Misty Spears

Context

Councilmember for District 9. Opposed the tax increase and offered two amendments to add police officers; serves on the Economic and Workforce Development Committee.

Issues

• Across-the-Board Budget Reduction
• Additional Police Officers
• City Fee Increases
• Esperanza Community Land Trust Designation
• Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
• Growth Stage Grants
• Inner City TIRZ Extension
• Jones Maltsberger Road Auto Body Rezoning
• Midtown TIRZ Extension
• Police Chief Appointment
• Police Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Property Tax Rate Increase
• Workforce Solutions Alamo Budget

Key votes, September 2026

• Adopt the FY 2027 budget (main motion) (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted no.
• Guardian House funding (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted no.
• Set the property tax rates (Items 6 to 8) (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted no.
• Fee Ordinance (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted no.
• Whyte Amendment 1 and Spears Amendment 2 (add police officers) (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Motion to continue the budget vote (2026-09-17 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Confirm Police Chief (2026-09-10 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Police collective bargaining agreement (2026-09-10 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Midtown TIRZ extension as amended (2026-09-10 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Inner City TIRZ extension (2026-09-10 - City Council A Session): voted yes.
• Esperanza Community Land Trust designation (2026-09-03 - City Council A Session): voted no.

Log

• 2026-08-31 - Appears in 2026-08-31 - Economic and Workforce Development Committee.
• 2026-09-17 - Appears in 2026-09-17 - City Council A Session.
• 2026-09-16 - Appears in 2026-09-16 - City Council Budget Work Session.
• 2026-09-03 - Appears in 2026-09-03 - City Council A Session.
• 2026-10-24 - Page rebuilt from the official minutes.