Tag Archives: Charter Review Commission
Should city elections be moved to odd years?
Some political leaders and activists in Austin believe the city would be better off if elections for City Council did not coincide with higher-profile campaigns for president, governor and Congress. At a meeting of the Charter Review Commission on Nov.…
Elections • By Jack Craver • Nov 22, 2017
Reporter's Notebook: Controversy
Out of order… It’s no secret – thanks to our reporting – that Capital Metro’s Customer Satisfaction Advisory Committee isn’t the most influential government-appointed group of citizens in town. But on Wednesday, the committee’s staff liaison let the Capital Metro…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Nov 20, 2017
Is it time for Austin to have a 'strong mayor'?
It’s a common refrain in city political debates: Austin is a big city and it’s time it started acting like one, whether that means building mass transit, allowing taller buildings or adopting single-member City Council districts. For Roger Borgelt, a…
