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10 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2025-913] Consider a resolution (1) approving a contract with CityGrow, LLC, to provide an Interim Economic Development Director and consulting services, (2) authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $217,000.00 (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $217,000.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. (Citywide)
Presented in: City of Waco: 12/16 Regular City Council Meeting on 2025-12-16
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2025-913] Consider a resolution (1) approving a contract with CityGrow, LLC, to provide an Interim Economic Development Director and consulting services, (2) authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to exceed $217,000.00 (3) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget to increase expenditures in the General Fund by $217,000.00; and (4) authorizing the City Manager to execute any documents in connection therewith. (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 10: Consider a resolution (1) approving a contract with CityGrow, LLC, to provide an Interim Economic Development Director and consulting services, (2) authorizing an expenditure in an amount not to excee
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). 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).