Mayor and Council Office Budgets
Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2025 3:07 pm
Colleagues,
Earlier today, at the Audit & Finance Committee meeting, I gave a brief presentation on potential reforms to the use of Mayor and Council Office Budgets https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=463448. Following my presentation, we heard comments and feedback from several Council Members. If any Council Members have additional ideas they'd like to share, please add them in this thread.
As I mentioned this morning, we want this process to be expeditious but thoughtful, and I invite all Council Members to share their input, regardless of whether they sit on the Audit & Finance Committee.
Working with staff from Financial Services and the City Attorney's Office, I will share a draft policy with the Council by December 19. This will give us time over the holiday to review and bring back additional recommendations, which we'll discuss at the next Audit & Finance Committee meeting on January 14. Then, the Committee will present updates to the full Council at the Council Meeting on January 22.
Thanks,
Kirk
On behalf of Mayor Watson
Earlier today, at the Audit & Finance Committee meeting, I gave a brief presentation on potential reforms to the use of Mayor and Council Office Budgets https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/ ... ?id=463448. Following my presentation, we heard comments and feedback from several Council Members. If any Council Members have additional ideas they'd like to share, please add them in this thread.
As I mentioned this morning, we want this process to be expeditious but thoughtful, and I invite all Council Members to share their input, regardless of whether they sit on the Audit & Finance Committee.
Working with staff from Financial Services and the City Attorney's Office, I will share a draft policy with the Council by December 19. This will give us time over the holiday to review and bring back additional recommendations, which we'll discuss at the next Audit & Finance Committee meeting on January 14. Then, the Committee will present updates to the full Council at the Council Meeting on January 22.
Thanks,
Kirk
On behalf of Mayor Watson