District 2 Council Member· 2024-2026
David Finklea
Galveston
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 28:29
- Avg per meeting
- 3:34
- Segments
- 497
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Top issues during term (1)(Contracts)
Moved or seconded (4)
Motions Finklea personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-02-26
Consider authorizing the City manager to approve a proposal from BRW Architects, a pre- qualified Architectural firm from the RFQ 24-02 IDIQ, to provide architectural services for the Beach Patrol facility in the amount of $316,400.00. The scope of work includes
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-01-22
Council Member Finklea made a motion moving Mark Metzger from Alternate to Position 3, and appointing Gannon Rawlins as Alternate
- movedpassed2026-01-22
Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Designating The Property Located At 2210 31st Street, As A “Galveston Landmark”, Property Is Legally Described As M.B. Menard Survey, Part Of Lots 1 & 2 (2001-2) Southwest Block 114, Galveston Outlots, In The City And County Of Galv
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-01-22
Council Member Finklea made a motion to appoint Carl Aronson
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Finklea was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consider approval of the award of RFP 26-05 Financial Advisory Services to Hilltop Securities Inc. for a three-year contract, with two automatic one-year renewals. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the contracts upon final approval…
Consider for the approval of the auto parts supply contracts to the responding bidders that conformed to the specifications in Bid #26-04; English Color and Russel Smith Wholesale and authorize the City Managers staff to execute the…
Consider for the approval of the annual bulk fuel contracts to the responding bidders that conformed to the specifications in bid #26-03; Petroleum Traders, Colonial Oil, Bay Oil and Sun Coast, and authorize the City Managers staff to…
Consider for the approval allowing the purchasing of heavy-duty auto parts and services, utilizing the Buy Board Cooperative Purchasing Contracts, with the listed vendor(s) for fiscal year 2025-26 and authorize the City Managers staff to…
Consider for the approval allowing the purchasing of heavy-duty auto parts and services, utilizing the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Contracts, with the listed vendor(s) for fiscal year 2025-26 and authorize the City Managers staff to…
Voting record (0)(Contracts)
No votes found matching Contracts.