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- ProfileJim Holmes has served Waco City Council since 2016. Jim brings 35 years of financial management experience to the Council, serving as COO/EVP of FirstCity Financial Corp & SVP of FNB of Central Texas. He is currently President of HOTCOG, Chairman of Waco MPO, & Board Director for Waco Sports Commission & Cameron Park Zoo. Jim is a graduate of Creighton University and attended Baylor School of Law.
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- ProfileAndrea Jackson Barefield was elected to serve on the Waco City Council representing District I in 2018 and is currently serving her third term. Andrea currently serves as a Client Services Manager at the Ardurra Group, where she focuses on client development, strategic positioning, and development of new service capabilities.
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- ProfileIsabel Lozano was elected in May 2025 to serve as the City Councilwoman for District 2. A proud resident of South Waco and a lifelong community advocate, she is also an elementary school principal.
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- ProfileJosh Borderud has served on the Waco City Council since November 2020. He is the vice chair of the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, the past chair of the Waco Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the past president of the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association.
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- ProfileDarius Ewing moved to Waco in 2012 to attend Baylor University and has called Waco home ever since. After Baylor, Ewing worked as the portfolio manager for Rydell Real Estate, a local real estate holdings firm. While overseeing developments, Darius began interacting with various city departments deepening his understanding of the inner workings of our city.
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- ProfileGeorge Chase is a native of Waco who joined the council in June of 2024 after being appointed to fill the vacant District V seat. A graduate of Waco High School and Vanderbilt University, he is the President of Insurors of Texas. Since moving back to Waco in 1994, George has served on numerous city and non-profit boards.
The City of Waco establishes and administers law through a council-manager form of government. Citizens are represented on the City Council by six elected members; five from single-member districts and a mayor who is elected at-large. The council appoints one of its members as Mayor Pro Tem to chair the council in the absence of the mayor. The mayor is recognized as head of city government for ceremonial and emergency purposes and is a voting member of the council.
The City Council conducts the legislative functions of the city, sets the tax rate, approves the budget, plans for capital improvements, adopts all city ordinances, selects citizens to serve on city boards and commissions, approves major land transactions, and appoints the city manager, city attorney, city secretary and municipal court judge.
The City Council works closely with the city manager to formulate the city's yearly management goals. Council members are elected for two-year terms. Elections for the mayor and council members from Districts I and III are held in even years and elections for council members from District II, IV and V are held in odd years.
City Council Meetings
Meetings are held the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Meetings are open to the public and are held in the Waco Convention Center's Bosque Theater. There is a 3 p.m. Work Session that includes presentations from City Staff and a 6 p.m. Business Session. Public Hearings are held during the 6 p.m. Business Session.
City Council meetings are broadcast live on MyWacoTV. The audio is also being recorded. The video and audio recordings will be available to the public on the City Web Site or by calling the City Secretary's Office at (254) 750-5750.
The Waco City Council provides an opportunity for persons to speak at the City Council’s Business Session on any resolution, ordinance or public hearing. Registration to submit comments or speak on any agenda item must be received at the City Secretary’s Office no later than 11 a.m., the day of the meeting. Individuals who registered to speak on a public hearing item will be allowed to speak remotely for three (3) minutes when they are called upon.