Rolando Rios
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 12:46
- Avg per meeting
- 1:49
- Segments
- 155
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Top issues during term (20)
Economic Growth and Budget
Total budget of $647 million with an unassigned ending fund balance of $109 million.
Infrastructure and Public Works
Shifts sidewalk construction responsibility between developers and future individual lot owners.
Industrial Rezoning at 4716 Buddy Owens Blvd
Influences local property values and commercial development potential.
2026 Tax Rate
Total budget of $622 million with a proposed property tax rate of $.478989 per $100 valuation.
Conditional Use Permit Denial for Maddie's Pumpkin Patch
Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Application
Involves a $15,000,000 local match toward a total $30,000,000 park project cost.
Affordable Homes of South Texas Loan Conversion
Converts $251,130.14 in receivable loan assets into an outright grant expenditure.
Regional Animal Shelter Intergovernmental Agreement
Annual city cost reduced to $875,000.
Old Town Neighborhood Preservation
The city hopes this will spur private investment in downtown properties.
emergency preparedness
Investing in these drills now helps avoid the massive, chaotic costs of a botched emergency response later.
Personnel Appointment
Expect potential shifts in how your tax dollars are managed and invested, for better or worse.
downtown redevelopment survey
Your feedback could shape how millions of dollars are spent downtown.
city council election
Your vote could shape how city funds are spent, impacting everything from local services to future development.
surveillance technology
Zero impact on your wallet since no new tech is being bought or installed.
crime reduction
This means less worry about property crime and potentially lower insurance rates for homeowners.
District 5 Commissioner Election
The cost of the election will be covered by the city's budget.
City Secretary Excellence Award
Independence Day Celebration
immigration impact
Local services are going to be stretched thin, meaning your tax dollars might be going towards managing the influx.
public official misconduct
Who knows how much this mess will cost taxpayers in the long run?
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Rios 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.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Commissioner Rolando “Rolly” Rios moved to award the contract as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Providing of an Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2026–2027 Annual Action Plan, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Programs, and authorizing submission of the plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-07-13
Commissioner Rolando “Rolly” Rios moved to award the contract as recommended.
- movedpassed2026-06-22
Consideration of variance requests to 1) exceed the maximum block length, and 2) not require a north/south ¼ mile collector roadway for proposed The Woodlands Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 601 S. Taylor Road. VAR2026-0020
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-22
Consideration of a variance request to not provide for the east-west ¼ mile collector street for the proposed Hernandez Acres Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, 14601
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-08
Consideration of a variance request to not provide for the east-west ¼ mile collector street for the proposed Hernandez Acres Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas, 14601
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-06-08
Review of the Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter Ended March 31, 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-06-08
Providing an abandonment for a 10-foot utility easement, being 0.227 of an acre out of Lots 6 and 7, The District Phase I Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 7901 North 10th Street. ABD2024-0011
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Jose R. "Pepe" Cabeza de Vaca moved to approve the items listed on the Routine Items section of the agenda and seconded by Commissioner Rolando "Rolly" Rios.
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo moved to approve the variance as recommended
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
ROUTINE CITY INITIATED REZONINGS
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Commissioner Rodolfo "Rudy" Castillo moved to approve the variance as recommended
- movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Discussion and possible lease, sale or purchase of real property, Tracts 1. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.072
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Authorizing the Issuance of Sanitation System Revenue Bonds — North American Development Bank
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Consultation with City Attorney regarding legal aspects of contracts. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.071
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Election of Mayor Pro Tem
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 4-02026-05-26
Consultation with City Attorney regarding ordinance enforcement. Tex. Gov’t. Code §551.071
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Providing a Budget Amendment Request for the Golf Course Project
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-05-26
Providing for the Mid-Year Budget Amendment for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-05-26
Award of Contract for Convention Facilities Master Plan Feasibility Study and Related Analysis (Project No. 10-25-S02-524)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (475)
Recorded while Rios was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Zoning and Conditional Use Permit Routine Items
Approval of City-Initiated Rezonings
Denial of Conditional Use Permit for Maddie's Pumpkin Patch
Tres Lagos Public Improvement District Annual Update and Assessment Plan
Consent Agenda Approval
Approval of Recreation Organization Registration Agreement for NHL Streets
Approval of License Agreement for 804 South Main Street
Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with Palm Valley Animal Society
Adoption of FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget
Adoption of 2026 Property Tax Rate
Approval of Utility Easement Abandonment at 3001 Teresa Avenue
Acceptance of Quarterly Investment Report
Rezoning from C-3 (General Business-OC) District to C-2 (Regional Commercial- UDC) District: 4.182 acres out of Lot 1, Block 1, Manlorson’s Estates Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 101 South Taylor Road. REZ2026-0125
Rezoning from C-3 (General Business-OC) District to R-2 (Medium-Density Residential-UDC) District: 2.032 acres out of Lot 1 Block 1, Manlorson’s Estates Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 111 South Taylor Road. REZ2026-0126
Rezoning from C-2 (Neighborhood Commercial-OC) District to C-1 (Local Commercial-UDC) District: 1.36 acres out of Lot 107, La Lomita Irrigation and Construction Company’s (Hoit) Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 4500 North 29 th Street.…
Rezoning from A-O (Agricultural and Open Space-OC) District To M-2 (Regional Mixed Use-UDC) District: 7.321-acre tract of land out of Lots 29, 30, 31 and 38, McAllen First Suburban Citrus Groves Subdivision, Hidalgo County, Texas; 2100…
Amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City of McAllen.
Approval of Minutes for Workshop and Regular Meeting held on September 14, 2026.
Subdivision Monthly Report.
Project Status Monthly Report through August 31, 2026.
Voting record (5)
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