The Buckeye City Council on an audible voice vote approved agenda item 5B, council members said, and discussed how the council should coordinate with staff and outside advocates on state legislative work.

Council members moved and seconded the motion to approve agenda item 5B; the mayor then called for a voice vote and the council responded “aye,” with the mayor announcing that item 5B passed unanimously.

The motion came after a short exchange about the city’s role in advocacy at the state and federal level. A staff member who described the city’s recent legislative work said the council’s cooperation is central to success, stating, “our success as EnerGovs, we rely on cooperation and collaboration with our mayor and council. So, certainly, you are our biggest advocates when we need to promote or defeat legislative measures down at the capitol.” The staff member asked only that council members keep staff informed of conversations with legislators: “as you're having conversations with legislators … that you just keep us apprised of of those conversations. We're We're working together for an overall goal, and that is to advocate on behalf of the city.”

Earlier remarks by a council member thanked the city’s legislative advocate and staff for work on land and water issues, saying the advocate has “such a great reputation, I think, still at the capitol,” and noting “we've spent a lot of time together talking about water … trying to solve water for the governor and ADWR in the city of Buckeye.” The council member asked whether the council should “engage or stay out of” staff efforts at the capitol; the staff member’s response emphasized coordination and notification rather than independent action.

The record does not specify details of agenda item 5B in the transcript excerpt provided. No statutory citations, ordinance numbers or further motions were recorded in the available transcript segment.