Crime Control District FY 2027 Budget, $11.2 Million (26-1010)

Context: The minutes record a numeric vote only for the July 21, 2026 first reading (8-0); the July 28, 2026 second-reading entry states the ordinance was approved but no tally is captured, despite a member voting no.

Recommended: Request the certified copy of the adopted ordinance and the second-reading minutes showing the individual vote tally, because the recorded numeric tally in the file covers only the first reading. Ask the city secretary whether the second-reading tally was journalized, since a client relying on the appropriation's validity needs the completed record.

Context: The ordinance approved on second reading July 28, 2026 appropriates funds in the Crime Control and Prevention District Fund for 78 existing and authorized sworn Police personnel and support equipment, with Assistant Police Chief David Blackmon and City Manager Peter Zanoni fielding council questions on July 21, 2026.

Recommended: Ask the police department for the line-item expenditure plan behind the approved FY 2027 Crime Control and Prevention District budget, which funds support equipment alongside 78 existing and authorized sworn positions. Getting the categories now lets you position before FY 2027 purchase solicitations are issued rather than after specifications are written.

Context: The July 21, 2026 first reading passed 8-0 with no public comment, while on July 28, 2026 Council Member Campos pulled the item to vote no and Susie Luna Saldana spoke during public comment.

Recommended: Request the certified second-reading vote tally and any council correspondence explaining Council Member Campos's decision to pull the Crime Control and Prevention District budget item and vote no, one week after the same ordinance cleared first reading unanimously. Without it, the only recorded tally in the file is the unanimous first-reading vote, which hides the split.