Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
February 4, 2026 — council, 2h 35m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Every vote is checked against the council’s official minutes — the legal record of the meeting. Records still awaiting that check show the outcome only; the member-by-member record is added once the minutes are published and checked.
Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Approve a 100 Club of Arizona grant
Official motion wording
approve a 100 Club of Arizona grant
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 51:07.
Agenda item 3 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guadado
Appointment and swearing in of Honorable James P. Hernandez as interim chief presiding judge of the Phoenix…
Official motion wording
Appointment and swearing in of Honorable James P. Hernandez as interim chief presiding judge of the Phoenix Municipal Court
How they voted
Passed 9–0 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 11:59.
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 17 through 54
How they voted — approve items 17 through 54
Passed 9–0 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 17:16.
Agenda item consent · background & details
How they voted — approve items 17 through 54
Passed 9–0 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 19:52.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor, Ravado, Rejago; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Pass the amendment to the heat safety ordinance
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 46:09.
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Roll call indicates unanimous vote
Approve item 54-25-6 per the memo dated February 3, 26, from the PDD director and adopt the related ordinance…
Official motion wording
approve item 54-25-6 per the memo dated February 3, 26, from the PDD director and adopt the related ordinance as modified by the following
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 2:00:57.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Roll call vote
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.