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2026-05-14 - 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 the text of amendments, discussion or public comment.

  • Thursday, May 14, 2026, 5:00 PM. All nine councilors present: Grout (chair, District 9), Baca, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Lewis, Peña, Rogers and Telles. Adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
  • Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget (R-26-17, postponed from 2026-05-07 - Committee of the Whole): substituted, then amended by Amendments 1 to 4 and 7, and sent to Council as substituted and as amended with a Do Pass recommendation, 9-0, and for Immediate Action, 9-0. Amendment No. 4 (Rogers) was the only contested vote, 8-1 (against: Bassan). Grout withdrew Amendments 5 and 6.
  • Fiscal Year 2027 one-year objectives (R-26-28): substituted, amended by Amendments 1 and 2, and sent to Council with a Do Pass recommendation, 8-0 (Lewis excused); sent for Immediate Action, 9-0. Grout withdrew Amendment 3.
  • The full Council took both items up on May 18 (see 2026-05-18 - City Council).

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's motion to substitute carried 9-0. Grout's Amendment No. 1, Baca's No. 2, Rogers's No. 3 and Telles's No. 7 each carried 9-0. Rogers's Amendment No. 4 carried 8-1 (for: Grout, Baca, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Lewis, Peña, Rogers, Telles; against: Bassan). Grout withdrew Nos. 5 and 6 (each recorded 9-0).
  • Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended, 9-0; then sent to Council for Immediate Action, 9-0.
  • Gap: the action summary does not give the content of any amendment or the budget total.

Fiscal Year 2027 One-Year Objectives

  • R-26-28 (Grout) establishes one-year objectives for fiscal year 2027 to meet the City's five-year goals and sets reporting requirements.
  • Substituted 9-0. Grout's Amendments 1 and 2 carried 9-0 each; Grout withdrew Amendment No. 3 (9-0).
  • Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended, 8-0 (for: Grout, Baca, Bassan, Champine, Fiebelkorn, Peña, Rogers, Telles; Lewis excused). Sent to Council for Immediate Action, 9-0.
  • Gap: the objectives and amendment text are not in the action summary.

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