Item 3C Passed 7-3
Item 3C — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: C) deleting language requiring the Council to determine its rules and order of business by ordinance;
"there being seven in favor, three in opposition and one councilmember, Fuentes off the dais. The motion to adopt item three C is approved" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Mayor pro tem vela argued this aligns council with other governing bodies that set rules internally
The roll call
Approved 7-3
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Off Dais
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes