City Hall
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
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…
Thursday, December 7, 2017 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
Threadgill’s fighting for airport contract
A battle is brewing over airport restaurant concession contracts, and Threadgill’s is in the middle of the fight.Also in the middle of a contract fight is the local massage concession known as Knot Anymore, which has provided massage services at…
Tuesday, November 21, 2017 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
Audit: City jobs programs disorganized
The city’s workforce development programs are neither well-planned nor well-coordinated, and the city does not have reliable data to evaluate the success of the programs, according to an audit released last week by the Office of the City Auditor.The audit,…
Monday, November 20, 2017 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
Auditor voices concern about erosion of trust
On Friday, the Office of the City Auditor turned over the name of and allegations made by a whistleblower, as well as the identities of several witnesses, in the investigation of alleged violations of city regulations by Margo Frasier, the…
Friday, November 17, 2017 by Jo Clifton
City Hall
Audit: City lacks system to track fee waivers
Some city departments are doing a good job of tracking fees they waive, while others fail to track those fees or do so inconsistently, according to a report that Office of the City Auditor staff presented at the City Council…
