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New Council kicks things off
Sunday, January 25, 2015 by Elizabeth Pagano
This week’s City Council meeting will feature, prominently, a decision about how Austin’s Council meeting procedures and committee structures will change. Though there are details of the changes that no doubt remain to be worked out, all Council members except Council Member Don Zimmerman have signed on as co-sponsors of the agenda item. The ordinance is sponsored by Mayor Steve Adler.
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