Councilmember Gibson moved to continue two agenda items related to the property tax rate (items 31 and 32) to the November council meeting so the administration could provide surplus data for fiscal 2025. "I would like to move to continue item 31 and 32 pertaining to the property tax rate and to move those items to our November meeting allowing time for the city to provide the surplus data for the fiscal year 2025," Gibson said during the informal meeting.

The motion failed for lack of a second. "That motion failed for lack of a second," the clerk announced after seeking a second and receiving none. Gibson had argued the council would be better informed with the surplus data in hand and said she planned to seek an ordinance that would require the information be provided earlier in future years.

Council members discussed timing for public hearings and comment on the tax papers. The council president said the council's guideline is five minutes per member for discussion and that "we will do each person and then I'll make sure to come back if there are additional questions so that everyone has an opportunity." The president also said that, depending on citizen turnout, the council typically shortens in-person public-comment time to two minutes per speaker if there are many participants.

Council members unanimously signaled by consensus (no formal roll-call vote) to move the property-tax-rate items to the front of the regular agenda so members of the public who came to speak on taxes would be heard early. The clerk and presiding officer confirmed this would be done without a formal vote.

Gibson described the rationale for the continuance in financial terms and the need for surplus information to make decisions with "sizable financial impact." She said she was reluctant to increase reserves without the surplus data and that, if necessary, she would pursue an ordinance to require that information be supplied earlier in future years. Councilmember Trammell sought clarification about whether the failed motion affected scheduling; the president said the tax papers remained on the evening's agenda and would be called first for the regular session.

No formal vote on the property tax rate occurred at the informal meeting; the action captured in the minutes is the failed motion to continue for lack of a second, the council consensus to prioritize the tax papers on the regular agenda and the stated time-limit protocol for member discussion and public comment.