City Council on Thursday scrapped the staff-led process for hiring an executive search firm to help find a new city manager, sending the Human Resources and Purchasing Office team off to see if it might put together a new process that would include both public and private sector headhunters. Council members voted unanimously to close […]
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TipSheet: City Council, 12.8.16
City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy on its website, here. 2. Approve an ordinance amending City Code Section 3-1-29 (Sterilization) related to the […]
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Human Rights Commission prepares to take on Trump and SB 92
Austin’s Human Rights Commission is testing how much influence city government can have at both the state and national levels this year. Members of the commission are proposing to take a strong stand against President-elect Donald Trump in January and are preparing a recommendation for City Council to condemn some of his statements and conduct […]
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Council questions city manager hiring process
Apparently responding to criticism of the process for selecting a recruiting firm to find a new city manager, some members of City Council indicated that they want staff to move in a new direction during Tuesday’s work session. Choosing from companies that have responded to the city’s request for proposals, a team from the city’s […]
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Ethics complaint filed against wrong person
Northwest Austin neighborhood leader Linda Bailey thought she had discovered a major ethics violation by City Council Member Sheri Gallo’s appointee to the Zoning and Platting Commission and filed a complaint against Susan Chiles Harris on Monday morning. By the end of the day, Bailey discovered that she had made a mistake and was apologizing. […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 12.06.16
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. 3. Approve resolution of appreciation for the Citizen Advisory Committee on Civil and Family Court Capacity. (Judge Eckhardt & Commissioner Shea) […]
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TickTock: Austin City Council 12.1.2016
ITEMS 17 18 19 20 23 24 37 41 TickTock for Friday, December 2, 2016 Participants: MKanin 70 eraycollins 1 Thursday, December 01, 2016 10AM oh hey! I’m here at #atxcouncil and it’s under way! #atxgov December 01, 2016 10:07 AM the library thing (here for deetz: https://t.co/bit2pHR8Wi) is ppd to Dec 8 #atxgov #atxcouncil […]
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Critics: Council should aim higher in manager search
Although City Council has yet to see the names of executive search firms that might take on the task of helping it find a new city manager, two prominent critics are already saying the process is getting off on the wrong foot. Those critics include retired Adm. Bob Inman, who served as director of the […]
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Austin’s high-end apartment market closes some of its vacancy gap
High-end apartments have come to dominate the rental market in downtown Austin. A few years ago, those developments saw a sharp drop in occupancy as new units flooded the market. Now the market seems to be on its way to stabilizing. These days, you can find luxury rentals in virtually every part of the city. In […]
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Union protests some new HR rules
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees has expressed concern about language in proposed amendments to the city’s policy regarding discrimination, harassment, retaliation and employee conduct. The rules opposed by the union, which represents city employees, include language that would govern employee conduct outside the workplace, even when an employee is off duty, […]
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City attorney presence could be scaled down at land-use commission meetings
The city’s land-use commissions may lose their on-call legal counsel, according to Mitzi Cotton, assistant division chief at the Law Department, who presented at the Nov. 29 joint meeting of the Planning Commission and the Zoning and Platting Commission. After the city adopted its 10-1 City Council system, then-city attorney Karen Kennard decided that the […]
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TipSheet: City Council, 12.1.16
City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Though it’s one of the last meetings of the year, the absence of Mayor Steve Adler means that most of the drama will likely be pushed off to the Dec. 15 meeting. But, below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve […]