Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Meeting Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Votes at a glance: Budget & Finance Committee actions — June 4, 2025
Summary
Summary of committee votes on consent items, separate votes and closed-session reports from the Budget & Finance Committee meeting on June 4.
The Budget and Finance Committee voted on multiple items during its June 4 meeting. Key outcomes:
- Consent approvals: Items 2–12, 14–17, 20–26 and 28 were approved on consent with instructions; tally recorded as 4 ayes (Hutt absent). The chair listed specific instructions for several consent items (see clarifying details).
- Item 13 (called for separate vote): Committee concurred with the Public Safety Committee and approved the CAO recommendations on item 13 by a 3–1 vote (Hernandez voted no; Hutt absent).
- Item 1: Adopted as amended, 4–0 (Hutt absent).
- Item 18: Noted and filed; committee requested quarterly updates on settlements, outside counsel expenditures and staffing; approved 4–0 (Hutt absent).
- Item 19: Adjustments to the spay-and-neuter voucher program approved as amended (include rabbits, on-site contractors and contracted mobile clinics; quarterly reporting instructed), 4–0 (Hutt absent).
- Item 27: Approved authorization to retain Sussman Godfrey LLP on a contingency basis to assist with civil enforcement; 4–0 (Hutt absent).
- Closed-session follow-ups: Item 29 — amendment to contract C-146250 with Nossaman LLP for representation in two lawsuits — approved 4–0 (Hutt absent). Item 30 — public report vote — approved 4–0 (Hutt absent).
Ending: The desk was cleared and the committee adjourned after finalizing open- and closed-session actions.
