Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
August 26, 2020 — council, 56m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Approve item 16 settlement of a claim Harper versus City of Phoenix
Official motion wording
approve item 16 settlement of a claim Harper versus City of Phoenix
How they voted
Passed 7–1 Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 7:53.
Agenda item 16 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Payment to PSPRS
Official motion wording
payment to PSPRS
How they voted — payment to PSPRS
Passed 7–0 Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 11:00.
Agenda item 20 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decisio, Nowalkowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to approve item 37 to expand small business grants eligibility program
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 18:51.
Agenda item 20 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Wardado, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Forward the liquor license application for item 10 to the state of Arizona with a recommendation that…
Official motion wording
forward the liquor license application for item 10 to the state of Arizona with a recommendation that the liquor license be approved
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 1:33.
Agenda item 10 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 11 through 91, except the following.
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 5:17.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Roll call indicates unanimous approval.; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To authorize an amendment to the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board Bylaws
Official motion wording
to authorize an amendment to the Phoenix Business and Workforce Development Board Bylaws
How they voted
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 20:37.
Agenda item 50 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 69
Official motion wording
to approve item 69
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 23:28.
Agenda item 69 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
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