Tag Archives: city manager
Casaday scolds Council over lack of contract
The president of the Austin Police Association lashed out at City Council during Thursday’s meeting over the city’s failure to reach an agreement with the union over police officers’ pay and benefits. “I want everybody on the Council to know…
Police • By Jo Clifton • Oct 19, 2018
Judge considers dismissing police union suit
Attorneys for the city sparred with attorneys for the Austin Police Association, its president Ken Casaday and police Sgt. Robert Miljenovich during a court hearing Monday over whether the police union’s suit against various city officials should be dismissed without…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Mar 27, 2018
Cronk says he just wants to get to know us
In a brief meeting with reporters on Tuesday, Austin’s new city manager, Spencer Cronk, showed himself to be affable and articulate, but he resisted all efforts to pin him down on questions about several topics, including the contract with the…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Feb 21, 2018
Here's what the new city manager's salary and benefits could look like
When incoming City Manager Spencer Cronk moves to Austin next month, he’ll have some help. City Council members are scheduled to vote next week on a compensation package for Cronk, who comes to Austin from Minneapolis and starts on Feb.…
City Hall • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jan 24, 2018
Memo outlines 'downtown puzzle' progress headed into 2018
Work on Mayor Steve Adler’s “downtown puzzle” policies package will be almost certainly put on hold until the spring when newly hired city manager Spencer Cronk will be able to study and work on how to execute the proposal. That…
City Council • By Chad Swiatecki • Dec 21, 2017
Council selects Minneapolis official Spencer Cronk as new city manager
City Council unanimously selected Spencer Cronk to be the next city manager. Cronk has been the Minneapolis city administrator since 2014. Before that, he worked for New York City’s Department of Small Business Services. “Austin is fortunate to have Spencer…
City Hall • By Stephanie Federico • Dec 20, 2017
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Cronk, Lazarus vie for city manager job
Each of the two finalists for the job of Austin city manager, Howard Lazarus and Spencer Cronk, did his best to convince a small crowd gathered at the Austin Convention Center last night, as well as an unknown number of…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 13, 2017
Austin's two city manager finalists: Howard Lazarus and Spencer Cronk
The seemingly interminable search for Austin’s next city manager has finally been winnowed down to two applicants for the job. On Thursday, Stephen Newton of consulting firm Russell Reynolds Associates, which City Council hired to lead the candidate search, recommended…
City Council • By Jack Craver • Dec 8, 2017
Council reveals six finalists for city manager position
After getting heat for keeping candidates’ identities secret and evading reporters, City Council has released the names of six finalists for the city manager position. Mayor Steve Adler published the names and biographies to the Council Online Message Board Monday…
City Council • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Nov 21, 2017
Austin Monitor Radio: Looking for the next city manager with Elizabeth Findell
This week, Austin American-Statesman reporter Elizabeth Findell sits down with Austin Monitor freelancer Caleb Pritchard and editor Elizabeth Pagano to talk about the (sometimes very exciting) search for Austin’s next city manager. Though City Council voted to release the names…
Radio • By Austin Monitor • Nov 13, 2017
Public to meet manager candidates after all
After months of insisting on keeping the names of all city manager candidates secret, Steve Newton of Russell Reynolds Associates announced during Thursday’s City Council meeting that the names of the finalists would become public on either Friday or Monday.…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Nov 10, 2017
Council flees posted meeting place for interviews
City Council continued to try to hide the names of candidates for city manager on Thursday, taking the unusual and possibly illegal step of leaving the location advertised for its executive session with the candidates and meeting in a place…
