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Council debates scope and safeguards of proposed citywide efficiency audit; vote likely delayed
Summary
Council members and the city auditor debated a proposed ordinance to authorize a comprehensive, citywide efficiency assessment. Staff said costs are unknown and a competitive RFP could take 4–6 months; labor representatives sought worker protections and early consultation. Mayor proposed postponing the ordinance to allow additional refinement and stakeholder input.
The Austin City Council spent the second half of its Feb. 3 work session on a proposed ordinance (item A45) to authorize an ongoing, citywide efficiency assessment run by an external consultant.
Bridal Summers and Carol Guthrie, speaking for AFSCME Local 1624, urged council to add worker protections and slow the timetable, saying the ordinance lacked clarity on whether city jobs could be contracted out and what guarantees the city would provide to its workforce. "Without greater clarity, we... cannot support this and we think it either needs to be postponed or some changes made to the ordinance itself," the union representative said.…
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