Said he wanted to serve on the public safety subcommittee, then cast the only vote against the appointments.

On January 13, 2026 the council took up appointments to its City Council public safety subcommittee. The minutes record that Rogers and Coffman both said they would be interested in serving, and that Metayer said he would like to stay on the committee. Mayor Weiss moved to appoint Coffman and Metayer. Rogers was the only member voting against. The minutes record no reason for his vote.

Meeting
2026-01-13
Agenda item
RES-1362 6N
Rogers' vote
No — only member against
Outcome
Passed 6-1
Moved by
Mayor Weiss

What cuts the other way

The minutes record no reason from Rogers for this vote. They are a summary rather than a transcript, so a reason stated in open session would appear only in the meeting video, which has not been reviewed. A member can vote against an appointment slate on grounds unrelated to being left off it — the size or balance of the subcommittee, or the process by which the names were put forward — and nothing in the record forecloses that. Rogers' wider record on public safety items in this period is not uniformly against: he moved approval of the $84,000 Project Safe Neighborhood grant for the police department's licence plate reader program, and voted for the Travis County domestic violence MOU and the interim assistant police chief agreement.

What this does not assert

  • does not allege the vote was unlawful or improper
  • does not allege any personal benefit to the councilmember
  • does not allege opposition to the subcommittee's purpose
  • does not assert why he voted against the appointments — the minutes record no reason
  • does not assert the subcommittee was created at this meeting; the minutes record Metayer asking to stay on it

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