Here's How Austin's Last-Minute City Budget Battles Played Out

How advocates' calls for action were and weren't answered

"...By the morning of Aug. 16, the day City Council was set to approve a budget for fiscal..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Budget: Open Season on 'Vacancies'

Council has little thirst for raising property taxes

"...The City Council is waist-deep in budget deliberations, marked today (Thursday,..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

1995-96 City Budget: Health Care Relief Comes Painfully

"...audible sigh of relief can be heard down at city hall this budget season, now that Brackenridge is off..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Public Notice: City Budget Season Continues

A primer on the schedule and the tax rates

"..."All attention at City Hall is on the budget," I wrote last week...."

July 29, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

1995-96 City Budget: The Electric Utility Holding the Line

"...the mayor et al.'s ceaseless clamor to sell the city's electric utility is the sound of money being counted...."

Aug. 25, 1995 News Feature

1995-96 City Budget: Aviation Department Airport Revenues Taking Off

"...Between the forced financial anemia that has plagued most city budgets this fiscal year and the grandiosity of Bergstrom's..."

Aug. 18, 1995 News Feature

Fun and Games With the City Budget

The city takes its budget process on the road

"...By the time you read this, the city will have completed three town hall meetings concerning the..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Austin City Budget: FY 2017 Timeline

"...April 27: Financial forecast and budget overview..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature

This Week on The Austin Chronicle Show: Mike Clark-Madison on the City Budget and Rock Photographer Martha Grenon

Why you should care about how the city spends your money

"...Chronicle Show, News Editor Mike Clark-Madison breaks down the city’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2020, including how much..."

Aug. 16, 2019 News Post by Kimberley Jones

“Historic” Spending on Homelessness in New City Budget

FY 2020 plan calls for maximum tax rate to beat revenue caps

Aug. 9, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Hitting the Budget Barbells

The annual city budget workouts begin, and you're all invited

"...The city budget returns, and with it, all the perennial questions..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: And So the Money Goes

Final City Budget Adoption Not Quite So Final

"...shouldn't be surprised a decision as big as the city's 2010 budget – which, despite its eyelid-drooping, number-crunching wonktitude,..."

Sept. 18, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Twisting the Knife

Is Austin heading for a double-dip recession?

"...I asked Chief Budget Officer Ed Van Eenoo that question as a kind..."

April 22, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Budget in a Box

The budget year begins with the annual forecast

"...reassuring drone of ATXN.TV in the background, as the city's budget administrators deliver the annual financial and budget forecast..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Budget Stretch Run

City money season at full speed – and the dollars are chasing the needs

"...Budget Timeline..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

“Reimagining” APD and Its Huge Budget Starts Now

City Council and the city manager try to move away from policing, but is it enough?

"...City Manager Spencer Cronk wants his proposed police budget to..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Budget Games

As the economy improves, Council looks toward next year's budget

"..."We don't play games with the budget."..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Crash-Scene Budget

The budget balances, and stitching is transparent

"...Considering the 2010 city budget process began months ago, back in May, it's..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Q&A With City Manager Spencer Cronk

In his first sit-down interview with the Chronicle, Austin's CM discusses public safety, the budget, and next steps

"...On July 14, City Manager Spencer Cronk sat down (virtually of course) with..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The New M.O. at City Hall

City Manager Marc Ott opens up on his new job, his new city, and his philosophy of governance

"...What makes Marc Ott tick? How might the new city manager's leadership change the direction of Austin? That's been..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council Makes Last-Minute Changes to $4.5 Billion Budget Plan

A budget is born

"...As the Chronicle went to press Wednes­day, Aug. 11, City Council was deep into its deliberations on amendments to..."

Aug. 13, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

If We Had Budget Enough, and Time ...

Council closes in on a final FY 2017 city budget

"...City Council resumes budget deliberations today, Sept. 8, planning a..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: A Living Budget

Austin Interfaith praises Council for progressive budget

"...week in the wake of approving the FY 2016 budget, and doing so while generally supporting progressive spending priorities..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Column

City Hall Hustle: No Ports in This Storm

Ruthless economic climate has city bracing for budget season

"...the report's release – on the eve of the city's annual foray into budget season – is highly appropriate...."

April 8, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Discount Government, Part II

Historically low city tax rates bite back in the longer run

"...A quiet watershed of sorts occurred at City Hall last year, as council thumbed through the proposed..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Everybody Makes Do With Less ... Except APD

Council tweaks the minor numbers on the FY 2011 budget

"..."Once a budget hits the desk – and it's two volumes yea-thick..."

Sept. 17, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Ready to Wrap

Budget is ready for council approval, but a few sticking points remain

"...I went into this column on the city budget thinking my hook was the tax rate: whether..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: The Reaper Cometh

Deep in the hole, the city offers its budget-cut proposals

"...But a look at the city's ledgers reveals, unfortunately, Aus­tin would do well to attract..."

June 12, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council: Proposed Budget Takes the Stage

City manager and budget staff lay out FY 2017 budget

"...On Wednesday morning, a somewhat diminished City Council heard the formal presentation of City Manager Marc..."

July 29, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

City Hall Hustle: Budget, Bonds, and Big Plans

Hard times and planned projects to collide at city forums

"...opportunities this week on major financial decisions facing the city: the city budget and the proposed November bond election...."

June 18, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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