Council Meeting Schedule Rule

At a glance

What: A proposed amendment to Rule 46 of the Council's Rules of Procedure, which governs Council meetings and scheduling.
Where it stands: The amendment failed on June 2, 2026 even though more members voted for it than against it: 23 yes, 7 no, 0 abstain. The minutes do not say what vote threshold applies to a rules change.
Sponsor: Council Member Preptit moved the amendment, the deferral and the substitute.

The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee recommended deferral of the Rule 46 amendment (Council meetings; scheduling), and it was deferred under Rule 8.1 with no vote.

The Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee recommended deferral. Preptit moved to defer the rule amendment; approved by voice vote.

The committee recommended approval as substituted. Preptit moved adoption, then offered a substitute rule amendment, adopted by voice vote.
Preptit moved adoption as substituted. It failed on a roll call.
Yes (23): Suara, Porterfield, Hill, Toombs, Gamble, Harrell, Evans, Huffman, Gregg, Vo, Cash, Kupin, Horton, Weiner, Gadd, Preptit, Nash, Ellis, Sepulveda, Styles, Lee, Ewing and Spain.
No (7): Evans-Segall, Allen, Capp, Hancock, Eslick, Bradford and Rutherford. Abstain (0).
The minutes do not give the text of the rule or of the substitute, and do not record debate.

Substitute adopted by voice vote; amendment as substituted failed 23-7-0.

Deferred on Preptit's motion (voice vote).

Committee recommended deferral; deferred under Rule 8.1.