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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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 (2)
Recorded while Rios was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Amendment to Resolution No. 2025-12 to incorporate language as required by the Office of the Governor, for funding under the Fiscal Year 2026 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) – Governance and Planning Projects, to accept…
State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Applications (Governance, Mitigation, Assessment)
Voting record (0)(Governance)
No votes found matching Governance.