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2026-05-07 - Committee of the Whole

Summary

Built from the official Committee of the Whole action summary (minutes, Legistar status Final). The summary records motions and votes only, not discussion or public comment.

  • Thursday, May 7, 2026, 5:00 PM. All nine councilors present: Grout (chair, District 9), Baca, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Lewis, Peña, Rogers and Telles.
  • On Champine's motion the rules were suspended to extend the meeting to 11:59 p.m. The motion carried 7-2 (for: Grout, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Lewis, Peña, Telles; against: Baca, Rogers).
  • The only item of record was the Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget resolution (R-26-17). On Grout's motion it was postponed to May 14, 2026, 9-0. No amendments were voted at this meeting.
  • The meeting adjourned at 11:15 p.m. (the summary calls it a "City Council meeting"). The budget was taken up again at 2026-05-14 - Committee of the Whole.

Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget

  • R-26-17 (Grout, by request) appropriates funds for operating the City government for fiscal year 2027 (July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027), adjusts fiscal year 2026 appropriations and appropriates capital funds.
  • Grout moved to postpone it to May 14, 2026; carried 9-0 (Grout, Baca, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Lewis, Peña, Rogers, Telles).
  • Gap: the action summary does not say why the item was postponed or what discussion preceded it, even though the meeting ran until 11:15 p.m.

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