City of Waco Departments & Services
| If you need to contact someone concerning your home address, such as questions about your utilities, trash pickup, or court issues, etc., please CALL the respective department. | |||
Department Name & Services |
Related Areas & Links |
Phone (254) |
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| City Switchboard | (254) 750-5600 | ||
| Airport | Directions to Airport | 750-8656 | |
| Animal Control Answers calls within the corporate city limits of Waco dispatched by the Police Department. |
Waco Humane Society | 750-7500 | |
| Bid Opportunities Procuring quality goods and services at competitive prices while creating a favorable climate for business opportunities within the guidelines of the law. |
750-8060 | ||
| Boards & Commissions | City Secretary's Office | 750-5750 | |
| Budget, Finance & Audit Responsible for the sound fiscal management of all City assets. Our budgets have received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for the last 15 years. |
750-5694 | ||
| Building Standards Commission A mediation tool between the City of Waco and citizens hearing appeals and providing final interpretations of the Housing Code. |
Code Enforcement | 750-5612 | |
| Bus Station (Transit Authority) | Bus Schedule | 750-1900 | |
| City Attorney Provides quality legal services, advice, and representation to the City Council, City Manager, and the other City departments. |
Open Records Request |
750-5680 | |
| City Council Citizens of Waco are represented on the City Council by 6 elected members; five from single member districts and a mayor who is elected at-large. |
750-5640 | ||
| City Manager's Office Provides overall management throughout the City organization and staff. |
750-5640 | ||
| City Secretary's Office Responsible for assisting citizens, council and staff, provide administrative support by attending all meetings of the city council; preparation of minutes; indexing and retrieving official records. | Open Records |
750-5750 | |
| Code Enforcement Provides guidelines for building codes and issues construction permits. |
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Inspection Services New Construction |
750-5970 750-5612 |
| Convention & Visitor's Bureau | Visitor Info Waco Maps |
750-5810 | |
| Cottonwood Creek Golf Course Par 72 course voted 13th best municipal course in Texas. |
Green Fees | 745-6009 | |
| Economic Development | Demographics | 750-5640 | |
| Emergency Management City of Waco, McLennan County and surrounding cities have created the Waco-McLennan County Emergency Management Team in order to respond to emergencies with a team effort when necessary. |
Homeland Security |
750-5911 | |
| Engineering Providing planning, design and construction administration services for street, drainage water and sewer projects. |
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GIS Map Bid Opportunities Permits Specifications/Details |
750-5440 |
| Fire A true customer service organization, the Waco Fire Department responded to 9,383 incidents in 2009. |
Fire Prevention | 750-1740 | |
| Health District Partnering with the community to effectively promote and protect the health and well-being of all McLennan County residents. |
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Food Scores Birth & Death Certificates Immunizations |
750-5450 |
| Housing & Community Development Programs for applicants within the City of Waco to apply for help with some priority housing needs. |
(254) 750-5656 | ||
| Human Resources | |
City Jobs | 750-5740 750-5743 Jobline |
| Inspection Services Provides guidelines for building codes and issues construction permits. |
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Code Enforcement New Construction |
750-5970 750-5612 |
| Lake Waco Wetlands The Lake Waco Wetlands was created to mitigate the habitat loss when Lake Waco was raised by those seven feet. Partnering with Baylor University, it is an educational place to learn about and visit. |
Waco Water Utility Services | 848-9654 | |
| Landfill The City of Waco operates a Type I Municipal Solid Waste landfill that receives approximately 245,000 tons of waste per year for disposal. |
Solid Waste | 299-2620 | |
| Library Central, South, East Hoover and West Waco branches. |
Library Branches | 750-5941 | |
| Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordinates transportation planning activities for all of McLennan County. |
Meetings | 750-5650 | |
| Municipal Court Conducts trials of misdemeanor offenses within the City of Waco. |
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750-5900 | |
| Municipal Information Information resource center for the public and employees by developing information strategies. |
750-5636 | ||
| Neighborhood Services Each neighborhood association in the City of Waco is an independent, organization that defines its own purpose, goals and strategies, and develops its own neighborhood plans. |
750-5640 | ||
| Parks & Recreation Providing athletic and recreation services for a better quality of life. |
Cameron Park Waco Regional Tennis Center Waco Waterpark Riverbend Park Waco Mammoth Site |
750-8080 | |
| Planning & Zoning Directing the orderly growth of residential and commercial development within the city. |
Interactive Zoning & Land Use Maps |
750-5650 | |
| Police (WPD) Employs over 240 officers and responds to over 120,000 calls annually. |
Waco Crime Stoppers |
750-7500 | |
| Purchasing Procuring quality goods and services at competitive prices while creating a favorable climate for business opportunities within the guidelines of the law. |
Bid Opportunities | 750-8060 | |
| Recycling | Solid Waste | 299-2612 | |
| Risk Management | Public Claim Form | 750-5730 | |
| Solid Waste Responsible for all aspects of garbage collection and disposal. |
Recycle Landfill Info Holiday Trash Pick-Up Schedule |
299-2612 | |
| Street Department Responsible for the maintenance of city streets and drainageways. |
Street Maintenance Schedule | 750-8690 | |
| Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum Official museum, hall of fame and library of the Texas Rangers by act of the Texas Legislature and the Texas Department of Safety. |
750-8631 | ||
| Traffic Designs, installs, and maintains all traffic control devices (signs, signals, flashers, markings) on city roadways within the city limits. |
MPO Transportation Plan | 750-6634 | |
| Transit System (Bus) Services include a fixed route bus service within the City of Waco, the Baylor University Shuttle (BUS) and a Demand Response Van for individuals with special transportation needs. |
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750-1900 | |
| Water Utility Services Responsible for the delivery of potable water to the customer and collection of wastewater to the treatment plant. |
Pay My Water Bill DAF Plant Project Info WMARSS |
299-2489 CITY | |
| Waco City Cable Channel (WCCC-TV) Your local city cable channel providing numerous programs on people and places in the City of Waco as well as current news and projects. |
W-A-T-C-H L-I-V-E-! | 750-5637 | |
| Zoo Cameron Park Zoo is accredited by the Assn. of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). |
Zoo Admission Prices | 750-8400 | |
