Mayor· 2026-2028
Jim Holmes
Waco
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 5
- Total speaking time
- 1:37
- Avg per meeting
- 0:19
- Segments
- 21
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Top issues during term (4)(Budget)
FY 2027 Annual Operating Budget
Sets city spending and tax collections for the upcoming fiscal year, affecting median homestead property tax bills.
Fiscal Year 2027 Outside Agency Funding
Involves roughly $3.8 million to $4.2 million in potential outside agency funding allocations.
Downtown Infrastructure Financing
Estimated $30.4 million in interest savings compared to traditional bond financing.
water infrastructure funding
This grant means the city doesn't have to spend as much of its own money on upgrading water systems.
Moved or seconded (10)
Motions Holmes personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- movedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: TO ADD SCREENING ALONG THE RETENTION POND THAT MUST CONSIST OF A LANDSCAPE AREA, A MASONRY WALL, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
- movedpassed2026-06-02
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- movedpassed2026-05-19
MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: TO ADD SCREENING ALONG THE RETENTION POND THAT MUST CONSIST OF A LANDSCAPE AREA, A MASONRY WALL, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
- movedpassed2026-05-19
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
MOTION TO APPROVE ON FIRST READING
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
- secondedpassed2026-05-19
MOTION TO APPROVE ON SECOND READING
Decisions during term (12)
Recorded while Holmes was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution amending Waco Transit budget and contract for Spare Labs software
2026-632 Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program budgets as set forth in the Fiscal Impact section and the Resolution; and (2) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to…
Adoption of FY 2026-2027 Operating and CIP Budget
Ratification of Property Tax Increase in Budget
Adoption of FY 2027 Operating and CIP Budgets
2026-506 Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Improvements Program ("CIP") budgets for the General Fund, Abandoned Motor Vehicle Fund, Hazmat Fund, Park Performance Fund, Information…
2026-507 Consider a resolution: (1) amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund budget by increasing appropriations by $114,429.50 from Streets Fund; (2) approving the purchase of one new Weedoo TC-3012 Workboat for Public Works…
2026-520 Consider an ordinance: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) authorizing a Developer Participation Agreement with WBW Single Development Group, LLC – Series 134, the…
Consider a resolution: (1) setting a public hearing for September 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., to receive comments concerning the proposed Operating Budget and Capital Improvements Program for the City of Waco Fiscal Year 2026-2027; (2) stating…
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…
Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) approving Change Order No. 4 to the contract with Matous Construction II, Ltd., d/b/a Matous Construction, Ltd.,…
Consider a resolution: (1) amending Capital Improvement Program budgets as detailed in the Resolution and Fiscal Impact; (2) awarding a contract for construction services to TTG Utilities, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, for the…
Voting record (5)(Budget)
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