The council opted to send the proposition for a stronger Office of Police Oversight to the May ballot and reinstated a mothballed license plate reader program.
The $5 billion budget is up $300 million from the previous year.
With formidable campaigns mounting on each side of the issue, Austin voters will consider setting a minimum staffing level for the police department.
Opponents of Proposition A warn about the financial costs of its passage which amount to less than 5 percent of the current budget.
In his penultimate State of the City address as mayor, Steve Adler broadsided his political opponents, blaming them for misrepresenting the condition of Austin.
Almost two years ago, the City of Austin began its experiment in widespread public homeless camping — and on Tuesday it will end.
The City of Austin has enacted significant reforms to policing and public safety since 2017 including a massive budget cut and redirection for its police department.
The retirement comes on the heels of Manley's 30th anniversary with the department and its growing contention with the city council.
Mackenzie Kelly's upset over incumbent Jimmy Flannigan spurred by self-inflicted turmoil by the largely unified Austin City Council.
