City Council subcommittees for 2026-2027

(updated Friday, May 29, 2026 12:50 PM)
(McGovern and Simmons swapped Housing and Econ. Dev. Committees June 1, 2026)

Committee Members Send e-mail Staff Meeting Dates
Ordinance
(4 meetings, 1 scheduled)
McGovern (Co-Chair), Sobrinho-Wheeler (Co-Chair), Al-Zubi, Azeem, Flaherty, Nolan,
Simmons, Zusy, Siddiqui (committee of the whole - mayor ex-officio, quorum 5)
Ordinance Crane
Erwin
2026: Feb 10, Mar 11, Mar 30, Apr 6
Scheduled: June 16
Finance
(9 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Al-Zubi (Co-Chair), Nolan (Co-Chair), Azeem, Flaherty, McGovern, Simmons,
Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy, Siddiqui (committee of the whole - mayor ex-officio, quorum 5)
Finance Crane
Erwin
2026: Feb 3, Feb 11, Feb 25, Mar 10,
  Apr 9, Apr 30*, May 5, May 6,
  May 12
Scheduled: None
Health & Environment
(3 meetings, 1 scheduled)
Nolan (Chair), Al-Zubi, Azeem, McGovern, Zusy (5 members, quorum 3) H&E Crane
Erwin
2026: Mar 25, Mar 31, Apr 15, May 26
Scheduled: June 22
Housing
(3 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Azeem (Co-Chair), Sobrinho-Wheeler (Co-Chair), Al-Zubi, Simmons, McGovern, Zusy (5 members, quorum 3) Housing Crane
Erwin
2026: Mar 24, Mar 25*, Apr 7*
Scheduled: None
Public Safety
(3 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Al-Zubi (Chair), McGovern, Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler (5 members, quorum 3) PS Crane
Erwin
2026: Apr 7, Apr 29, May 20
Scheduled: None
Neighborhood and Long Term Planning,
Public Facilities, Art, and Celebrations (NLTP)

(2 meetings, 1 scheduled)
Zusy (Chair), Al-Zubi, Azeem, Flaherty, Nolan (5 members, quorum 3) NLTP Crane
Erwin
2026: Mar 25*, Apr 7*
Scheduled: June 2
Government Operations, Rules, and Claims
(2 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Sobrinho-Wheeler (Chair), Azeem, Simmons, McGovern, Nolan (5 members, quorum 3) GovOps Crane
Erwin
2026: Jan 29, Mar 24
Scheduled: None
Human Services & Veterans
(2 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Al-Zubi (Co-Chair), McGovern (Co-Chair), Flaherty, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler (5 members, quorum 3) Human Crane
Erwin
2026: Mar 11, Apr 8
Scheduled: None
Economic Development and University Relations
(1 meetings, 1 scheduled)
Flaherty (Co-Chair), Zusy (Co-Chair), Al-Zubi, McGovern, Nolan, Simmons (5 members, quorum 3) ECON Crane
Erwin
2026: Apr 30*
Scheduled: June 9
Transportation & Public Utilities
(1 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Azeem (Co-Chair), Flaherty (Co-Chair), Nolan, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy (5 members, quorum 3) TPU Crane
Erwin
2026: Apr 28
Scheduled: None
Civic Unity
(0 meetings, 0 scheduled)
Simmons (Chair), Azeem, Flaherty, McGovern, Zusy (5 members, quorum 3) CU Crane
Erwin
2026:
Scheduled: None

The Mayor shall serve as ex-officio member of all committees of the City Council.

 

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City Council Guiding Principles and City Council Goals (Adopted Oct 16, 2017)

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Interim City Clerk Paula Crane and Clerk of Committees Nicole Erwin are the staff for the Council committees.

No report yet received for highlighted dates.   * denotes joint meeting.  Dates in red were unscheduled meetings.


Record of committee meeting attendance
(ordered by arrival, updated when committee reports are filed - click on date for report)
:

Mar 2, 2026:
Feb 10, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Siddiqui, Azeem, Simmons, Zusy

Mar 9, 2026:
Jan 29, 2026 - Gov’t Operations, Rules & Claims: McGovern, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Azeem, (Zusy, Siddiqui)

Mar 16, 2026:
Feb 3, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Zusy, Siddiqui, Nolan, Simmons; Azeem, Sobrinho-Wheeler
Feb 11, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Siddiqui; Azeem, Nolan, Simmons, Zusy

Mar 23, 2026:
Feb 25, 2026 - Finance: McGovern, Nolan, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy, Siddiqui; Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Simmons

Apr 13, 2026:
Mar 10, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Zusy, Siddiqui; Azeem, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler
Mar 11, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy; Azeem, Siddiqui
Apr 6, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy; Azeem, Siddiqui

Apr 27, 2026:
Mar 24, 2026 - Gov’t Operations, Rules & Claims: McGovern, Nolan, Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem, Simmons, (Siddiqui)
Mar 30, 2026 - Ordinance: Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy, Siddiqui; Al-Zubi, McGovern

May 4, 2026:
Mar 11, 2026 - Human Services & Veterans: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler, (Zusy, Siddiqui)
Mar 25, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy, Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem, Simmons
Apr 7, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy; Al-Zubi, Azeem, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler (same report as Mar 25)

May 18, 2026:
Mar 25, 2026 - Health & Environment: Al-Zubi, Nolan; Azeem, McGovern, Zusy, (Siddiqui)

Linked committee reports are through May 18, 2026.


Grouped by Committee

Ordinance:
Feb 10, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Siddiqui, Azeem, Simmons, Zusy
Mar 11, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy; Azeem, Siddiqui
Apr 6, 2026 - Ordinance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy; Azeem, Siddiqui
Mar 30, 2026 - Ordinance: Nolan, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy, Siddiqui; Al-Zubi, McGovern

Finance:
Feb 3, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Zusy, Siddiqui, Nolan, Simmons; Azeem, Sobrinho-Wheeler
Feb 11, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Siddiqui; Azeem, Nolan, Simmons, Zusy
Feb 25, 2026 - Finance: McGovern, Nolan, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Zusy, Siddiqui; Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Simmons
Mar 10, 2026 - Finance: Al-Zubi, Flaherty, McGovern, Nolan, Zusy, Siddiqui; Azeem, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler

Gov’t Operations, Rules & Claims:
Jan 29, 2026 - Gov’t Operations, Rules & Claims: McGovern, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler, Azeem, (Zusy, Siddiqui)
Mar 24, 2026 - Gov’t Operations, Rules & Claims: McGovern, Nolan, Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem, Simmons, (Siddiqui)

Public Safety:

NLTP:
Mar 25, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy, Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem, Simmons
Apr 7, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy; Al-Zubi, Azeem, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler (same report as Mar 25)

Housing:
Mar 25, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Al-Zubi, Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy, Sobrinho-Wheeler; Azeem, Simmons
Apr 7, 2026 - NLTP and Housing (joint meeting): Flaherty, Nolan, Zusy; Al-Zubi, Azeem, Simmons, Sobrinho-Wheeler (same report as Mar 25)

Health & Environment:
Mar 25, 2026 - Health & Environment: Al-Zubi, Nolan; Azeem, McGovern, Zusy, (Siddiqui)

Human Services & Veterans:
Mar 11, 2026 - Human Services & Veterans: Al-Zubi, McGovern, Simmons; Sobrinho-Wheeler, (Zusy, Siddiqui)

Econ. Dev. & Univ. Relations:

Transportation & Public Utilities:

Civic Unity:

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