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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-656] Consider an ordinance amending Sections 18-66 and 18-67, in Chapter 18, Personnel, Article III, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to adopt and execute a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 478 of the International Association of Firefighters governing the wages, benefits, working conditions, and operation of the City of Waco Fire Department through September 30, 2029, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances
Presented in: City of Waco: 9/15 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-09-15
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 7.0/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-656] Consider an ordinance amending Sections 18-66 and 18-67, in Chapter 18, Personnel, Article III, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to adopt and execute a Collective Bargaining Agreement with Local 478 of the International Association of Firefighters governing the wages, benefits, working conditions, and operation of the City of Waco Fire Department through September 30, 2029, and repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances”
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 Sections 18-66 and 18-67, in Chapter 18, Personnel, Article III, Division 1 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Waco, Texas, authorizing the City Manager to adopt a
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.0/10). 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).