Stuttgart · On the record

How the council voted

Every recorded council vote in this guide where two or more of the people we profile voted, side by side. Each line was checked against the meeting minutes it links to. Only candidates and members with a page in this guide are listed; open the minutes for the full roll call.

Stuttgart voter guide

Excavator purchase

May 20, 2026

Tabling the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000

Result as recorded: tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026

  • YesBill FreeVoted to table the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000 (tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026).
  • YesHenry NewbyVoted to table the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000 (tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026).
  • NoKarolyn Owen JacksonVoted against tabling the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000 (tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026).
  • NoLarry D. CoxVoted against tabling the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000 (tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026).
  • NoTheodore “Teddy” HoltVoted against tabling the ordinance to buy a new Kobelco excavator for $233,000 (tabling failed on a 3-3 tie broken by the mayor, May 2026).

Stuttgart Daily Leader · May 20, 2026Link

Garbage collection

May 20, 2026

Contracting with Green for Life for residential trash pickup

Result as recorded: approved with Larry Cox the only alderman voting no, May 2026

  • YesBill FreeVoted yes on contracting with Green for Life for residential trash pickup (approved with Larry Cox the only alderman voting no, May 2026).
  • YesHenry NewbyVoted yes on contracting with Green for Life for residential trash pickup (approved with Larry Cox the only alderman voting no, May 2026).
  • YesKarolyn Owen JacksonVoted yes on contracting with Green for Life for residential trash pickup (approved with Larry Cox the only alderman voting no, May 2026).
  • YesTheodore “Teddy” HoltVoted yes on contracting with Green for Life for residential trash pickup (approved with Larry Cox the only alderman voting no, May 2026).

Stuttgart Daily Leader · May 20, 2026Link

A “—” means the line records something other than a plain yes or no (a motion, an abstention, or two votes in one line); read the line itself. How this guide works