The BG Podcast: City Manager Edition

Bingham Group Associate Hannah Garcia and CEO A.J. discuss Austin Mayor Kirk Watson's call to evaluate the employment of City Manager Spencer Cronk. Austin is a Council-Manager form of government, with the City Manager serving as the CEO of the city and reporting, receiving guidance, oversight from the Council. This call to evaluate Mr. Cronk's employment comes on the heels of last week's ice storm, and public criticsim of the city's response. The Austin City Council will take up discussion on this item at their Thursday (2/9) meeting. Helpful Links: • Austin City Council will consider firing City Manager Spencer Cronk after storm response (KUT, 2.6.2023) - https://bit.ly/3Yrl8ku • Austin Council Work Session Agenda (2/7) - https://bit.ly/3HBkIRH • Austin Council Agenda (2/9): https://bit.ly/3jsTTae • Austin Council Message Board: https://austincouncilforum.org Episode 184 ABOUT THE BINGHAM GROUP, LLC Bingham Group works to advance the interests of businesses, nonprofits, and associations at the municipal and state level. View our services here -> https://bit.ly/3H7xyXC Follow Bingham Group on LinkedIn at: https://bit.ly/3WIN4yT Connect with A.J. on LinkedIn at: https://bit.ly/3DlFiUK Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn at: https://bit.ly/3RberR3 Contact us at: [email protected] We are a HUB/MBE-certified Austin lobbying firm. www.binghamgp.com