BG Podcast Weekly Recap (8.14.2023)

Welcome to BG Podcast Episode 212! Bingham Group Associate Hannah Garcia CEO A.J. Bingham review the week (of 8.14.2023) in Austin politics and more. This week we focus Austin Council's passage of the FY 2024 city budget. Highlights: • The budget was passed on a 10-1 vote (Council Member Mackenzie Kelly opposing on Wednesday (8.16) at 3:24PM. • At $5.5 billion the FY 2024 budget is Austin's largest to date. • The city's fiscal year begins on October 1st. News Coverage: • Austin adopts $5.5 billion budget, the largest in city history. Here's what we know. (KUT) -> https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-08-16/austin-adopts-5-5-billion-budget-the-largest-in-city-history-here-is-what-we-know • Equity Action to continue push for community needs not met in new city budget (Austin Monitor) -> https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/08/equity-action-to-continue-push-for-community-needs-not-met-in-new-city-budget/ • Council-approved budget contains record-high police funding, sparking dissent from both sides (Austin Monitor) -> https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/08/council-approved-budget-contains-record-high-police-funding-sparking-dissent-from-both-sides/ EPISODE 212 ABOUT THE BINGHAM GROUP, LLC Bingham Group works to advance the interests of businesses, nonprofits, and associations at the municipal and state level. Subscribe to the BG Reads, our daily(6:30AM) newsletter, here -> bit.ly/447KHt5 Follow Bingham Group on LinkedIn at: bit.ly/3WIN4yT Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn at: bit.ly/3RberR3 Contact us at: [email protected] www.binghamgp.com