Item 3M Passed 11-0
Item 3M — 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: M) requiring an independent affordability and efficiency initiative before any tax rate increase and requiring the independent contractor to identify annual and multi-year savings;
"item M is adopted. And will be will appear on the ballot" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- This item came from a certified citizen petition, requiring it be placed on the ballot
- Speaker Philip Fitzgerald urged passage focused on performance and finding overlaps
The roll call
Approved 11-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes