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DJ Kelly

Councillor for Ward 4. Ran for councillor in 2021 and 2025. Ran with The Calgary Party in 2025.

Contact and constituent services: Ward 4 office at calgary.ca
Elections contested
2
Won
1
Votes received
24,434
all races combined
Council terms
1
2025–
Council votes recorded
537
since 2025
Raised for 2025
$29,784
spent $33,520

Record

Ward 4 councillor
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OfficeRecord
Ward 4 councillorCouncillor, Ward 4, 2025–present
Ward 4 councillor2021 Ward 4 councillor: 42.4%, placed 2 of 4
Ward 4 councillor2025 Ward 4 councillor: 45.6%, won
Bars are terms on council; diamonds are elections (filled = won). Records start with the 2010 election.

Elections

YearRaceVotesShareAffiliationResult
2025Ward 4 councillor11,88145.6%The Calgary PartyElected
2021Ward 4 councillor12,55342.4%–2 of 4
Official results, City of Calgary Open Data (sources). Share is of all votes cast in the race; affiliations appear from 2025, the first election with municipal parties.

Name as recorded

SourceSpelling
BallotDANIEL JAMES (DJ) KELLY
Vote recordDJ Kelly
DisclosureDaniel James (DJ) Kelly
DisclosureD.J. Kelly
Spellings matched to this person across sources. See About for how names are resolved.

Issue positions

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Advancing the Green Line rail program

Explicit approvals to advance the Green Line program. Choices between two rail alignments and a wind-down after another government's funding withdrawal are explained separately and do not automatically count as opposition to rail.

Opposed the reviewed advancement proposalsSupported the reviewed advancement proposals
DJ Kelly
Insufficient voting evidence
0 reviewed decisions
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ KellyNot available0Not availableNot availableInsufficient voting evidenceNot availableNot available

Broader residential permissions

Reviewed land-use decisions where the direction of residential building permissions is explicit. Broader permission does not establish that a home was built. Contextual amendments do not each become another independent score.

Favoured narrower permissionsFavoured broader permissions
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ Kelly66.6666666667962.575Mixed choicesJan 20, 2026Jun 23, 2026

Capital borrowing authorizations

Final readings of specified capital borrowing bylaws. This is a record of support for these particular debt-financed projects, not a general tax, spending or fiscal-conservatism score; utility-supported and tax-supported debt may differ.

Opposed the reviewed borrowing authoritiesSupported the reviewed borrowing authorities
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ Kelly1003100100Reviewed positionJan 27, 2026Jun 30, 2026

Climate and Environment operating allocations

Explicit amendments to Climate and Environment operating allocations. This is separate from formal targets and declarations; multiple amendments within one annual budget share one scoring weight.

Favoured the reviewed funding reductionsFavoured retaining the reviewed allocations
DJ Kelly
Insufficient voting evidence
1 reviewed decision
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ KellyNot available1Not availableNot availableInsufficient voting evidenceDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 2025

Community-based safety responses

Explicit funding or plan approvals for community-based prevention and wellbeing responses. This measure makes no claim about a member's position on every police budget or the effectiveness of an adopted plan.

Opposed the reviewed community-safety proposalsSupported the reviewed community-safety proposals
DJ Kelly
Insufficient voting evidence
1 reviewed decision
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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ KellyNot available1Not availableNot availableInsufficient voting evidenceMay 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Formal municipal climate commitments

Reviewed decisions establishing or rescinding municipal climate targets, strategies and declarations. A declaration vote is not evidence of a particular dollar amount or emissions outcome.

Favoured fewer formal commitmentsFavoured more formal commitments
DJ Kelly
Insufficient voting evidence
1 reviewed decision
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ KellyNot available1Not availableNot availableInsufficient voting evidenceMay 26, 2026May 26, 2026

Public funding for the Event Centre

Specific public financial commitments to the Event Centre project, including the original project and the replacement agreement. These are different proposals across time; a vote is not a generic position on all major projects.

Opposed the reviewed public commitmentsSupported the reviewed public commitments
DJ Kelly
Insufficient voting evidence
0 reviewed decisions
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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ KellyNot available0Not availableNot availableInsufficient voting evidenceNot availableNot available

Public support for non-market housing

Reviewed decisions that provide a specific financial or tax benefit for non-market housing. A vote records a choice on that proposal, not an estimate of affordability outcomes or an overall housing ideology.

Opposed the reviewed support proposalsSupported the reviewed support proposals
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
DJ Kelly1003100100Reviewed positionDec 1, 2025Jul 28, 2026
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.

Policy choices over time

Date / precisionPersonRecord typeChoice or statementSource
Oct 29, 2026DJ KellyOutcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
Milestone source
Oct 29, 2026DJ KellyOutcome not verified
Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.
Milestone source
Sep 22, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Choose the downtown Green Line surface alignment · Yes

Both the selected and baseline options are rail alignments. Treating this Yes/No choice as a general pro/anti-transit score would be misleading.

City of Calgary, Green Line Downtown Segment, September 22 update · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Sep 22, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Approve the refreshed 2026–2030 housing strategy · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jul 29, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · Yes

Confirmed minutes PDF page 530 reconvenes the July 28 meeting on July 29; page 531 records the implementation receipt after July 29 attendance markers. Its raw ref retains the meeting-start date. Receipt adds chronology, not another adoption, spending approval or proof of completed results. The vote occurred in the July 29 continuation, after the reconvening marker on PDF page 530; the source meeting is dated July 28.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jul 28, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize the sixth non-market housing land-disposition round · Yes

The confirmed agenda identifies the approval as NMLS #6. CP2019-02 defines the programme as below-market City-land transfers to non-profit housing providers, and the public resolution expressly recognizes a City land contribution and committed non-market units. Score only the reviewed programme authorization; exact terms and member motives remain unknown.

City Council policy CP2019-02: Non-Market Housing Land Disposition · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Update the Multisport Fieldhouse Committee's mandate · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jun 30, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize borrowing for the Nose Creek sanitary trunk · Yes

The May report specifies the $51 million self-supported debt purpose; the June final readings are scored once.

City report EC2026-0402, Nose Creek Sanitary Trunk Extension · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jun 30, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Request a framework for public illicit-drug-use enforcement · Yes

Commissioning a proposed enforcement framework does not identify support for or opposition to the reviewed community-based prevention proposals.

Confirmed June 30, 2026 Council minutes, PDF page 420 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Require forestry reporting and consider future tree-program funding · Yes

Annual forestry metrics and a future funding consideration are outside both the formal-climate-commitments definition and the specific Climate and Environment operating-allocation measure.

Confirmed June 30, 2026 Council minutes, PDF page 420 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 23, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Replace H-GO with R-CG in Glendale · Yes

The minutes explicitly change H-GO to R-CG. The City identifies H-GO as the higher-intensity redevelopment option (https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/rezoning/background-info.html), so Yes has direction −1. No motive is inferred.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-06-23, PDF page 381 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 23, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning in Inglewood · Yes

The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO, which the City describes as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment (https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/rezoning/background-info.html). Only final reading is scored; a missing individual vote is unknown.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-06-23, PDF page 395 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Study a downtown police office or safety hub · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration · Yes

Earlier amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause failed 7–8. Keep the stages visible without double-counting or substituting amendment passage for adoption.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, pages 332–334 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Consider a review of Free Fare Zone administration · Yes

The final clause determines adoption of the feasibility direction. It is not a rail-investment choice or a vote to abolish free fares.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, pages 332–334 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy · Yes

The Yule/Clark amendment passed 8–7 before the final clause passed 9–6 with a changed coalition. Yule and Schmidt voted Yes at both stages; written reasons should link to this May 26 case rather than the earlier February 24 review.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, page 333 final 9–6 clause; page 331 amendment 8–7 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Defer the Free Fare Zone decision to the updated fare strategy · No

This is the adopted final deferral clause. It addresses decision timing and process; neither side identifies support for removing free fares or investing in the Green Line.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, May 26, page 333 final 9–6 clause; page 331 amendment 8–7 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize borrowing for the Nose Creek sanitary trunk · Yes

First reading and the capital-budget direction explain the purpose of Bylaw 8B2026.

City report EC2026-0402, Nose Creek Sanitary Trunk Extension · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Rescind the climate emergency declaration · No

A separate unsuccessful direction concerned references in City materials and is not another scored declaration decision.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Rescind the climate emergency declaration · Yes

The accompanying climate-expenditure portal direction concerns transparency and is not treated as support for or opposition to climate targets.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Rescind the climate emergency declaration · No

The scored question removes a formal declaration; it does not itself repeal all climate policies or cut a quantified climate budget.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · Yes

The primary package explicitly adopts the coordinated community prevention and wellbeing plan.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · No

The defeated referral sought further collaboration and redesign of the same plan, and is not a second scored policy family.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 12, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Consider H-GO at 3036–3040 29 Street SW · Yes

The City's planning report explicitly identifies a residential density increase and more housing choices compared with the existing Direct Control district. Only this site-specific application is scored.

City planning report CPC2026-0252, March 26, and confirmed May 12 decision · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Apr 28, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Apr 8, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

The final bylaw narrows the broader residential permissions adopted in 2024. Only this final choice is scored in the repeal family.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Mar 31, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Fund a three-business-unit zero-based review pilot · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Mar 17, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning at 2803 – 32 Street SW · Yes

CPC2026-0069 identifies this specific DC-to-H-GO proposal as increasing residential density and housing choice. Only final reading is scored; the recommendation’s confidential-submission direction is not a separate policy score.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-03-17, PDF page 144 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Feb 24, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Review the downtown Free Fare Zone · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Feb 24, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize ENMAX capital borrowing and lending · Yes

This is an explicit final authorization for a defined capital program, including associated lending to ENMAX.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Feb 24, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Extend transit transfers to 120 minutes · Yes

February direction requested the impact and implementation assessment before the April decision.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Feb 17, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning in Forest Lawn · Yes

The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO. The City describes H-GO as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment than R-CG (https://www.calgary.ca/planning/projects/rezoning/background-info.html). Only final reading is scored.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-02-17, PDF page 80 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Feb 17, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning at 253 – 19 Avenue NE · No

Unscored: three members changed their recorded choice between policy approval and final reading. Both stages are preserved; the score does not choose one as a general stance.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-02-17, PDF page 65 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Feb 17, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning at 253 – 19 Avenue NE · Yes

Final reading passed 13–1 after a 10–4 policy recommendation. Preserved to show the changed individual choices; it adds no score.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-02-17, PDF page 65 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jan 27, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize borrowing for affordable housing construction · Yes

The final financing package includes several housing bylaws; its repeated reading is contextual.

City report C2026-0090: defined affordable-housing borrowing and on-lending · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jan 27, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize borrowing for affordable housing construction · Yes

The first-reading package explicitly identifies this bylaw as financing construction of affordable housing. Final reading is the scored choice.

City report C2026-0090: defined affordable-housing borrowing and on-lending · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jan 27, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize $52.5 million for vehicles and equipment · Yes

The same final-reading tabulation is not another scored authority.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 27, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize $52.5 million for vehicles and equipment · Yes

The first-reading report identifies the maximum and purpose of Bylaw 8B2025; only final approval is scored.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 20, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Allow H-GO housing at 4939 17 Avenue SW · Yes

The confirmed minutes identify the parcel's R-CG-to-H-GO change. Score the final reading once for this independent application.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, pages 10–11 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 20, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Allow H-GO housing at 4816 Bowness Road NW · Yes

The recorded redesignation broadens the ground-oriented residential permissions for this parcel. Separate readings count as one application.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, pages 11–12 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 20, 2026DJ KellyRecorded vote
Consider H-GO at 2330–2332 5 Avenue NW · No

A Yes approved an explicitly broader residential district; a No rejected this site-specific proposal. No motive is inferred.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, page 13 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 17, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Allocate $10 million for a Ward 4 mixed-income housing acquisition · Yes

The resolution explicitly allocates funding for Calgary Housing's mixed-income acquisition. It must share a conservative Calgary Housing expansion weight with the existing borrowing case because that linked financing portfolio includes an acquisition and cannot be proved independent.

Calgary Housing, December 18, 2025: acquisition contribution and expansion financing · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 15, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize borrowing for affordable housing construction · Yes

The first-reading report identifies the purpose and maximum authority for Bylaw 11B2025; it is not another scored decision.

City report C2026-0090: defined affordable-housing borrowing and on-lending · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 15, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

Proposed additional R-CG restrictions form part of the same repeal debate and are not additional independent scores.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 15, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

December 2025 direction to prepare a repeal, before the public hearing and final adoption.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 15, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Review fireworks enforcement, outreach and shared celebrations · Yes

This commissions options covering multiple approaches rather than adopting an identifiable community-prevention intervention.

Confirmed December 15, 2025 Council minutes, PDF pages 658–659 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 15, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Authorize $52.5 million for vehicles and equipment · Yes

First reading identifies the $52.5 million maximum and capital purpose.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 3, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Direct a phased shift of tax share toward residential property · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 3, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Scope a zero-based budget review program · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 2, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Reduce Climate and Environment one-time operating spending · No

A Yes explicitly reduces the named Climate and Environment allocation. Other budget amendments share the annual budget's scoring group; formal climate declarations use a separate measure.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes, C2025-0901, December 2 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 2, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Fund planning for nine GamePLAN facility priorities · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 2, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Fund a combined transit-security and outreach package · Yes

The vote simultaneously funds peace-officer enforcement, fixed security posts, contracted guards and outreach; it cannot identify a separate preference for community prevention.

Confirmed 2025 budget minutes, PDF pages 593–594 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 2, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Add $6 million for transit network service · Yes

A direct transit-service funding choice, but it does not advance the Green Line programme and cannot supply a rail-program-investment observation.

Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 2 continuation, page 591 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Allocate funding for non-market downtown conversions · Yes

The recorded amendment expressly allocates $10 million to non-market conversions. Other amendments to this same budget share its scoring group.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 1, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Replace ongoing mental-health funding with one-time funding · Yes

Funding duration and funding source change together while the stated 2026 amount remains $6 million; a single support-versus-opposition direction would conceal that tradeoff.

Confirmed November 2025 Council meeting continued December 1, PDF page 582 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Consider removing police fleet and helicopter reserve funding · No

Police fleet and helicopter reserve funding is a different policy choice from community-based prevention and wellbeing funding.

Confirmed 2025 budget minutes, PDF page 587 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025DJ KellyRecorded vote
Reverse the transit fare freeze for the 2026 budget · Yes

The proposal combines fare revenue, operating-service costs and tax effects; it is not Green Line advancement and those tradeoffs cannot become one rail-support sign.

Confirmed 2025 Council minutes, December 1 continuation, page 583 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Undated sourceDJ KellyStated position
Supported denser housing around transit and jobs, predictable permit deadlines and planning infrastructure around housing growth.
Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Undated sourceDJ KellyStated position
Supported greater police presence and behaviour enforcement paired with permanent housing and integrated mental-health crisis response.
Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Undated sourceDJ KellyStated position
Proposed the full Green Line with a downtown tunnel and LRT/MAX waits of at most ten minutes for fifteen hours daily.
Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Undated sourceDJ KellyCampaign commitmentCreate a dedicated recreation capital fund supported by a property-tax share and one quarter of City surpluses.Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Undated sourceDJ KellyCampaign commitmentProvide LRT and MAX services at intervals of ten minutes or less, fifteen hours per day, seven days per week.Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Votes, statements, promises and action milestones retain distinct labels. Dates preserve source precision; undated records appear last. Different proposals can explain different choices; a changed vote is not automatically a changed belief.

Statements and reasons for votes

Stated position · Undated source

Supported denser housing around transit and jobs, predictable permit deadlines and planning infrastructure around housing growth.

Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Why this statement was collected

Adds the stated location and infrastructure conditions on support for density, rather than assigning an unconditional housing label.

Stated position · Undated source

Supported greater police presence and behaviour enforcement paired with permanent housing and integrated mental-health crisis response.

Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Why this statement was collected

Preserves both enforcement and housing/crisis-response proposals, avoiding an inferred single-axis safety position.

Stated position · Undated source

Proposed the full Green Line with a downtown tunnel and LRT/MAX waits of at most ten minutes for fifteen hours daily.

Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Why this statement was collected

Adds frequency and alignment preferences that cannot be recovered from the narrow programme-investment score.

Published statements are attributed to their author and kept separate from recorded votes.

Promises and actions

Campaign commitment · Undated source

Create a dedicated recreation capital fund supported by a property-tax share and one quarter of City surpluses.

Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
  1. Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified

    Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.

    Milestone source
Campaign commitment · Undated source

Provide LRT and MAX services at intervals of ten minutes or less, fifteen hours per day, seven days per week.

Kelly: campaign platform (undated) · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
  1. Oct 29, 2026 · Outcome not verified

    Delivery has not been established by the curated evidence; this is not a finding that the commitment was abandoned.

    Milestone source
Milestones describe the evidence collected. Adoption, an individual vote and implementation are different events; a missing milestone is not proof that a promise was broken.

Policy leadership

PersonDocumented roleBody / proposalDateEvidence
Committee MemberCommunity Development CommitteeNov 3, 2025 · appointment/action record

Appointment recorded in the 2025 organizational meeting, which continued on November 3. The stated term expires at the 2026 Organizational Meeting; continuation is not verified.

Confirmed 2025 organizational minutes, PDF page 541 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Appointment records do not establish continued service beyond their sourced term. Authorship and sponsorship require explicit documentation.

Voting record

CouncilVotes castOn split votesParticipationAgainst the result*Same vote as mayor
2025–2029 council37922098.7%18.6%90.0%
Vote counts and agreement here use Council meetings, with procedural motions excluded. A missing vote counts as not participating because absences are rarely recorded. *On split (non-unanimous) motions.

Votes the same way as…

2025–2029 council
Harrison Clark91%
Jeromy Farkas90%
Andrew Yule89%
Raj Dhaliwal88%
Myke Atkinson88%
Nathaniel Schmidt88%
John Pantazopoulos87%
Andre Chabot75%
Jennifer Wyness74%
Kim Tyers73%
Dan McLean72%
Mike Jamieson70%
Rob Ward69%
Landon Johnston60%
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Chart values

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CategoryValue
Harrison Clark91%
Jeromy Farkas90%
Andrew Yule89%
Raj Dhaliwal88%
Myke Atkinson88%
Nathaniel Schmidt88%
John Pantazopoulos87%
Andre Chabot75%
Jennifer Wyness74%
Kim Tyers73%
Dan McLean72%
Mike Jamieson70%
Rob Ward69%
Landon Johnston60%
Share of Council-meeting motions both members voted on where they cast the same vote (procedural motions excluded).

Votes by topic

Substantive recorded votes
NoYes
Budget, taxes & finance24108
Planning & land use1037
Transit & transportation836
Governance & council735
Other125
Environment, water & climate515
Social & community services215
Housing & affordability214
Economy & business313
Arts, culture, sport & events110
Public safety & policing36
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Chart values

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TopicNoYes
Budget, taxes & finance24108
Planning & land use1037
Transit & transportation836
Governance & council735
Other125
Environment, water & climate515
Social & community services215
Housing & affordability214
Economy & business313
Arts, culture, sport & events110
Public safety & policing36
Council and committee votes; procedural motions excluded. Topics come from keyword rules applied to the motion text.

Vote record

537 recorded votes since 2025
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0893
That Council postpone Notice of Motion - National Music Centre Loan Guarantee, EC2026-0893 to the 2027 January 26 Regular Meeting of Council.
Arts, culture, sport & events · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried11–4
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0893
That Recommendation 2 be amended by deleting the date "December 7, 2026" and replacing with the words "Q2 2027".
Arts, culture, sport & events · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried13–2
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0919
Receive the Confidential Distributions for the Corporate Record; 2. Approve the selected Chief Administrative Officer candidates, as set out in Confidential Distribution 7, to proceed to the short-list interview stage and instruct Boyden Canada to advance the recruitment process accordingly; and 3. Direct that the Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Distributions remain confidential pursuant to Sections 20 (Disclosure to personal privacy) and 22 (Confidential evaluations) of the Access to Information Act, not to be released.
Other · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0905
Approve the proposed annual rate increases for drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services for 2027 to 2030, as shown in, Table 1; in support of implementing the service plan described in Attachment 2, Appendix A. 2. Approve the full cost recovery principle, so each customer group pays the full cost of the drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services they receive. Please refer to Attachment 2, Appendix B. 3. Direct Administration to prepare the related budgets and update the necessary bylaws with rates and charges to be presented to Council through the 2027-2030 One Calgary Service Plans and Budgets process. 4. Direct Administration to report back as part of the 2027 adjustments and the 2028 Mid-Cycle Adjustments process with further analysis and options for other rate structures, including conservation-based approaches.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried9–6
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0905
That Recommendation 4 be amended by adding the words 2027 adjustments and the" prior to the words 2028 Mid-Cycle Adjustments process.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0942
Council direct administration to: 1. Pause planned public engagement on the fare strategy until after the Q2, 2027 Infrastructure and Planning Committee Meeting. 2. Return to Infrastructure and Planning Committee in 02 2027 as part of the RouteAhead update with: a. A report that includes an overview of updated City of Calgary transit data, transit revenue and costs, an overview of recently implemented and planned fare technology improvements, and a comparative jurisdictional scan of other transit agencies. b. A set of criteria for Council to consider and approve to guide the fare strategy work. c. Alternative options for Council to set a target fare/revenue cost ratio that considers the inclusion and exclusion of the Free Fare Zone, all fare discounts including LITP and the associated tax increase. 3. Bring a progress update on fare strategy work to the Infrastructure and Planning Committee in 01, 2028 with: a. Based on the Council approved fare options determined in 2b. and 2c, bring back A What We Heard report from engagement with the public and transit operators. b. An analysis of fare options including impacts and considerations for fare pricing, revenues, regional integration, and ridership experience. c. An analysis of dependent and required system improvements including enforcement strategies and fare technology improvements to achieve optimal service delivery and experien
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried13–2
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0927
Council Direct Administration To: 1. Pause the design, procurement and construction of any new on-street bicycle lane or cycle track project that would remove existing vehicle travel lanes or result in a measurable reduction of on-street parking supply until provincial legislation respecting municipal cycling infrastructure has been introduced and reviewed by Council. 2. Continue construction and advancement of: a. pathway missing links; b. regional and community multi-use pathways; c. active transportation connections to schools; d. grade-separated crossings; e. sidewalks and accessibility improvements; f. off-street cycling facilities; g. bridge and pathway rehabilitation projects; and h. other active mobility projects that do not reduce roadway capacity or remove existing on-street parking. 3. Report back to Infrastructure and Planning Committee no later than Q1 2027 with: a. an inventory of cycling projects currently planned or funded that affect traffic lanes or parking; b. estimated capital costs associated with those projects; opportunities to redirect capital funding toward pathway missing links, sidewalk gaps, accessibility improvements and other active mode priorities; c. an assessment of potential impacts arising from pending provincial legislation; and options for a future Council policy framework respecting active transportation projects that affect roadway capacity or parking. 4. Engage business improvement areas, community associations, accessibility organizations, school boards and active transportation stakeholders regarding priority pathway and active mobility missing-link projects that could be accelerated through redirected funding.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted NoDefeated5–10
Oct 27, 2026
EC2026-0699
Approve the proposed Waste & Recycling rates and charges for 2027-2030 (Attachment 3). 2. Direct Waste & Recycling Services to prepare budgets and Waste Bylaw (4M2020) amendments reflecting the approved rates and charges and return to Council in November 2026 as part of the 2027-2030 One Calgary business planning and budgeting process.
Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 27, 2026
IP2026-0828
Approve this Growth Application (GA2026-011) and direct Administration to include the required operating funding in the 2028 adjustments to the 2027-2030 Business Plans and Budgets; and 2. Direct Administration to consider any future capital and/or operating investments (2031+) for this Growth Application (GA2026-011), as required, in the prioritization of investments in future Business Plans and Budgets.
Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried9–6
Oct 27, 2026
IP2026-0863
Approve this Growth Application (GA2026-010) and direct Administration to include the required operating funding in the 2028 adjustments to the 2027-2030 Business Plans and Budgets; and 2. Direct Administration to consider any future capital and/or operating investments (2031+) for this Growth Application (GA2026-010), as required, in the prioritization of investments in future Business Plans and Budgets.
Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried11–4
Oct 27, 2026
IP2026-0703
Approve this Growth Application (GA2026-009) and direct Administration to include the required operating funding in the 2028 adjustments to the 2027-2030 Business Plans and Budgets; and 2. Direct Administration to consider any future capital and/or operating investments (2031+) for this Growth Application (GA2026-009), as required, in the prioritization of investments in future Business Plans and Budgets.
Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried9–6
Oct 27, 2026
C2026-0985
Give three readings to proposed Bylaw 39M2026 to amend Bylaw 40M2006, the Water Utility Bylaw; 2. Give three readings to proposed Bylaw 40M2026 to amend Bylaw 37M2005, the Stormwater Bylaw; and 3. Give three readings to proposed Bylaw 41M2026 to amend Bylaw 14M2012, the Wastewater Bylaw.
Environment, water & climate · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried9–6
Oct 27, 2026
C2026-0984
Give three readings to the proposed Prairie Economic Gateway Oversight Committee Bylaw in Attachment 2; and 2. Direct Administration to return to Council, following the coming into force of the bylaw, to facilitate the appointment of a third Member of Council to the Prairie Economic Gateway Oversight Committee.
Economy & business · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 20, 2026
N2026-0797
Notwithstanding section 5.6.3 of Council Policy 2016-03 on the Governance and Appointments of Boards, Commissions and Committees, nominate Councillor McLean to the Saddledome Foundation for appointment to the Board of Directors for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 Organizational Meeting of Council; and 2. Direct that Closed Meeting discussions and Confidential Attachments 2a 2c remain confidential pursuant to Sections 20 (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy) and 22 (Confidential evaluations) of the Access to Information Act.
Arts, culture, sport & events · Organizational Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 20, 2026
C2026-0900
Appoint Public Members to the Water Utility Oversight Board as recommended by the Water Utility Oversight Board Chair, for terms as outlined in Attachment 2; 2. Direct that the Public Member appointment to the Water Utility Oversight Board be released publicly following notification of the Public Member appointees and their acceptance of the appointments; and 3. Direct that Confidential Attachments remain confidential pursuant to Sections 20 (Disclosure harmful to personal privacy) and 22 (Confidential evaluations) of the Access to Information Act.
Environment, water & climate · Organizational Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Oct 20, 2026
C2026-0696
That Council agrees to cover all reasonable costs, incurred in accordance with the Councillors Budgets and Expenses Bylaw 36M2021, of attendance at meetings of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities National Board of Directors for its Member of Council Representative to the Board of Directors; such costs are to be charged to Corporate Costs.
Governance & council · Organizational Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Sep 22, 2026
CD2026-0293
That Council give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 33M2026, in Attachment 2, to amend the Fire Operations and Fees Bylaw 55M2014 and the Parks and Pathways Bylaw 11M2019.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried13–1
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0815
Select the following shortlisted option for the Green Line Downtown Segment and direct Administration to advance planning, design, and procurement activities for the selected option: Option 3: 10 Avenue and 2 Street SW Surface Alignment and discontinue work on Option 1: Current Baseline 10 Avenue and 2 Street SW Elevated Alignment. 1. Direct Administration to bring forward the budget required to update and advance planning and design activities for the southeast extension to Seton for Councils consideration in the 2027-2030 business plans and budgets. 2. Direct Administration to bring forward the budget required to update and advance north corridor planning and design activities for Councils consideration as part of the 2027-2030 Service Plans and Budgets. 3. Direct Administration to bring forward, to the November 3 Executive Committee, capital cost estimates for the full build-out of the Max Green Bus Rapid Transit line from Keystone Hills to Downtown, including the associated transit assets required to sustain operations, together with the incremental costs associated with each phase of the build-out. Administration shall also report on the planning work required to define a downtown Bus Rapid Transit Loop/Station and develop future capital cost estimates. 4. Direct Administration to report to the November 3 Executive Committee on the estimated budgets required to advance the planning and design activities contemplated in Recommendations 2 and 3. 5. Direct Administration to develop a comprehensive public realm, streetscape, and mobility plan for 10 Avenue addressing the movement and integration of vehicles, parking, walking, and wheeling, and strengthening connections between the Green Line LRT, communities north of the CPKC corridor, and the Beltline. The plan shall respond to community needs and support the creation of a vibrant, well-connected, and integrated corridor and shall become part of the quarterly Green Line updates with a full scoping report to be delivered no later than Q1 2027. 6. Direct that the Confidential Attachment 3 remain confidential pursuant to Sections 28 (Local public body confidences), 29 (Advice from officials), 30 (Disclosure harmful to economic and other interests of a public body), and 32 (Privileged information) of the Access to Information Act until the transaction has been closed, to be reviewed 2039 December 3.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried12–2
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0837
That Notice of Motion EC2026-0837 be amended in the BE IT RESOLVED clause 2 by deleting the words CMLC-led.
Economy & business · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesDefeated7–8
Sep 22, 2026
C2026-0902
City Council affirms Calgary's place as a vital part of Alberta and Canada.
Other · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0750
Council direct Administration to implement Leading Pedestrian Intervals at every appropriate signalized pedestrian crossing in Calgary within a two-year period, prioritizing locations based on safety risk and pedestrian need, including: - High-collision intersections, - School zones, - Transit-adjacent intersections, - Areas with high pedestrian volumes, and/or - Locations where accessibility needs have been identified. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Council direct Administration to report back to Council through the Infrastructure and Planning Committee by Q4 of Year 1 with: - A progress update, - A list of completed intersections by ward, - A timeline of intersections that will be upgraded, - Any adjustments to the implementation timelines, - Opportunities for integration with other signal-timing upgrades, - Available before-and-after collision and safety data for locations where LPIs have been implemented, - Any operational impacts or complementary safety measures identified through implementation, including turn restrictions or other intersection treatments where appropriate; - Actual and projected costs; and - Any effects on traffic flow and transit schedules where Leading Pedestrian Intervals are in place or planned.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0750
That the second Be It Further Resolved clause be amended by adding the following to the list: - Actual and projected costs; and - Any effects on traffic flow and transit schedules where Leading Pedestrian Intervals are in place or planned.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried13–2
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0837
That Notice of Motion EC2026-0837 be amended in the BE IT RESOLVED clause 2 by deleting the words CMLC-led.
Economy & business · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried8–7
Sep 22, 2026
IGA2026-0642
That Council endorse the amended pre-budget submission to the Government of Alberta, and request Mayor Farkas to sign and submit on behalf of Council.
Budget, taxes & finance · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Sep 22, 2026
IP2026-0849
Direct Administration to remove Affordable Housing Units, cash-in-lieu contributions, and contribute to the Affordable Housing Fund in the Incentive Density Funds of Commercial Residential Districts from all relevant policies and Land Use Districts within the Greater Downtown, and return to Council no later than Q2 2027 with the amendments; 2. Direct Administration to develop a density exemption incentive for non-market housing and return to Council no later than Q2 2027 with the amendments concurrent with the removal of Affordable Housing bonusing; and 3. File Attachment 5 and direct Administration to prepare the necessary amendments to replace the Terms of Reference for the Affordable Housing Fund in the Incentive Density Funds of the Commercial Residential Districts with an updated Greater Downtown Affordable Housing Fund Terms of Reference and return to Council no later than Q2 2027.
Planning & land use · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried14–1
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0836
Council direct Administration to prepare amendments to the Procedure Bylaw that require Members of Council to attend all regular and special meetings of Council and Standing Policy Committees in-person. 2. The amendments shall permit remote participation only in exceptional circumstances, including: - a declared local, provincial, or federal state of emergency; - serious illness or medical necessity; - maternity, parental, or compassionate leave; - other external Council appointed committees that requires travel (i.e. FCM, Alberta Municipalities, etc.) - other exceptional circumstances approved by Council. 3. When remote participation is approved under the Procedure Bylaw, the reason shall be recorded in the official meeting minutes to ensure transparency and accountability. 4. Administration shall bring the necessary bylaw amendments to Council no later than the end of Q4 2026.
Public safety & policing · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted NoDefeated4–11
Sep 22, 2026
CD2026-0589
That Council approve Home is Here Refresh: The City of Calgarys Housing Strategy 2026-2030.
Housing & affordability · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried9–6
Sep 22, 2026
EC2026-0837
Council direct City Administration to: 1. Evaluate the Province of Albertas appetite to designate identified TOC sites as Community Revitalization Levy areas via Provincial regulation; 2. Assess the scope of finance, planning and regulatory work required to create and support the implementation and application of a Community Revitalization Levy under Division 4.1 of the Municipal Government Act to support the capital requirements associated with enabling infrastructure and parking needs at CMLC-led TOC sites; and 3. Report back to Executive Committee no later than November 3rd, 2026 with recommendations and associated next steps.
Transit & transportation · Regular Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried13–2
Sep 8, 2026
C2026-0856
That Council request the Mayor to inform, by letter, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and the Privacy Commissioner that a Member of Council released information deemed by Council to be confidential and have publicly indicated they intend to do so again, and request they take whatever steps they deem necessary to address this incident.
Governance & council · Special Meeting of Council
Voted YesCarried12–2
Sep 8, 2026
C2026-0856
That the following recommendation be inserted as Recommendation 2: 1. Request that Councillor Johnston address the issue of breach of sec. 153 MGA and his intent of his actions going forward regarding confidentiality.
Governance & council · Special Meeting of Council
Voted NoDefeated4–10
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Campaign funding

All campaign finance
ElectionContributionsOwn moneyFundraisingSpendingTotalsStatements (PDF)
2025$29,784$2,445$1,719$33,520Checked20242025
2021$39,259$6,708$0$45,967Checked2021
Largest contributors (from itemized listings)
ContributorTypeElectionsTotal read
Christine JohnsIndividual2025$5,000.00
Robert SuchIndividual2025$5,000.00
Tony KellyIndividual2025$5,000.00
GM Granite & MarbleOrganization2025$1,000.00
Samir KayandeIndividual2025$1,000.00
Paul WheatonIndividual2025$515.56
Josh TraptowIndividual2025$515.24
Christine HaywardIndividual2025$515.24
Hans KoppeIndividual2025$500.00
Trish KotowIndividual2025$500.00
Grant MacEachernIndividual2025$500.00
Carolyn SlippIndividual2025$450.00
Rukhsaar DayaIndividual2025$350.00
Darren NippersIndividual2025$309.89
Chris LenzinIndividual2025$300.00
Jennifer Andersen-KoppeIndividual2025$257.78
Joanne DashneyIndividual2025$257.78
Brendan McCashinIndividual2025$257.78
Thomas MuirIndividual2025$257.78
Gurbir NijjarIndividual2025$250.00
From the candidate's disclosure statements (scanned; read by OCR or transcribed). Checked = the totals satisfy the form's own arithmetic. Contributor names and amounts were transcribed from the attached listings.

Funding context

All recorded candidate elections
Itemized gifts read
$28,851.09
All recorded candidate elections
Largest five donors
58.9%
Share of readable itemized gifts
Verified organization coverage
–
Share of readable itemized gifts
Unreadable gift amounts
0

No verified business mappings for this selection

Business activities are curated from primary sources; personal employers are not inferred.

Candidate filings only; party and third-party advertiser gifts are excluded. Concentration uses readable itemized amounts, not all fundraising. Incomplete listings can change the result. Business sources verify the named organization’s activities; donation identities retain the name-matching limits of the listings. Shared funding and similar votes do not establish influence.

Office budget and spending

All offices
YearOfficeBudgetSpentUsedItemizedLargest categoryDetailsReport
2026 (to Jun 30)Ward 4$373,697$142,100
38%
$8,120Travel, parking & trainingPDF
2025Ward 4$368,706$342,215
93%
$27,647Communications, printing & postageShared with Sean ChuPDF
Largest itemized lines
YearAmountVendorDescription / rationaleSource
2025$4,430Mountainview PrintingPDF
2025$2,268RA2 Inc.PDF
2025$1,975Imagine WirelessPDF
2025$1,613Arturo SolorzanoSocial Media ManagementPDF
2025$1,594Arturo SolorzanoSocial Media ManagementPDF
2025$1,481Arturo SolorzanoSocial Media ManagementPDF
2025$1,350Arturo SolorzanoSocial Media ManagementPDF
2025$1,313Arturo SolorzanoSocial Media ManagementPDF
From the City Clerk's quarterly reports. Spent includes staff salaries, which are not itemized. In a year the seat changed hands the report covers both members.