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Houston mayor commits to implementing Ernst & Young review, targets 5–15% savings
Summary
Mayor Chris said the city will implement recommendations from an Ernst & Young operations assessment, seek 5–15% savings across a roughly $5 billion operation, and address long-standing problems including court closures, solid-waste shortfalls and transparency concerns.
Mayor Chris said Tuesday the city will implement recommendations from an Ernst & Young assessment aimed at improving operations and holding employees accountable, and that the review could produce “reasonable to expect 5% to 15% savings” across the city’s roughly $5,000,000,000 operation.
The assessment involved about 12,000 city employees, Mayor Chris said, and the city is already pursuing changes. “We started in January looking for efficiencies, holding people accountable,” he said, adding that some changes were put into effect before the assessment was completed.
Why it matters: The mayor framed the review as a response to persistent management and procurement problems that have affected core services. He criticized earlier uses of American Rescue Plan Act…
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