Case File 26-0760

Why now: Item 2-Motion-1 carried 6-2 but was reconsidered via Motion-3 (5-3) and ultimately failed 4-5 in Motion-4, with Mayor Johnson breaking the 4-4 tie against approval.

What to do: Pull the city clerk's minutes before assuming El Paso's FY2026-2027 budget calendar is on track — the council approved the Second Round of Budget Workshops 6-2, then voted to reconsider and killed it 4-5, leaving no authorized workshop date on record. This is the third time this item has surfaced without a stable outcome, so verify whether a replacement date has been set before citing the June 23 vote as final.

Act before: After council sets a replacement budget workshop date

Why now: Motion-1 carried 6-2 with Chávez and Niño voting yes; Motion-4, the reconsidered revote, failed 4-5 with both voting no and Mayor Johnson breaking the 4-4 tie against.

What to do: Chávez and Niño voted for the Second Round of Budget Workshops when it first carried 6-2, then joined the opposition after reconsideration, turning it into a 4-5 loss that Mayor Johnson had to break with a tie vote against. Ask them what changed in the same meeting — the record doesn't say.

Act before: After next hearing on this item