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Craig Russell
Commissioner, Seat 22024-05-01 – 2029-03-01 (month-level start: elected in the April 16, 2024 runoff and first on the May 8, 2024 minutes roll call; re-elected March 2026 and oath March 25, 2026 per minutes; month-level end: 2029-03 per city Commission Bios page 'Term ends March 2029' and three-year terms)
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 31
- Total speaking time
- 3:37:02
- Avg per meeting
- 7:00
- Segments
- 2612
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Top issues during term (1)(Budget)
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Russell was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
approved5-0Oct 28, 2026
Ordinance 3379-26 — FY 2026 budget amendment (second reading)
approvedOct 19, 2026
Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 14, 2026
Ordinance 3379-26 — FY26 Budget Amendment (1st Reading)
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 23, 2026
Ordinance 3374-26 — FY 2027 Budget Adoption (2nd reading)
approved5-0Sep 21, 2026
Art on the Green 2027 budget
approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 9, 2026
FY 2027 Budget Ordinance (1st reading, as amended)
approvedAug 26, 2026
FY2026-27 CRA Budget
approved7-0Jul 23, 2026
FY 2026-2027 CRA Budget Recommendation
approvedJun 23, 2026
Approval of FY 2027 proposed utility budgets and rate increases
Voting record (5)(Budget)
5 yes0 no
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Voted yesOct 14, 2026
Ordinance 3379-26 — FY26 Budget Amendment (1st Reading)
Voted yesSep 23, 2026
adopt Ordinance 3374-26 FY 2026-2027 budget
Voted yesSep 23, 2026
Ordinance 3374-26 — FY 2027 Budget Adoption (2nd reading)
Voted yesSep 9, 2026
adopt the FY2027 budget as amended
Voted yesSep 9, 2026