Sorting the Categories: Current Social Services Contracts

The city attempts to define its basic social service priorities

"...The Health and Human Services Department has prepared a breakdown of how current social..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Council Recap: Social Services Win

Council approves multimillion plan to fund social services contracts

"...In a win for social service and health advocates, City Council passed two separate..."

April 1, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Rethinking Social Services: Five Priorities

City moves to reconsider social services funding standards

"...The five areas council chose to prioritize in future social service funding were culled from the Health and Human..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Budget, Contracts, and APD

Activists press City Council on police accountability

"...the permits, fees, and licenses normally associated with food services. The largely symbolic and celebratory proposal provoked a Randian..."

April 24, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Scaling the Pyramid

City moves to reprioritize social service programs in the new year

"...a long-simmering revamp of the process awarding the city's social service contracts – more than 60 separate funding agreements..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 5/11/11

Real talk on politics and race at council work session

"...recommends discontinuing funding about half of the city's 51 social service contractors. We weren't the only one to notice,..."

May 11, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Hard Choices

City Hall embarks on the bumpy road to social services

"...at City Hall is the annual March of the Social Service Organizations. It's not a rigidly disciplined or even..."

May 20, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Follow the Money

City attempts to keep up with growing need for services

"...began a concerted effort to convince them to increase social services funding. Two of the most prominent were coalitions..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

You Can't Touch This

The budget battles, Round 2: Citizens rally to save community services

"...this standard, the Aug. 14 budget hearing on community services -- parks, libraries, health and human services -- must..."

Aug. 22, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Hustle: Making Sausage Without a Map

Transparency's not what you see, but what you see through

"...city's head-in-the-sand approach to corruption allegations in the Fleet Services department, there's no dearth of less-than-confidence-inspiring decisions at 301..."

July 9, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

City Budget Blues

The city budget battle moves toward an unanticipated quick conclusion.

"...Park neighbors and leaders of the Austin Area Human Services Association -- but not Futrell, Warren, or Assistant City..."

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

City Hall Hustle: Mo' Money

As the budget year ends, council reshuffles the last few cards

"...the first one post interoffice communication), it looks like social service contracting – one of the flash points this..."

Sept. 23, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Running the Numbers

Today only: Council holds off-campus meeting

"...The approximate date that would kick-start new social service contracts awarded by the city. Over this year,..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Chips Are Down

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

"...municipal court proposal) – "changes to current Spanish-language interpreter services" – hung fire for a bit. The proposal, to..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Trimming Tax Breaks and Tweaking Services

Council follows the money – what little there is

"...debate over drastic changes to the suite of city-funded social service contracts...."

May 13, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 6/21/11

F1, pedicabs, Fun Fun Fun Fest & Willie close out council

"...unused section of the city's Todd Lane Solid Waste Services Transfer facility as a “backup Transition Facility” for incoming..."

June 21, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Hustling the Budget

Council spreads a few extra dollars and covers its bets

"...expected property-tax rolls – the bulk ($235,000) went to social-service spending. Which agencies? That hasn't been decided yet. "I'm..."

Sept. 12, 2008 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...resolution authorizes City Manager Spencer Cronk to expand existing contracts with the city’s nonprofit partners to distribute the aid...."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Room for the Unexpected

With the budget season not yet in full swing, there's still time for hope

"...Reductions Parks & Recreation $45,093,110 $1,963,342 4.4% Health & Social Services 41,588,858 1,772,337 4.3% Library 27,183,857 957,402 3.5% Planning..."

July 1, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Add-Backs to Cut City Services

"...Community Services $2.14 millionMunicipal Court: $337,067 for clerks, social service contracts,..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature

This Is Your City Budget

More police, vanishing grants, rising costs, and ... Jazzercise?

"...budget work session. "[We have] the refusal to fund social service contracts, and then we have an expense way..."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 9/19/11

Council considers legal contracts, election dates, Central Library

"...Police, Austin Fire, and Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Service as well as the other local and regional public..."

Sept. 19, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

City Hammers Out Budget, Crosses Fingers for Katrina Evacuee Reimbursements

2005-06 money is ready to spend

"...add-backs to previously cut programs, and additional funds to social services. "As we go forward into the unknown …..."

Sept. 16, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

TDH: 5/10/11

On Council agenda: Historic tax abatements, Holly decommission & more

"...53-55: 10:30am morning briefings: A Mueller redevelopment update; a social service briefing; and overview of the redistricting process. The..."

May 10, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Place 4: It's Morrison, and Then Some ...

"...Issues she's currently focused on include social service needs. She's on the board of the Community..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

City Hall Hustle: Take a Boardwalk With Me

While Council takes off, the bond battle heats up

"...we reported last week, council's Public Health and Human Services Committee is re-examining funding for social service contracts and..."

July 16, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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?

"...Fund, which pays for public safety, public health, and social and community services – all the departments that we..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Daily Hustle: 9/14/10

Council makes amends, amendments

"...Austin Energy's funding of the Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services Office. While really tinkering around the edges of EGRSO's..."

Sept. 14, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

After months of talking about it, City Manager Toby Futrell finally makes official her proposal to bridge the city's $57 million budget gap.

"...Service cuts: Even at the effective rate, there's still gonna..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Budget Calendar

"...Aug. 12: The council will consider community services – parks, libraries, social-service contracts, and what remains of..."

Aug. 6, 2004 News Feature

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