Item 6 — Thursday, September 24, 2026
In plain language — from agenda source text
This is a bookkeeping move to fold federal disaster dollars into the city's current budget. The item accepts and appropriates $3,862,221 in FEMA Public Assistance grant funds, passed through the Texas Division of Emergency Management, as reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses the city already carried. No local match is required, so the money lands in the Special Revenue Fund without pulling from other Austin priorities.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance grant funds from the Texas Division of Emergency Management in the amount of $3,862,221 for COVID-19 expenses. Funding: $3,862,221 is available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the Texas Division of Emergency Management. A City funding match is not required.
"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted with the Mayor Watson being shown, voting no on items 48 through 59 and Council Member Alter being shown voting no on item number 49. [00:45:01]" — meeting transcript (unofficial)