Scottsdale Mayor Lisa Borowsky is calling a special City Council meeting at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at City Hall, 3939 N. Drinkwater Blvd., to address next steps regarding Senate Bill 1543.
The Sept. 12 special Scottsdale City Council meeting will address one item:
1) Possibly authorizing the Interim City Attorney, and/or his designees, to proceed as instructed in the Executive Session held on September 9, 2025.
Mayor Borowsky’s statement on the special meeting:
“I have practiced commercial litigation for many years. During the Executive Session on Sept. 9, it was clear to me that the proposed lawsuit strategy needed additional research and fine tuning. Therefore, I could not, in good faith, vote ‘yes’ or ‘no’ regarding how to proceed. However, I did, and do, support filing a legal challenge against the state regarding SB1543. To that end, I have scheduled a special meeting for tomorrow, Friday September 12th at 2 pm, in order to have the Council confirm its direction following the Exec Session as requested by our City Attorney.
This is not a new vote, it’s a vote confirming Council’s prior direction. This will have the secondary effect of providing clarity for our residents about what the Council’s direction actually was on SB1543 instead of relying on the false and misleading narratives which followed Tuesday’s meeting.”