Kate Gallego
About
Kate Gallego's platform and mayoral priorities include environmental sustainability and water conservation initiatives, such as making the 'Save Water Pledge' a permanent campaign, alongside addressing local public safety and community development issues.
Campaign promises (1)
- environmentMayor Kate Gallego announced the continuation of the 'Save Water Pledge' as a permanent city campaign.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 24
- Total speaking time
- 4:00:02
- Avg per meeting
- 10:00
- Segments
- 4649
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Top issues during term (12)(Public Safety)
Youth Outreach Program IGA with Phoenix Union High School District
$1.5 million over three years from neighborhood block watch funds.
Public Safety Reform and Police Accountability
Ongoing operation of a municipal police department exceeding $1 billion annually, alongside expanded funding for alternative crisis response units.
Community Assistance Program Expansion and Behavioral Health Response
Operated within existing departmental administrative capacity at minimal or zero direct cost.
Police and Fire Department Staffing and Recruitment
Recruitment campaigns and staffing adjustments are supported within existing public safety budget allocations.
Appointment of Chief Presiding Judge
Expanding court hours would involve additional operational and personnel costs.
City Ethics Commission Funding and Structure
Adds $150,000 in legal service expenditures.
Police Public Records Backlog and Fee Restructuring
Generates approximately $789,000 in annual revenue to offset the cost of new public records staff.
Consumer Fireworks Regulation and Fire Safety
Could generate revenue from civil fines while recovering emergency response and storage costs from violators.
Police Department Helicopter Fleet Procurement
Funding allocations for police training and settlement payouts.
Downtown Safety and Nightlife Policing
Homeland Security Grant Funding and Police Oversight
Federal grant funding allocation for regional emergency and security preparedness.
Phoenix Law Enforcement Association (PLEA) Memorandum of Understanding
Increases compensation and benefits for sworn police officers under the two-year agreement.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Gallego was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Authorization to Enter Into a License Agreement With Secretary of the Air Force for Public Safety Communication Purposes at Luke Air Force Base (Ordinance S-53116) - Out of City
Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
Authorization to Adopt Public Safety Personnel Retirement System Pension Funding Policy (Ordinance S-52997) - Citywide
Authorization to Pay Public Safety Personnel Retirement System for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Police Sworn Cancer Insurance Coverage (Ordinance S-52887) - Citywide
Minutes of the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee Meeting
Approval of Minutes of the Public Safety and Justice Subcommittee Meeting
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.