The Electric Utility Commission took several formal actions on Oct. 20, including approving consent items, adopting a revised 2026 meeting schedule and forwarding a nonbinding recommendation about Austin Energy’s logo to City Council.

Minutes and consent: The commission approved the minutes from the prior meeting by voice vote. Commissioners then voted to approve agenda items 2 through 8 as a bundle; staff noted no separate discussion was requested for those items.

2026 meeting calendar: The commission discussed the proposed monthly schedule and approved a modification. Commissioners voted to move the October meeting off Indigenous Peoples’ Day from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19, 2026, and to schedule one July meeting on July 20, 2026, to align EUC timing with the City Council’s budget schedule.

Logo recommendation to Council: Commissioner Kirksey (who had to depart) initiated discussion on a recommendation that Austin Energy retain its current logo. The commission moved and seconded a recommendation to City Council that Austin Energy be allowed to retain the current logo, citing brand recognition and stewardship of ratepayer funds. The commission recorded the vote as seven in favor and one abstention.

Procedural notes: Several motions were handled by voice; where tallies were recorded, results are shown below. Commissioners did not adopt a formal binding ordinance or rule change; the logo item is a recommendation to City Council and not itself a Council action.

Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes: motion and voice vote; outcome: approved (unanimous on the record). (provenance: meeting start and earlier motion)
- Items 2–8 (consent bundle): motion to approve, seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). (provenance: agenda discussion)
- Item 9 (2026 meeting schedule): motion to move Oct. 12 to Oct. 19 and set July 20; outcome: approved (voice vote). (provenance: agenda discussion and recorded vote sequence)
- Logo recommendation to City Council: motion to recommend Austin Energy retain current logo; outcome: approved, yes 7, abstain 1 (recorded tally). (provenance: logo discussion and recorded vote)

This report reflects actions recorded in the Oct. 20 meeting transcript. Where mover/second names were not stated on the record, the article lists the outcome and any recorded tallies.