Item 5 Postponed 10-0

Item 5 — Thursday, July 30, 2026

Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.

Current official agenda wording

Conduct a public hearing and take possible action on the proposed City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 beginning on October 1, 2026, and ending on September 30, 2027.

"we will take action by having a vote to postpone the budget adoption until the August 12th meeting" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.

Public hearing recessed after Antonio Williams's family and protesters disrupted the chamber over his police killing
Extensive testimony urged keeping the APD budget flat and restoring social service cuts; AFSCME sought a progressive COLA
Farmshare, Safe Alliance, and Harvest Trauma Recovery Center speakers pleaded against social-service reductions

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.

Public hearing conducted, budget adoption postponed to August 12, 2026 10-0

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