Live-Blogging the FY 2008 Budget

Just what the title says!

"...Where's Debbie Russell? Alright, more folks have filtered in. Toby Futrell, clad in an intense purple, seems a little..."

July 26, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Let the Battles Begin!

The new city budget promises less is less.

"...about Austin's fiscal crisis was already out; City Manager Toby Futrell and her department heads had spent the morning..."

Aug. 8, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Red Ink Hits the Fan

City Manager Toby Futrell says the budget won't balance without years of tax hikes and service cuts

"...Ever since Toby Futrell became city manager, budget briefings have been spiked..."

May 30, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Under Fire

Memo to Toby Futrell: it's called 'negotiation'

"...for salaries. Despite interest expressed by council, City Manager Toby Futrell responded that the staffing proposal, according to her..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Beside the Point

Council ponders where to set the property-tax rate, and which health care package should cover city employees and their partners

"...presentation's tail end, stalking-horse Brewster McCracken made hay with Toby Futrell, saying same time, last year, Council gave the..."

June 2, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Whose Budget?

The council asks for a new budget, and Futrell delivers the same old bill

"...Last week City Manager Toby Futrell presented her proposed 2006-07 city budget to the..."

Aug. 4, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Slusher Speaks

Daryl Slsuher on the comments regarding his hiring by the City Manager.

"...In the fallout over Toby Futrell's 2002 staffing of a specially-created Austin Energy position..."

July 16, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Preternaturally talented rogue city manager tries escaping 'The Company' before it does her in

"...(if only those sidewalks weren't so goddamn big): The Toby Ultimatum...."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Lost in Space

With the economy at Warp 10, why is the city in the red zone?

"...the USS Enterprise under Klingon siege, says City Manager Toby Futrell, hitting the nitty-gritty in the city's financial forecast...."

May 3, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Council Notebook

A rundown of what's on the agenda this week.

"...member promises a big proposal. Item 36: Also having Toby examine "the feasibility of providing comparable [changing] facilities for..."

Aug. 8, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

It's Toby Time!

"...(Thursday) City Council agenda is the expected hiring of Toby Futrell as Austin's real, official, non-interim city manager. Expect..."

April 12, 2002 News Feature

The Usual Suspects

The first year of the Will Wynn era closes to very mixed reviews, as Austinites wonder whether the city leadership is floundering.

"...Like Wynn and the City Council, and City Manager Toby Futrell and her team, and prominent stakeholders throughout the..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Power Assist

Who's Who

"...under his former chief of staff, and brand-new ACM, Toby Futrell. City Hall insiders say Garza had seen the..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Jesus Garza goes out on top, but not necessarily to universal acclaim.

"...the mayor still communicated with the environmental community, and Toby Futrell was in charge of land-use and growth management,..."

Jan. 11, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beside the Point

Can council seize the reins at City Hall?

"...persistent readers may remember the most pressing question at Toby Futrell's golden handshake/performance evaluation was whether our Toby was..."

July 20, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Inhuman Resources

City HR employees rebel over director's actions, city response

"...and two investigations (one external, one internal), City Manager Toby Futrell and Chief of Staff Kristen Vassallo told the..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Duckmobile politics

"...remain nameless), there's talk – gloating, really – about Toby Futrell's impending departure. "TOBY FUTRELL HAS BEEN PACKING PERSONAL..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

The ACM Machine

Assistant City Managers Outlive Rumors of Their Demise

"...city council doesn't have to study a thousand options." Toby Futrell, who moved up the staff ranks to her..."

Sept. 12, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

City Hall Hustle: Ghost in the Machine

The council receives prophecy from an unexpected source

"...strange, terrible wisdom into a haunted tome – the Tobynomicon! We all thought it was just some spooky story..."

June 4, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point: An Open Letter to Rich Oppel

Sometimes it's hard not to agree with Rich Oppel

"...always had an on-again, off-again relationship with City Manager Toby Futrell. What wasn't to love – the prototypical up-from-the-mail-room,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

For the firefighters, City Hall's rep for putting its people first goes up in smoke

"...Toby Futrell started with the city of Austin more than..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large: Money Changes Everything

In budget crunch, how will Austin decide which 'pet projects' get spayed?

"...Do we feel sorry for Toby Futrell yet? Well, no, not really, since the new..."

April 26, 2002 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

How Not to Pick a Police Chief

As the search reaches full speed, so do complaints about the process

"...The reason is offered in four words: City Manager Toby Futrell.Behind the Curtain..."

June 8, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Austin at Large

Development review gets flattened by budget steamroller

"...complaint about the attitudes of staff," says City Manager Toby Futrell. "But much of that comes from the situation..."

Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Weak at the Knee?

Chief Stan Knee's tenure at the APD has had many external successes, and several internal failures.

"...the idiosyncrasies of a police department," says City Manager Toby Futrell. She has been impressed by Knee's strong advocacy..."

Oct. 25, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin @ Large: Oversight, Out of Mind

As the city and police union move forward, what's being left behind?

"...side was money. "We were interested," says City Manager Toby Futrell, "in managing the cost drivers in our budgets,"..."

March 12, 2004 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Beside the Point

The budget passes, and the feathers fly

"...sign, into a more politicized environment than years past; Toby Futrell's initial prediction of a since-closed $27 million "gap"..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Beside the Point

Telling ghost stories around the summer campfire, the Statesman imagines a grisly end for Futrell

"...no further than this week's flaying of City Manager Toby Futrell...."

July 13, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Austin @ Large: The Writing on the Wall

If neighborhoods don't embrace Smart Growth, the city as a whole will get stuck with stupid growth.

"...why the erstwhile queen of Smart Growth, City Manager Toby Futrell her own self, threw great vats of cold..."

Dec. 19, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Double Jeopardy

A long-ago marijuana conviction gets a library staffer fired and raises questions about city employment policies and the war on drugs

"...Upon re-examining the city's approach to CBIs, City Manager Toby Futrell disagreed with staff's conclusion that "nolo contendere" equals..."

Nov. 29, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

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