Highlights
- Mayor Lisa Borowsky has requested the council direct staff to schedule a work study session on a possible large water user ordinance.
- The item appears on the July 1, 2026 Regular City Council and Work Study Session agenda as Item 23.
- If approved, the City Manager and City Attorney would be directed to agendize the discussion — no ordinance text is before the council yet.
- Public comment on the item is capped at 3 speakers and 9 minutes total, per the agenda.
Mayor Lisa Borowsky is asking the Scottsdale City Council to put water regulation on its study calendar, with a July 1 agenda item directing staff to schedule a formal work session on the possible creation of a large water user ordinance.
Item 23 on the July 1, 2026 Regular City Council and Work Study Session agenda reads: at the request of Mayor Borowsky, direct the City Manager and City Attorney to agendize a Work Study Session discussion related to the possible creation of a large water user ordinance in the city of Scottsdale. No ordinance text is before the council; the only action available July 1 is whether to direct staff to schedule the discussion.
Borowsky, whose current term began in January 2025, has not publicly detailed what thresholds or penalties a large water user ordinance might include. The agenda item does not specify those parameters, and the work study process, described in the agenda as a less formal setting for the mayor and council to discuss specific topics, at length, with each other and city staff, is designed to develop that direction before any formal vote.
The council has three options on any such agendization request: direct the City Manager or responsible Charter Officer to agendize the item for a future meeting; direct staff to investigate and prepare a written response; or take no action.
Public comment on Items 23 through 25 is limited to a maximum of 3 speakers and a total of 9 minutes. Speakers must submit a request to speak form online no later than 90 minutes before the meeting starts.
The July 1 meeting begins at Scottsdale City Hall. A work study session vote, if approved, would set a future date for the substantive policy discussion.
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