Travis County Commissioners named four finalists Tuesday for the two vacancies on the Central Health Board of Managers. The final four candidates are Sherri Greenberg, Eliza May, Cynthia Valadez and Sam Wilson. Commissioners narrowed the original 39 applicants down to 13. From among that group, court members each listed their top five candidates, and after those were tallied, they picked the final four. The Commissioners will interview the candidates in early February before making a decision. Central Health manages the county’s indigent health care system.

City administrative offices and most other municipal facilities will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Offices closing include City Council offices, City Hall and all Austin Public Library locations. All recreation centers, senior centers, museums and cultural arts centers will also be closed. Barton Springs Pool, Deep Eddy Pool, Bartholomew Pool and Big Stacy Pool will be open. Trash, recycling and yard trimmings collection for Austin Resource Recovery customers will remain the same. The Annual MLK Community Celebration and March will take place Monday at 9 a.m. For information about the event, transportation options and a map of the march route, visit the city website.

The Austin Young Chamber of Commerce will honor newly elected City Council Member Gregorio “Greg” Casar with its Inspiring Leader Award. Casar was elected in District 4, and at 25 years old, is the city’s youngest Council member. “Council Member Casar embodies the type of leader we strive to empower,” Executive Director Matt Glazer said. “We are honored to share this day with him and celebrate his leadership.” The Austin Young Chamber of Commerce had 1,200 people take part in its programs last year. Members are involved in volunteerism, arts and culture, and economic development and growth within Austin. AYC says its primary purpose is to identify and engage the next generation of Austin leaders. Casar will receive his award Feb. 6 at the Second Annual State of AYC Luncheon.

Greg Anderson, who served as an aide to former Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole, has accepted a new job. Anderson said Monday that he will take the position of director of operations for Austin Habitat for Humanity. He said he was very excited about his new role, which includes everything from planning to construction for the nonprofit homebuilder.

On Thursday, to launch the 50th anniversary celebration of the Voting Rights Act, there will be an event honoring voter registration volunteers. Those attending will be able to see exhibits about the history of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. They will also be able to watch Travis County Voter Registrar Bruce Elfant swear in more than 400 volunteer deputy registrars at once. In addition to Elfant, the celebration will feature Mark Updegrove, LBJ Presidential Library director; and Regina Lawrence, director of the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas. The event will take place at 2 p.m. Thursday at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.

Those interested in a look back at Texas Senate history will want to check out the new Texas State Library and Archives database of Texas Senate audio recordings available here. The project has digitized recordings dating from 1972 to 2006 and includes digitized audio files that represent approximately 25,000 cassette tapes. According to a statement released by the library, “The original tapes were created by and received from Senate Staff Services. The collection includes public committee hearings, floor debates, press conferences, impeachment hearings, and joint meetings with House committees. Before digitization, interested parties were required to physically visit TSLAC in order to play the aging cassette tapes. In the interest of preservation, the original cassettes are no longer available to the public, but can now be accessed 24 hours a day through an online searchable database. The Texas Senate Recordings can be searched by legislative session, keyword, or browsed in their entirety.”

In case you missed it, the proposed cancellation of USA Cycling’s Cyclo-cross National Championships event at Zilker Park because of rain caused a storm of its own this weekend. Though park officials eventually backtracked on the cancellation and instead postponed the event until the next day with a new route, it wasn’t before widespread criticism of the move had flooded social media and digital media (See the Austin Chronicle’s coverage for better examples.) Austin Heritage Tree Foundation’s Zoila Vega pushed for the cancellation. In emails that appeared online, Vega, referring to the original route, predicted damage to the 1/2 Critical Root Zones of 20 Zilker heritage trees, and said moving forward with the event was against city code.

On Thursday, City Council members presented proposed changes to Council committees and meetings. Now they are looking for Austinites’ feedback about the plan. Information on the changes can be found here. And there is a discussion board about the changes on the SpeakUpAustin website. So far, so good, in that no one has suggested naming anything after Fred Durst.

Starting this week, San Jacinto Boulevard will be reduced to a single vehicle lane, as construction in the southeast quadrant of the San Jacinto and Third Street intersection begins. Eastbound traffic on East Third Street will detour to San Jacinto to East Second Street, east to Trinity Street and back north to East Third Street. Pedestrian routes will also be detoured as needed to accommodate construction.

Starting today, all of Austin’s transit riders will need to bring extra quarters with them to catch a ride. Capital Metro is making changes to all pass prices. The local base fare will increase 25 cents to $1.25. A Local Day Pass will cost $2.50, a 7-Day Pass will cost $11.25 and a 31-Day Pass will cost $41.25. Premium fares will cost $1.75 for a Single Ride, $3.50 for a Day Pass, $16.75 for a 7-Day Pass and $62 for a 31-Day Pass. Commuter fares will cost $3.50 for a Single Ride, $7 for a Day Pass, $27.50 for a 7-Day Pass and $96.25 for a 31-Day Pass. And MetroAccess fares will be $1.75 for a Single Ride, $17.50 for a 10-Ride Booklet and $46.50 for a Monthly Pass.

On Thursday, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced its new chairman, chair elect, and members to its Board of Directors. The Chamber selected Gene Austin, who is the president and CEO of Bazaarvoice, as the Chamber’s 2015 chairman of the board. It also selected Tony Budet as the chair elect. Budet is president and CEO of University Federal Credit Union.

New members of the Board of Directors, who will serve until December 31, 2017, are:

Ray Almgren, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, National Instruments
Paul Arcediano, CEO, R&R Limousine & Bus
Denise Bradley, Vice President, Communication & Community Affairs, St. David’s HealthCare
Rich Gergasko, President & CEO, Texas Mutual Insurance Company
Neville Letzerich, Chief Marketing Officer, Websense
Carlos Lopez, South & Central Texas Office Leader, HNTB
Demetrius McDaniel, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Richard Rhodes, President & CEO, Austin Community College District
Amy Updegrove, Publisher, Texas Monthly
Ray Wilkerson, President, Ray Wilkerson Companies, Inc.
Matt Williamson, Managing Director, the Beck Group
James Wood, Vice President & General Manager, Sterling Acura of Austin

On Jan. 27, the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce will open the #IAMBLACKAUSTIN Modern Black Portrait Exhibit at Austin City Hall from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Images from the exhibit will remain on display through Feb. 3. The #IAMBLACKAUSTIN exhibit is an interactive campaign “highlighting the multidimensional expression of Black life in Austin, Texas.” Individuals represented in the exhibit have contributed to the African-American community in the (rapidly gentrifying) city, and the collection aims to “serve as a visual historical reference that reclaims a space that would otherwise be forgotten.” Throughout the exhibit, individual members of the community will be highlighted, and portraits at the unveiling will include City Manager Marc Ott, Deputy City Manager Michael McDonald, Chantell Moody, DJ Hella Yella and Ebony Stewart. Click here to RSVP for the unveiling.