Cedar Park - Far Northwest Austin Edition | April 2024

Government

BY KATY MCAFEE & BEN THOMPSON

T.C. Broadnax chosen as Austin’s city manager Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax has been chosen to serve as Austin’s next permanent city manager, Mayor Kirk Watson announced March 26. City Council’s preliminary selection of Broadnax wraps up a months-long search and came after a full day of private interviews and deliberations, as well as a public town hall with nalists Broadnax and Denton City Manager Sara Hensley March 25. A subcommittee made up of Watson, Mayor Pro Tem Leslie Pool and members Paige Ellis, Chito Vela and Vanessa Fuentes helped manage the search process. What’s next Broadnax already tendered his resignation in Dallas and is expected to depart his post there later this spring. City ocials could vote to move forward with contract negotiations and hiring Broadnax

Child care centers eligible for tax aid

“... I am mindful of the critical needs we must urgently address and I am committed to doing so with a collaborative, transparent, inclusive and

Qualied child care centers in Travis County can now apply for a 100% property tax exemption for the 2024 tax year. County ocials hope the move will lower expenses for both child care facilities and families. The context The new policy follows the passage of Proposition 2 in November, which allowed Texas counties to approve a property tax exemption for qualifying child care centers. The move also comes as the federal relief funding given to child care centers during the pandemic is expected to expire by the end of this year, according to a news release. Property owners need to submit an appli- cation for the tax exemption to the Travis Central Appraisal District by the end of April.

equitable approach.” T.C. BROADNAX, AUSTIN’S NEXT CITY MANAGER

on April 4, after press time. Pay details and an employment timeline would be determined through next steps. What they’re saying Pool said Broadnax’s track record led her to recommend him for the role. “Both candidates interviewed and presented exceedingly well, but T.C. Broadnax tipped the balance for me in managing a city of our size and demonstrating the ability to work through very dicult controversies,” she said in a statement.

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