Item 3B Passed 6-4
Item 3B — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Current official agenda wording
Approve the following items for inclusion in a November 3, 2026, special charter amendment election: B) deleting language providing that the Council shall meet at least once each week;
"There being six votes in favor, four votes in opposition ... Item three B is approved" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Mayor noted the charter already requires weekly meetings not practiced; Siegel argued canceled-meeting workaround suffices
- Siegel and Alter foreshadowed voting no to limit number of ballot amendments
The roll call
City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.
Approved 6-4
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Off Dais
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 No
- Krista Laine D6 No
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes