FY 2026–27 · August 12, 2026
Nine members voted for a $6.6 billion budget. Eight voted for a $0.579948 City tax rate, higher than the $0.574017 voters rejected nine months earlier. Mike Siegel was off the dais for the rate vote. Kirk Watson and Marc Duchen voted against both.
| Member | District | Budget vote | Tax-rate vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Watson | Mayor | Against | Against |
| Natasha Harper-Madison | 1 | For | For |
| Vanessa Fuentes | 2 | For | For |
| José Velásquez | 3 | For | For |
| José “Chito” Vela | 4 | For | For |
| Ryan Alter | 5 | For | For |
| Krista Laine | 6 | For | For |
| Mike Siegel | 7 | For | Off dais |
| Paige Ellis | 8 | For | For |
| Zohaib “Zo” Qadri | 9 | For | For |
| Marc Duchen | 10 | Against | Against |
The July 30 maximum-rate notice was an earlier procedural step, not the final adoption. It passed the same day Council advanced the Prop I charter item.
What this means for Prop I. Eight of these members took the full increase available without an election. The two who voted no, Watson and Duchen, are also the two who have raised concerns about Prop I, on the grounds that Council’s own audit ordinance is enough. That ordinance has no requirement to audit before a tax election and nine votes can repeal it, and there are nine names in the For column above. Vote YES on Prop I. Read the case.
FY 2025–26 · the Prop Q year
Ten members voted for the budget that depended on the Prop Q increase. The City’s tax-rate page lists all eleven “For” on the separate tax-rate vote that set $0.574017, contingent on the election voters then rejected.
| Member | District | Budget vote |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk Watson | Mayor | For |
| Natasha Harper-Madison | 1 | For |
| Vanessa Fuentes | 2 | For |
| José Velásquez | 3 | For |
| José “Chito” Vela | 4 | For |
| Ryan Alter | 5 | For |
| Krista Laine | 6 | For |
| Mike Siegel | 7 | For |
| Paige Ellis | 8 | For |
| Zohaib “Zo” Qadri | 9 | For |
| Marc Duchen | 10 | Against |
Separate tax-rate record: the City’s tax-rate page lists all eleven members “For” on the FY 2025–26 tax-rate vote. We don’t merge it with the budget vote above because they’re different items.