Council approves impartial analysis and appoints three signees for arguments against ballot measures

Later in the same special meeting the council voted 7–0 to proceed with impartial analysis and to designate up to three council members as signers of the 'arguments against' sections that will appear with the ballot materials. Mayor Pro Tem Blom moved to use previously drafted arguments and offered to be an author; two colleagues joined as co‑signers.

Mayor Pro Tem Blom stated he would use arguments drafted earlier and that he was willing to be listed as an author. "So then, my motion would be to move forward with an impartial analysis and arguments, against," Blom said. The council adopted that motion unanimously and recorded the names of the council members who will be listed on the arguments against the measures. Staff noted that legal constraints and review periods are compressed in the current timeline and that changing previously filed language could risk further legal challenge.