city budget

New library branch hours begin Oct. 2

Austin City Connection News and Event Highlights  Thu, 09/25/2008 - 7:00pm

As part of new City budget, libraries will close Thursday or Friday; geographic coordination ensures no area in Austin will be without library service on any day



 

Council unanimously approves 2009 City budget

Austin City Connection News and Event Highlights  Sun, 09/07/2008 - 7:00pm

Balanced Fiscal Year 2009 budget responds to community needs and priorities; $2.8 billion dollar budget take effect Oct. 1, 2008.



 

Austin City News

The Allandale Reporter  Mon, 08/11/2008 - 6:40am

Here's a link to the August issue of Austin City News. It includes articles on the 2009 City budget, the upcoming single stream recycling program which starts October 6th, information about the free summer writing camp for kids, front and...



 

Disability group, preservationists call for funding

Daily Texan  Thu, 08/07/2008 - 11:00pm

The Austin City Council held a public hearing Thursday night for residents to voice opinions on the proposed city budget.

Most of the people who spoke were representatives from ADAPT of Texas, a grassroots disability rights group, and called for the reallocation of funds in the proposed budget to fund the improvement of city sidewalks.



 

City council will discuss options for combating budget shortfall

Daily Texan  Mon, 06/23/2008 - 11:00pm

City council members and city officials are working to combat the estimated $25.3 million shortfall in the 2009 city budget.



 

What, me to blame? Austin city council gets "wake up call" on po...

Austin Metablog  Tue, 06/17/2008 - 9:40am

Austin's police contract ballooned and took over the whole city budget. Gee, how'd that happen? Oh yeah, pandering liberals. (via Grits for Breakfast)



 

Kim accuses Shade of budget-busting plans for unions

KEYE - CBS 42  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 9:41pm

Candidate Randi Shade is being accused of promising to spend more money for fire, police, and EMS, without seeing if the city budget can support it.