City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues,

I share in the frustration that many in the public have expressed about the most recent boil water notice and the frequency of these events. While I appreciate the efforts our staff are making to restore water and distribute assistance, our community expects and deserves better.

I’ve already told the City Manager that I believe we need an external audit to address what happened this weekend and the pattern of water quality challenges we have experienced over recent years.

To that end, I will be posting my resolution calling for an external audit to be conducted to examine our most recent incidents and identify appropriate protocol, operational, investment and other changes and actions.

I have already spoken with CM Tovo and CM Fuentes (Austin Water Oversight Chair) and they are joining me as co-sponsors. Please let me know if you would like to co-sponsor this resolution.

Regards,
Alison Alter

MPT Alter, I agree that an independent, external audit of what happened is a good plan, for sure. Thanks, and I would like to co-sponsor the resolution that you and CM Fuentes are working on.

Best,

Leslie

CM Alter -

Thank you for proposing this independent review. I would like to be added as a cosponsor.

Paige Ellis

CM Alter,

Thank you for your leadership on this. I would like to be added as a co-sponsor to this item. I am interested in several aspects of this resolution, including but not limited to the fiscal impact, timeline, and execution. My hope is that an external audit of Austin Water will help us better serve the City of Austin.

Warm Regards,

-mk