PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-15

The city council approved up to $20,400,000 over five years for SafeBuilt Texas LLC to provide on-demand plan review and code enforcement services, purchased through the OMNIA Partners cooperative purchasing agreement.

What it means for you

SafeBuilt Texas LLC will handle plan review and code enforcement work for Houston Public Works, affecting residents and contractors who submit building permits or are subject to code inspections.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0523 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 15, 2026, with notes of action taken.

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Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

How to weigh in

Where: City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When: Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak: Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch: Live on HTV ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

How much?$20,400,000minutes ↗

Who's paid?SAFEBUILT TEXAS LLCminutes ↗

Which fund?Building Inspection Fundminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the September 15, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260915-9 — data from official records via PlainDocket.