A personnel committee member told colleagues Thursday that the Board of Aldermen was out of compliance with municipal code “3 6.3,” which requires the board to maintain a $25,000 legal contingency fund. The committee moved to appropriate $25,000 from an unfilled executive secretary position into the legal contingency fund; an initial roll call produced a result reported as "1 aye and 2 present" and the chair said the motion failed. Members then moved to reconsider, withdrew and refiled the motion, and a subsequent roll call recorded two "aye" votes and one "present"; the chair stated the motion was sustained.

The committee discussed the fund’s purpose and past use, including paying for outside advisory counsel during a prior airport‑privatization matter. Members said any expenditure from the contingency would require committee sign‑off.

Committee members also raised concerns about staff burnout. A member said a staffer is on maternity leave and the speaker anticipates reducing their own schedule, while many office staff are spending multiple hours reviewing lengthy PSAs. The member proposed using the remainder of the executive secretary vacancy (roughly $25,000) to hire a per‑performance temporary employee to assist with legislative drafting and research rather than full PSA processing. Members asked staff to return in two weeks with a proposal detailing scope, hours and the exact amount needed; one committee member recommended only obligating funds for the current fiscal year and re‑evaluating later.

The committee then voted to close portions of the meeting under provisions "6 10 dot 0 2 1 3" and "6 10 dot 0 2 2" to discuss hiring and personnel matters. After returning from closed session, the committee adjourned.