Amended Resolution for Mayor & Council Staff additions
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 3:44 pm
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION NO._________________ (DRAFT)
WHEREAS, the new 10-1 City Council has made, and continues to make, significant changes in the way that City business is conducted in Austin; and
WHEREAS, there has been, and continues to be, a shift of more authority to the Mayor and to Council Members—such as their ability to determine their own staff (as authorized by Proposition 12 that was approved by Austin voters as recently as 2012); and
WHEREAS, given the expansion of responsibilities that the Mayor and Council Members find themselves confronted with, it is necessary to provide to the Mayor and to Council Members the additional human resources that are called for in order to properly carry out the added responsibilities that the Mayor and Council Members are required to address; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
The City Manager is directed to re-allocate, from the existing City budget, three Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) to the Mayor’s budget and one FTE to each of the 10 Council Members’ budget; this re-allocation will start immediately and shall expire on September 30, 2015. The budget value of each FTE will not exceed the salary of a sitting Council Member. The amount paid to any individual staff member, and decision on number of employees is a decision of each elected officeholder.
RESOLUTION NO._________________ (DRAFT)
WHEREAS, the new 10-1 City Council has made, and continues to make, significant changes in the way that City business is conducted in Austin; and
WHEREAS, there has been, and continues to be, a shift of more authority to the Mayor and to Council Members—such as their ability to determine their own staff (as authorized by Proposition 12 that was approved by Austin voters as recently as 2012); and
WHEREAS, given the expansion of responsibilities that the Mayor and Council Members find themselves confronted with, it is necessary to provide to the Mayor and to Council Members the additional human resources that are called for in order to properly carry out the added responsibilities that the Mayor and Council Members are required to address; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN:
The City Manager is directed to re-allocate, from the existing City budget, three Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) to the Mayor’s budget and one FTE to each of the 10 Council Members’ budget; this re-allocation will start immediately and shall expire on September 30, 2015. The budget value of each FTE will not exceed the salary of a sitting Council Member. The amount paid to any individual staff member, and decision on number of employees is a decision of each elected officeholder.