Item 5 Postponed 10-0
Item 5 — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and take possible action on the proposed City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027.
"we will take action by having a vote to postpone the budget adoption until the August 12th meeting" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Public hearing recessed after Antonio Williams's family and protesters disrupted the chamber over his police killing
- Extensive testimony urged keeping the APD budget flat and restoring social service cuts; AFSCME sought a progressive COLA
- Farmshare, Safe Alliance, and Harvest Trauma Recovery Center speakers pleaded against social-service reductions
The roll call
Public hearing conducted, budget adoption postponed to August 12, 2026 10-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Off Dais
- 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