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What agenda items and procedural rules does the council set at the beginning of the meeting?
Good morning, everybody. It's 10 o'clock in the morning on July 30th, 2026, and I will call to order this meeting of the Austin City Council. We have a quorum of the City Council present. In fact, all members are present and we. are meeting in the City Council Chambers, which are located in City Hall at 301 West 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Let me quickly run through what we're going to do today. Item number one on the agenda is the presentation and discussion of the City Manager's fiscal year 2026-2027 proposed budget. What we're going to do is we have a number of people that have signed up to speak on this item. We're going to go to speakers on item number one, and then we will have the presentation and the discussion with regard to that item.
Item number two is a resolution related to the maximum proposed property tax rate. We have a couple speakers there. We'll do that, and then we will have that discussion. Item number three relates to the city charter and whether or not we are going to have... a number of items on the proposed charter election this year. We will bring that up. We have some people to speak on that. And then we will also walk through those. Everybody will be allowed to speak on individual items with regard to that. So they'll speak on item 3A, 3B, 3C. And that's how the council will take those up. We will vote on each of those individually about whether to put them on the ballot. Item number four is related to a financial services contract.
And then, depending upon where we are today, we may recess at that point and come back for the 3 o'clock public hearing. related to the City of Austin budget for fiscal year 2026 and 2027. And we have a number of speakers signed up on that. For purposes of the calendar, and everybody can kind of keep up with where we are on the calendar, I've just gone through today's agenda. But next Tuesday, August 4th, we have not currently put any items related to the budget, but we are currently scheduled to have a meeting on the 4th. to address a potential bond election, we may have some issues related to the budget on that day. However, the fourth is the day that by the end of business on the fourth, we have asked that council members and the mayor have any proposed amendments to the budget and any proposed IFCs, items from council, to the budget by the end of the business on the fourth.
On August 6th, we will have, at that point in time, a discussion by the council regarding those proposed amendments and proposed IFCs. We will also take up issues related to the ordering of a general election, a special charter election, and a special bond election, if that's necessary. Then Wednesday, August 12th, Thursday, August 13th, and Friday, August 14th, we will have the issues related to the budget approval. So members, with that, we will now go to item number one, which is the presentation of discussion of the city manager's fiscal year 2026-2027 proposed budget. And I will turn to the city clerk and ask for you to please call people so that they can speak on item number one. What I will say to those of you all that are here, the way she will do this is she will call three, four, five names at a time.
We would ask that if you're here and you wish to be heard, that you go ahead and get up and come down front, and if there's an empty seat here at the table, take one of those empty seats. That way we'll know that you're here. If there's
not
an empty seat but your name's been called, please take one of these seats at the front of the auditorium here, and we'll make sure that you're heard. We ask that you please state your name for the record before you begin your testimony. With that, I'll turn it over to the city clerk. Unless, council, you have any questions or comments? Okay, thank you. Thank you, Mayor. I've got a couple of remote speakers. We'll start there with Gabe Reed.
Gabe Reed Good morning, ladies and
gentlemen, council people. I want to start by thanking you for your service to the people of Austin. I am representing the universal tech movement and I want to be clear that I support the community investment budget and just highlight
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Agenda
8 items
1
What agenda items and procedural rules does the council set at the beginning of the meeting?
0:01–51:41
2
How do community members and organizations present their arguments for the Community Investment Budget?
51:41–1:43:46
3
What budget questions and clarifications are raised about police funding, 311 services, and city‑wide allocations?
1:43:46–2:59:34
4
What staffing levels and recruitment plans are being discussed for the Austin Police Department?
2:59:34–4:00:58
5
How are the city’s consulting contracts, liability reserves, and fire department budgeting being examined?
4:00:58–4:54:04
6
What are the key questions about EMS, fire services, and the upcoming public‑hearing budget process?
4:54:04–5:42:12
7
What personal stories are shared about family stabilization grants and financial hardship?
5:42:12–6:34:53
8
How do speakers address the police budget increase and call for community investment?
6:34:53–8:20:54
Speakers
1 identifiedOfficials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.