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45 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-633] Consider a resolution: (1) that amends the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget of the Solid Waste Fund by increasing appropriations by $240,000.00 from the unappropriated excess working capital of the fund; (2) award contracts to Russell Bros. Contracting, Ltd., Paramount Wastewater Solutions, LLC, and Meylan Enterprises, Inc., as the contractors providing the lowest, best-value bids to the City for landfill leachate hauling services for the City of Waco Solid Waste Division for a
Presented in: City of Waco: 9/15 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Restrains Gov't • 9.3/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-633] Consider a resolution: (1) that amends the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget of the Solid Waste Fund by increasing appropriations by $240,000.00 from the unappropriated excess working capital of the fund; (2) award contracts to Russell Bros. Contracting, Ltd., Paramount Wastewater Solutions, LLC, and Meylan Enterprises, Inc., as the contractors providing the lowest, best-value bids to the City for landfill leachate hauling services for the City of Waco Solid Waste Division for a ”
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 45: Consider a resolution: (1) that amends the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget of the Solid Waste Fund by increasing appropriations by $240,000.00 from the unappropriated excess working capital of
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.3/10). 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.