awaiting an available hospital bed, and authorizing”
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 25: Consider a resolution approving an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $193,770.00 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to the Heart of Texas Region Mental Health Mental Retardation Center, dba Heart of Texas
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.7/10). 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).