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New provisions for anti-lobbying ordinance up for Council review
Council will be considering amendments to the city’s anti-lobbying ordinance today but it remains to be seen if new language staff has written to accommodate the Ethics Review Commission’s concerns will solve the problems some Council members have with the…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Nov 10, 2011
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Oxford officially files anti-lobbying protest
City Purchasing Officer James Scarboro broke the news at an Electric Utility Commission meeting on Monday that Oxford Advisors LLC has officially filed a protest to the city’s disqualification, under its anti-lobbying ordinance, of the company’s bid to be the…
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Council OKs amendments to lobbying ordinance on first read
City Council is one step away from amending the city’s Anti-Lobbying Ordinance to make competitive processes for social service funding exempt from the law. However, several Council members remain unconvinced those changes will do enough to silence the complaints that…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • Oct 27, 2011
Council weighs pros, cons of anti-lobbying rules for social service providers
Council members are considering waiving the city’s anti-lobbying ordinance in order to improve the social services procurement process. At yesterday’s meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee, representatives of various charitable groups expressed frustration with the level of access…
Uncategorized • By Josh Rosenblatt • May 26, 2011
Audit: Social services contract rules need update
The city auditor’s team studying the city’s social services contracting process found that even though Austin spends millions of dollars on social services contracts, the city “does not have an explicit definition of ‘social services’ and lacks a formal social…
Public Health • By Jo Clifton • Dec 12, 2019
At long last, Council approves biosolids contract
On Thursday, City Council put an end to two and a half years of squabbling over a lucrative contract to manage biosolid waste generated by the city water utility. Council voted 10-1 to award the contract to Synagro of Texas-CDR…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Nov 2, 2018
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