Tucson Mayor and City Council Meetings Mar 17, 2026

Tucson City Council · March 18, 2026

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Opening remarks; RTA election results noted

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17:16 → 20:34(3m 18s)

Mayor Raa Romero opened the study session, thanked voters for approving Propositions 418 and 419 (RTA Next) and urged the council to implement strong oversight and delivery. She referenced requests she had made to the RTA board earlier about citizen oversight, worker classification, and local-hire goals. The mayor turned the item to the city manager and introduced RTA Executive Director Mike Ortega.

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Tucson City Council held a March 17 study session focused on the RTA Next election results and RTA oversight, FY2027 budget forecasting and department strategic budget analysis, a package of proposed rate and fee revisions (water, transportation, planning & development, environmental services), an energy collaboration agreement draft with Tucson Electric Power, and updates on opioid response and homelessness interventions.

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