Jul 3, 2025 – Jul 9, 2026 · Related development

Council agenda planners list the microchipping recommendation for dates from July 2025 to August 2026

The City's council agenda planners listed the microchipping item under a series of anticipated meeting dates: July 22, 2025 (planner of July 3, 2025), August 12, 2025, September 23, 2025, March 10, 2026, May 12, 2026 and August 25, 2026 (planner of July 9, 2026). From the April 23, 2026 planner on, the item's contact was shown as "Victoria Medley, Retired." Planners list anticipated items only.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Victoria Medley

What the sources say

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Council agenda planners listed the microchipping item for July 22, 2025 (planner of July 3, 2025), August 12, 2025 (July 21, 2025), September 23, 2025 (September 3, 2025), March 10, 2026 (February 18, 2026), May 12, 2026 (April 23, 2026) and August 25, 2026 (July 9, 2026). Planners state they list anticipated items and that final agendas may vary. ^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
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Earlier planners listed the contact as "Victoria Medley, Director of Animal Management and Welfare"; the April 23, 2026 and July 9, 2026 planners show "(Victoria Medley, Retired)". ^[4]^[5]^[6]
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City documents reviewed for this storyline (planners, board agendas and the October 13, 2026 agenda) do not state why the item moved between planned meeting dates between July 2025 and October 2026. ^[6]^[7]^[8]

Sources

1.Amarillo City Council Rolling Planner (July 3, 2025) — City of Amarillo, Jul 3, 2025 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredLists under July 22, 2025 "(discussion) Possible ordinance amending the Amarillo Municipal Code, Chapter 8-2, Article I, Section 8-2-12 to require the microchipping of dogs and cats". Anticipated items only; does not record outcomes.
2.City Council Agenda Planner (July 21, 2025) — City of Amarillo, Jul 21, 2025 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authoredA planner lists anticipated items; final agendas may differ. It does not record outcomes.
3.Amarillo City Council Rolling Planner (September 3, 2025) — City of Amarillo, Sep 3, 2025 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredLists the microchipping recommendation under September 23, 2025. Anticipated items only.
4.City Council Agenda Planner (as of February 18, 2026) — City of Amarillo, Feb 18, 2026 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredLists the microchipping recommendation (discussion) under March 10, 2026. Anticipated items only.
5.City Council Agenda Planner (as of April 23, 2026) — City of Amarillo, Apr 23, 2026 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredLists the microchipping recommendation under May 12, 2026, with the contact shown as "(Victoria Medley, Retired)". Anticipated items only.
6.City Council Agenda Planner (as of July 9, 2026) — City of Amarillo, Jul 9, 2026 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026primarySubject-authoredAnticipated items only; does not record outcomes or dollar amounts for the Civic Center transfer.
7.Animal Management & Welfare Advisory Board agenda, August 19, 2026 — City of Amarillo (CivicClerk), Aug 9, 2026 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredItem 4.E "Update Regarding Mandatory Microchipping Ordinance"; 4.F "Discussion Regarding Public Safety Concerns and the Stray Animal Population".
8.City Council Regular Meeting agenda, October 13, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Oct 9, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredAgenda PDF from the City's CivicClerk portal; 'published' approximated as the Friday before the meeting (posting date not shown). Item 4.2 'Forensic Audit Update'; consent item 6.7 (ARPA-funded software renewal).