Beside The Point

Rethinking our old water treatment plant, and other feces-related topics

"...back again, inevitably, this budget season. If the city's financial forecast is indeed as dire as we've been assured,..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

About That City Council Agenda …

Where's the Budget Policy Discussion?

"...Judging from this slide taken from the Financial Forecast, this Thursday's agenda, as outlined below, seems to..."

May 21, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Aquaholics Anonymous

Austin's got a drinking problem.

"...well, as the things up last week – the financial forecast presentation and Lee Leffingwell's water-conservation plan – were..."

May 7, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

I Called the Witch Doctor

Get money, get money …

"...Kicking off the five-year financial forecast at City Council today is economist John Hockenyos,..."

May 3, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

EMS Bargaining Power – At Budget Time

Austin EMS employees likely to receive bargaining power – while the city looks to cut public safety spending.

"...Of course, tomorrow at City Council comes the five-year financial forecast; advance word is it paints a rainy picture,..."

May 2, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Beside the Point

What's ahead on the City Council agenda

"...to be less impertinent: an update on the city's financial forecast, which, judging from the reports coming out the..."

April 29, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Your Questions, Comments, and Concerns ...

How to get info about and give feedback for the city budget.

"...([email protected], 974-2220). Also available online are the city's long-range financial forecast, its latest customer survey, and a running list..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

The Budget's Downhill Slide

"...City of Austin General Fund Financial Forecast All figures in Millions of $ FY 2003FY..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...to rear the clan of child prodigies: Chas, the financial whiz; Richie, the sweatband-spangled tennis pro; and adopted daughter,..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin.

"...Tuesday, City Manager Jesus Garza released the city's five-year financial forecast -- the first step in this summer's long..."

May 11, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Is Knowledge Power?

A profile of precarious global intelligence firm Stratfor

"...unlikely to fulfill his six-year term in office." The forecast was part of a "Global Intelligence Update" (or GIU)..."

Sept. 14, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...trustees approved a $1.15 billion budget for the 2016 financial year. AISD Trustee Ann Teich called it "a very..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Budget: Something's Gotta Give

Cooling economy, rising costs mean tough choices for City Council

"...base message delivered on April 29 by Deputy Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo. Beginning his budget forecast presentation..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Budget Puzzles

Before your eyes glaze over, a few matters for consideration

"...city staff budget mavens (in their May 3 five-year forecast to the council), the 2008 budget will show a..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Playback – Sike Fest: Levitation Canceled

Levitation 2016, a bitter pill for all

"...the timid masses checking back to see if the forecast has improved. Or so I overheard organizers of Eeyore's..."

May 6, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Mission, Not Accomplished

The city's draft budget is on the table, and the cuts just keep on coming

"...is in the offing. (Actually, according to Futrell's long-term forecast, three more years of cutbacks await this council and..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Budget Stretch Run

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

"...developments, and new or concluded projects that alter the financial plans. Spring Forward..."

Aug. 2, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Budgets Is Hard

Council begins digging into the budget details, and it ain't easy

"...new City Council began digging earnestly into the budget forecast, asking staff to explain in more detail the framework..."

May 8, 2015 News Column by Michael King

Roger Duncan's Night Visions

Austin Energy's GM invites us to wrestle with the conundrum of clean energy

"...gain a working grasp of key concepts like "load forecast," "capacity factor," "intermittency," "load growth," "carbon offsets," "energy charges,"..."

Oct. 24, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Council: What Drought?

Zimmerman and Troxclair take on water restrictions

"...4 with more of the same. We're at the forecast and briefing stage – consultant Jon Hockenyos traditionally presents..."

May 6, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

From the Archive: Welcome to Chaos

Originally published on Nov. 12, 1993: ATCEMS saves lives every day, but the stresses of the job have high costs

"...staffing is the bigger issue. In a five-year departmental forecast delivered to City Manager Camille Barnett back in March,..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Raoul Hernandez

What Do Austinites Want?

10-1 City Council wrangles its first budget

"...budget that includes a rate adjusted from the springtime forecast to accommodate the 6% exemption – and immediately, the..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...the budget cycle has begun – staffers presented the financial and budget forecast April 22, and Council digs into..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature

Cruel to Be Kind

The Sting of Austin's 1996-97 Budget

"...What about livability? Despite the current boom, the five-year forecast for Austin performed by the city's budget department is..."

Aug. 23, 1996 News Feature by Louisa C. Brinsmade

Letters at 3AM

The economic future of the United States is no longer in our hands

"...My Revised Forecast: This price drop is temporary. It may last as..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Column by Michael Ventura

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

"...Knowing that they have AISD at a financial disadvantage, board Vice President Vince Torres said, "The surrounding..."

April 9, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...calls them "discs") on each item representing their budgetary financial values, the exercise was for each table to agree..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

"...as the annual budget cycle begins with a five-year forecast: "We're gonna need lots of money." See "Beside the..."

May 4, 2007 News Feature

City Council Gets Some Breathing Room on the Budget

Austin bounced back from COVID with what City Manager Spencer Cronk called “spectacular economic growth.” How spectacular?

"...Cronk dropped the fiscal 2022 budget, the City Hall financial team's five-year forecast (required by law) anticipated a $5.5..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Are You Typical?

Council's first look at FY 2016 budget

"...and regulations put in place by the utility). Chief Financial Officer Elaine Hart explained that the $4.94 estimate is..."

Aug. 7, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

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