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Previous council absences
Members of Council notify the Council Clerk of scheduled absences to ensure the minimum number of voting members are present at meetings to conduct official Council business.
Council Absences Menu
January 1, 2026 to Present
Councilor Avalos
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Avalos | City Business | 03/19/2026 | 03/19/2026 | Partial day | 9:00am | 2:00pm |
| Councilor Avalos | Personal | 04/22/2026 | 04/22/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 11:26 a.m. |
| Councilor Avalos | City Business | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Partial day | 12:00 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Councilor Avalos | Personal | 05/19/2026 | 05/19/2026 | Partial day | 10:53 am | 11:07 am |
| Councilor Avalos | Personal | 07/16/2026 | 07/16/2026 | Partial day | 3:15 PM | 3:45 PM |
| Councilor Avalos | Personal | 07/28/2026 | 07/28/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Avalos | City Business | 07/29/2026 | 07/29/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Avalos | City Business | 07/30/2026 | 07/30/2026 | Partial day | 02:00 PM | 05:00 PM |
| Councilor Avalos | Personal | 08/13/2026 | 08/13/2026 | Partial day | 10:15 AM | 10:50 AM |
Councilor Clark
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 01/22/2026 | 01/22/2026 | Partial day | 8:00am | 1:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 02/05/2026 | 02/05/2026 | Partial day | 5:00pm | 9:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 02/25/2026 | 02/25/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 02/26/2026 | 02/26/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 04/08/2026 | 04/09/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 3:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | City Business | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Clark | City Business | 04/28/2026 | 04/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:00am | 3:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 10:00am |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 05/18/2026 | 05/18/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Clark | City Business | 06/04/2026 | 06/04/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 | 2:30 pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 06/24/2026 | 06/24/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 11:00am |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 07/08/2026 | 07/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 | 10:00am |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 08/06/2026 | 08/06/2026 | Partial day | 5:00pm | 7:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 08/13/2026 | 08/13/2026 | Partial day | 8:00am | 2:00pm |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 09/10/2026 | 09/10/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 09/23/2026 | 09/23/2026 | Partial day | 4:00 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Clark | Personal | 09/29/2026 | 09/29/2026 | Partial day | 4:00 pm | 6:00pm |
Councilor Dunphy
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Dunphy | City Business | 01/16/2026 | 01/16/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 11:30am |
| Councilor Dunphy | City Business | 02/10/2026 | 02/10/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Dunphy | City Business | 02/23/2026 | 02/23/2026 | Partial day | 2:30pm | 4:30pm |
| Councilor Dunphy | Personal | 05/28/2026 | 05/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:00 pm | 1:00 pm |
| Councilor Dunphy | Personal | 08/06/2026 | 08/06/2026 | Partial day | 11:00 am | 1:30 pm |
| Councilor Dunphy | Personal | 09/10/2026 | 09/10/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 12:30 pm |
| Councilor Dunphy | City Business | 09/28/2026 | 09/30/2026 | Full day |
Councilor Green
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Green | Personal | 07/30/2026 | 07/30/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Councilor Green | City Business | 09/22/2026 | 09/22/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 12:00pm |
| Councilor Green | Personal | 09/24/2026 | 09/24/2026 | Partial day | 9:00am | 10:30am |
Councilor Kanal
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 01/16/2026 | 01/16/2026 | Partial day | ~10:00 am | 11:30 am |
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 01/28/2026 | 01/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 10:00am |
| Councilor Kanal | Personal | 02/12/2026 | 02/15/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 04/14/2026 | 04/14/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 04/15/2026 | 04/15/2026 | Partial day | 6pm | 8pm |
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 04/28/2026 | 04/28/2026 | Partial day | 1:00 | 1:20 |
| Councilor Kanal | Personal | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 9:56 a.m. |
| Councilor Kanal | City Business | 05/14/2026 | 05/14/2026 | Partial day | 11:15 | 12:00 |
Councilor Koyama Lane
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 01/22/2026 | 01/22/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 03/11/2026 | 03/11/2026 | Partial day | 3:30 pm | 5:30 p.m. |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 04/08/2026 | 04/08/2026 | Partial day | 2:30pm | 5 pm |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 04/16/2026 | 04/16/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 04/21/2026 | 04/21/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 04/29/2026 | 04/29/2026 | Partial day | 3 pm | 4:15 PM |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 05/13/2026 | 05/13/2026 | Partial day | 11:15 a.m. | 11:50 a.m. |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 05/13/2026 | 05/13/2026 | Partial day | 6:45 p.m. | 9 p.m. |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 06/25/2026 | 06/25/2026 | Partial day | 2pm | 5pm |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 07/08/2026 | 07/08/2026 | Partial day | 8 am | 1:30 PM |
| Councilor Koyama Lane | Personal | 07/16/2026 | 07/16/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 10 a.m. |
Councilor Morillo
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Morillo | Personal | 01/28/2026 | 01/28/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 02/10/2026 | 02/10/2026 | Partial day | 3:50pm | 5:00pm |
| Councilor Morillo | Personal | 02/16/2026 | 02/20/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 02/24/2026 | 02/24/2026 | Partial day | 3:00pm | 4:00pm |
| Councilor Morillo | Personal | 03/07/2026 | 03/07/2026 | Partial day | 8:30 a.m. | 8:50 a.m. |
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 04/08/2026 | 04/08/2026 | Partial day | 10:00am | 10:15am |
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Partial day | 12pm | 1:30pm |
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 06/02/2026 | 06/02/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 10:15 am |
| Councilor Morillo | City Business | 07/08/2026 | 07/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:00 am | 2:00 |
| Councilor Morillo | Personal | 09/29/2026 | 09/29/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 5:00pm |
Councilor Novick
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 02/11/2026 | 02/11/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 AM | 11:00 AM |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 02/23/2026 | 02/23/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 02/25/2026 | 02/25/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 02/26/2026 | 02/26/2026 | Partial day | 2:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 03/05/2026 | 03/05/2026 | Partial day | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 04/01/2026 | 04/01/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 04/02/2026 | 04/02/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 05/05/2026 | 05/05/2026 | Partial day | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 05/06/2026 | 05/06/2026 | Partial day | 5:10 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 07/30/2026 | 07/30/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 09/01/2026 | 09/01/2026 | Partial day | 12:30 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Novick | Personal | 10/06/2026 | 10/06/2026 | Partial day | 4:40 | 5:00 |
Councilor Pirtle-Guiney
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 01/15/2026 | 01/15/2026 | Partial day | 4:15 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 02/12/2026 | 02/12/2026 | Partial day | 3:45 PM | 5:00 PM |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 02/23/2026 | 02/23/2026 | Partial day | 4:00 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 04/01/2026 | 04/01/2026 | Partial day | 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 04/08/2026 | 04/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:53 | 10:03 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 04/28/2026 | 04/28/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 2:50 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 04/29/2026 | 04/29/2026 | Partial day | 4:30 pm | 5:00 pm |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 05/06/2026 | 05/06/2026 | Partial day | 4:30 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 05/07/2026 | 05/07/2026 | Partial day | 11:45 a.m. | 1:45 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Partial day | 11:30 am | 12:15 pm |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 05/20/2026 | 05/20/2026 | Partial day | 3:30 | 4:00 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 05/28/2026 | 05/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:45 a.m. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | Personal | 06/16/2026 | 06/16/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 PM | 2:30 PM |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 07/16/2026 | 07/16/2026 | Partial day | 5:15 | 6:00 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 08/06/2026 | 08/06/2026 | Partial day | 9:00 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 09/10/2026 | 09/10/2026 | Partial day | 3:30 | 5:00 |
| Councilor Pirtle-Guiney | City Business | 10/08/2026 | 10/08/2026 | Partial day | 11:00 | 5:00 |
Councilor Ryan
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 01/09/2026 | 01/09/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 01/15/2026 | 01/15/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 01/22/2026 | 01/22/2026 | Partial day | 10:00 am | 11:30 am |
| Councilor Ryan | City Business | 01/27/2026 | 01/27/2026 | Partial day | 12:15 pm | 1:45 pm |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 01/29/2026 | 01/29/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 11:30 am |
| Councilor Ryan | City Business | 02/12/2026 | 02/12/2026 | Partial day | 8:30 am | 11:30 am |
| Councilor Ryan | City Business | 02/24/2026 | 02/24/2026 | Partial day | 11:30 am | 5 pm |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 03/12/2026 | 03/12/2026 | Partial day | 9:00 a.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 04/28/2026 | 04/28/2026 | Partial day | 12 pm | 7 pm |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 05/28/2026 | 05/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 11:00 am |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 07/23/2026 | 07/23/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 10 am |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 08/06/2026 | 08/06/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 9:48 am |
| Councilor Ryan | City Business | 09/09/2026 | 09/09/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 pm | 2:20 pm |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 09/23/2026 | 09/23/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 9:45 am |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 09/24/2026 | 09/24/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 9:55 am |
| Councilor Ryan | Personal | 09/30/2026 | 09/30/2026 | Partial day | 9:00 am | 2:00 pm |
Councilor Smith
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 01/15/2026 | 01/15/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 01/15/2026 | 01/16/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 01/28/2026 | 01/28/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 PM | 3:05 PM |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 03/05/2026 | 03/05/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 2:30pm |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 03/07/2026 | 03/07/2026 | Partial day | 8:30 | 8:58 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | City Business | 03/10/2026 | 03/10/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 10:30am |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 03/11/2026 | 03/11/2026 | Partial day | 1:30pm | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | City Business | 03/19/2026 | 03/19/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Smith | City Business | 04/02/2026 | 04/02/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 10:15 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 04/07/2026 | 04/07/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 9:47am |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 04/15/2026 | 04/15/2026 | Partial day | 2pm | 2:30pm |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 04/23/2026 | 04/23/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 04/29/2026 | 04/29/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 10:00am |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Partial day | 10:00am | 12:30pm |
| Councilor Smith | City Business | 05/13/2026 | 05/13/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 11:46a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 05/28/2026 | 05/28/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 10:05 a.m |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 06/02/2026 | 06/02/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 10:00 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 06/10/2026 | 06/10/2026 | Partial day | 12:42 p.m. | 1:30 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 06/16/2026 | 06/16/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 9:45 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 06/24/2026 | 06/24/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 07/07/2026 | 07/07/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 9:50 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 07/23/2026 | 07/23/2026 | Partial day | 2:00 p.m. | 2:23 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 07/23/2026 | 07/23/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 12:30 p.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 07/28/2026 | 07/28/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 08/04/2026 | 08/04/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m. | 10:05 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 09/03/2026 | 09/03/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 a.m | 11:00 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 09/08/2026 | 09/08/2026 | Partial day | 9:39 a.m. | 10:10 a.m. |
| Councilor Smith | City Business | 09/16/2026 | 09/19/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Smith | Personal | 10/06/2026 | 10/06/2026 | Full day |
Councilor Zimmerman
| Council member | Absence purpose | Start date | End date | Full/Partial day | Start time | End time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Councilor Zimmerman | City Business | 02/18/2026 | 02/18/2026 | Partial day | 6:00 pm | 6: 20 pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 02/25/2026 | 02/25/2026 | Partial day | 230 pm | 310 pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 02/26/2026 | 02/26/2026 | Partial day | 3:50pm | 5:00pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 03/07/2026 | 03/07/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Zimmerman | City Business | 03/15/2026 | 03/17/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 05/08/2026 | 05/08/2026 | Partial day | 930 am | 1020 am |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 06/18/2026 | 06/30/2026 | Full day | ||
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 07/07/2026 | 07/07/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 am | 10:00 am |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 08/13/2026 | 08/13/2026 | Partial day | 9:00am | 1:00pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 09/08/2026 | 09/08/2026 | Partial day | 3:00pm | 5:00pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 09/24/2026 | 09/24/2026 | Partial day | 9:30 AM | 10:02 AM |
| Councilor Zimmerman | City Business | 09/29/2026 | 09/29/2026 | Partial day | 2 pm | 2:30 pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 09/29/2026 | 09/29/2026 | Partial day | 2:00pm | 2:32pm |
| Councilor Zimmerman | Personal | 10/06/2026 | 10/06/2026 | Partial day | 9:30am | 10:02am |