Item 3C Passed 7-3
Item 3C — 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: C) deleting language requiring the Council to determine its rules and order of business by ordinance;
"there being seven in favor, three in opposition and one councilmember, Fuentes off the dais. The motion to adopt item three C is approved" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Mayor pro tem vela argued this aligns council with other governing bodies that set rules internally
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 7-3
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 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes