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5 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requirements (including Mobile, Temporary, and Other) by; (1) providing for permit applications and permits for food establishments; and (2) providing for the collection of fees for general sanitation inspections. FIRST READING (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 10/21 Regular Council Meeting on 2025-10-21
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 6.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requirements (including Mobile, Temporary, and Other) by; (1) providing for permit applications and permits for food establishments; and (2) providing for the collection of fees for general sanitation inspections. FIRST READING (Citywide)”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Waco City Council Item 5: 2025-775 Consider an ordinance of the City of Waco, Texas amending Chapter 13 of the Code of Ordinances, Licenses, Permits, and Business Regulations, Section 13-175 Food Establishment Permit Requireme
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.9/10). 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).