City attorneys believe Proposition A has components that may violate state law governing municipal police officers.
The retirement comes two months after the city faced widespread, prolonged outages caused by an ice storm.
The request comes after an ice storm damaged power lines across the central and norther regions of the state.
Cronk's firing sunk a four-year agrement-in-principle deal between himself and the Austin Police Association.
The response came after a tumultuous couple of weeks initiated by widespread power outages.
The early-stage agreement still has more than a few hoops to jump through before final approval.
Depending on how severe and small the mechanical break is in certain areas facing continued outage, it may take longer than February 12 to restore power.
Per the city, Muscadin was paid a $157,393 salary as OPO director.
This year's proposal is a $300 million increase from the 2021 amended budget.
The officers have bailed out of jail after being booked but are now on administrative duty as the cases unfold.
The leadership change comes after a four-day boil notice across the whole city due to an operational error.
The Office of Police Oversight director, Farah Muscadin, calls herself a "change agent" and has taken an active approach to "reimagining" public safety.
