State Legislative Consulting Contracts

At a glance

What: Two state legislative consulting items on July 21, 2026: the Eighth Amendment to the agreement with Red Media Group of Austin (consent, approved) and a resolution ratifying the City Manager's extension of the agreement with Focused Advocacy, LLC of Austin.
Where it stands: The Focused Advocacy ratification (26-0686) was pulled from consent by Mayor Cox and tabled indefinitely, unanimously, so the ratification did not pass.
Next: Unknown; the status of the Focused Advocacy extension is unclear in the minutes.
Data note: Later council meetings (August through October 2026) are known only from agendas or not yet read, so the status below may be out of date.

Mayor Cox asked to pull item 26-0686 from the consent agenda. The remaining consent agenda passed unanimously on a motion by Councilmember Feltus, seconded by Councilmember Jones.
Motion by Councilmember Cloutier, seconded by Mayor Cox, to table 26-0686 indefinitely: unanimous.
The minutes record no discussion or contract amounts. Related: a July 7 consent resolution supported raising the statewide wireless 9-1-1 fee to $1.04 (Resolution No. 2026-07-121).

Focused Advocacy ratification pulled and tabled indefinitely; Red Media Group amendment approved on consent.