Item 4 Passed 11-0

Item 4 — Thursday, July 30, 2026

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Current official agenda wording

Authorize a contract for a comprehensive efficiency study of City departments for Austin City Auditor’s Office with Public Works LLC, for an initial term of three years with up to two 1-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $5,230,000. Funding: $200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of the Office of the City Auditor. Funding for the contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

"item number four is unanimously adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

What got said

Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.

Mayor questioned Public Works LLC on independence and alleged Texas tax delinquency; Eric Schnur said they had actually overpaid
Auditor recommended Public Works with Dr. Marc Funkhouser as project manager, projecting potential $75M+ annual savings
Zenobia Joseph opposed the $5.2M contract, arguing prior audits already flagged the issues

The roll call

City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.

Approved 11-0

Member records (11)