City of Austin Council Message Board

Colleagues, here is a draft proposal to create a citizens panel to provide community input on the important decision of who will be the next General Manager for Austin Energy.
The Mayor will discuss this idea with City Manager and report back on the outcomes of the discussion.
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Create a Citizens Advisory Panel (members to be nominated by council members) to include appointees from the following groups:
a) Residential Austin Energy customers
b) Small commercial Austin Energy customers
c) Large commercial and industrial Austin Energy customers
d) Low-income Austin Energy customers
e) Environmental advocates
f) Electric Utility Commission (EUC)
g) Resource Management Commission (RMC)

The Panel would interview and research the candidates identified on the City Manager’s short list and review other candidates not on the City Manager’s short list for consideration and provide advice to Council. The Panel may also request information used by the City Manager’s office or the personnel search firm to evaluate candidates.

The Panel will provide feedback and recommendations to the City Manager and to the City Council by June 17, 2016, and present its recommendations at the June 21, 2016, Austin City Council work session.
The Panel will dissolve upon the hiring of a new Austin Energy General Manager.
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Your input is welcome, too.

Regards,

Leslie

The Mayor and I are compiling a list of community members from the categories listed below, and will select 5-7 names for the Austin Energy General Manager Community Panel.

1. This panel will participate in the round-robin interview staff had scheduled for Tuesday, May 3. Applicants will individually interview with panels of CoA mgmt and separate community panel between 10.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. at City Hall. HR staff will capture input from community panel or panel members can email their assessments to HR.

2. Open invitation for community to meet/talk with AE GM applicants is May 2, 6.30-8.30 p.m. City Hall. Your help in getting word out is appreciated - we've got a really short turn-around.

3. Two opportunities at this time for Council Members to meet/talk with AE GM applicants: Monday morning, 8.30-11.30 a.m., or Monday evening during open invitation reception, 6.30-8.30 p.m. Please advise if you can't make either time on Monday (for example, I can’t make either timeframe on Monday at present) and we may try to work out another opportunity. Also if you have anyone you'd like considered for the community panel, please send my way.

Sure do appreciate everyone's assistance on this important but short-fused effort.

Leslie