Howard Hart
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 20
- Total speaking time
- 2:02:42
- Avg per meeting
- 6:08
- Segments
- 1596
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Top issues during term (9)(Taxes Budget)
Appointment of Matisse Reischl as City Manager
Reichl's salary will be set in a forthcoming employment agreement; Siegel serves through December 31, 2026.
New Parking Management Positions
Up to $50,000 more for the consultant now, plus enforcement staffing costs to be quantified in the upcoming implementation plan.
City Manager compensation review
City Manager compensation decisions could follow from this evaluation, but none were announced.
Cancellation of District 3 and 4 council elections
Cancelling the election saves the county and city the cost of administering a one-candidate contest.
FY 2026-27 budget: roads, reserves and sports fields
Adds $3 million in capital spending backed by general fund surplus; the street paving contingency grows to $3.2 million.
Pending and threatened litigation
Unknown — potential litigation exposure was not disclosed.
Final ROPS ends successor agency era
The state takes over bond debt service payments, cutting successor agency administrative costs.
Seven-year capital improvement program priorities
More than $51 million has gone into streets over eight years, with the full seven-year CIP budget adopted by the City Council on June 16.
Employee pay plan changes
Salary table changes for FY 2025-26 and 2026-27; specific dollar impact not stated in the record.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Hart was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
No votes found matching Taxes Budget.