Local Politics
  1. Home
  2. US
  3. Louisiana
  4. Shreveport
  5. Meetings

2026-10-13 - City Council

Summary

Watch the video

Built from the city's posted agenda and approved minutes as read. Vote summaries were partly extracted by script and some resolution headings are truncated in the source, so unnamed items are unverified.

  • Council members present: Tabatha Taylor (Chair), Gary Brooks, Jim Taliaferro, Grayson Boucher, Alan Jackson Jr, James Green, Ursula Bowman.
  • Introduced the 2027 budget ordinances (Ords 102 to 120); they are to be adopted no later than December 15, 2026. See 2027 Budget.
  • Postponed Res 105, a supplemental agreement with Edmunds GovTech for support and cloud hosting of the utility management billing system (UMBS). See Utility Billing System Contract.
  • An appointment to Fleet Services Division Manager was withdrawn; other appointments were confirmed to the Environmental Court, the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority and the Historic Preservation Commission (names not recorded here). See Appointments and Confirmations.
  • Adopted unanimously two off-airport land leases with the FAA (Res 100, Res 101). See SHV Airport Projects.
  • Adopted unanimously a contract with DLL Finance to lease and maintain golf course equipment (Res 102), a demolition permit resolution (Res 103; address truncated in the source), Res 104 (concerning a named individual; omitted) and recognition resolutions (Res 106 to 110, 114, 115).
  • Approved the City Attorney's recommendations from the October 12 executive session, 7-0.

Sources