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38 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)
[2026-465] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modification from Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., to Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc.; (3) approving the purchase of additional chemicals and authorizing increasing expenditures by $300,000.00 for Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) and by $500,000.00 for Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), under existing contra
Presented in: City of Waco: 8/4 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-08-04
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 8.7/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-465] Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modification from Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., to Nippon Sanso Matheson, Inc.; (3) approving the purchase of additional chemicals and authorizing increasing expenditures by $300,000.00 for Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) and by $500,000.00 for Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs), under existing contra”
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 38: Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 operating budget as provided in the resolution; (2) amending the supply contract for LOX Liquid Oxygen to reflect the vendor’s name modifi
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 8.7/10). 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).