Government
BY BEN THOMPSON
Travis County leaders OK housing grant plan Travis County commissioners approved a ve-year plan for federal Community Devel- opment Block Grant funding on Aug. 6. By the numbers The county is expected to receive more than $1.6 million in CDBG funding for scal year 2024-25, and $426,704 from local and state a ordable housing programs. Based on public feedback, county sta proposed improvement projects using CDBG funding over the next year: • Cardinal Hill Estates road design and construction: $1 million • Northridge Acres wastewater system: $150,000 • General infrastructure: $149,772 • Administration and planning: $324,943
Lisa Davis was con rmed as Austin’s next police chief on Aug. 6 following her appointment by City Manager T.C. Broadnax (left). She’ll succeed interim Police Chief Robin Henderson (right) in September.
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Lisa Davis con rmed as new Austin police chief City Council unanimously con rmed Lisa Davis as chief of the Austin Police Department Aug. 6. The overview Davis will o cially succeed interim Police Chief Robin Henderson after the Labor Day holiday in September. She was hired on a $275,000 salary.
Davis most recently served as assistant chief in Cincinnati, and will be the second-ever permanent woman chief in Austin. Zooming in Broadnax said he picked Davis given “resound- ingly positive” feedback he received from city o cials and community members. Davis said her approach will be based on e ective, equitable and ethical policing strategies, and that she’ll work to address APD’s sta ng shortage and o cer morale.
Austin o cials OK $5.9B city budget, tax increase Austin City Council passed a $5.9 billion budget and a 7% property tax rate increase for scal year 2024-25, in a 10-1 vote on Aug. 14. The big picture
City of Austin tax rates The city's scal year 2024-25 tax rate will be over 7% higher than the current rate, costing the owner of a median-valued home about $188 more in taxes next year. Property tax rate
$2,000 in taxes over the next year, according to city estimates. Utility charges and city fees are projected at about $3,500 in total. The spending plan includes funding for many initiatives including some aimed at homelessness, public safety, parks maintenance and climate planning. Austin’s next scal year starts in October.
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$0.541 $0.5335
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$0.4458 $0.4627
Council approved a tax rate of $0.4776 per $100 of property value for the upcoming scal year. The owner of a median-valued home in Austin— assessed at $524,082—can expect to pay nearly
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