AUSTIN, Texas — According to a memo from the City Manager’s office, the City of Austin is reallocating portions of its social services budget in response to the failure of Proposition Q at the polls in November.
Proposition Q was a ballot measure meant to help fund the city government by implementing a $.05 per $100 increase on property tax. Roughly 36% of Austinites voted for the measure.
The memo from City Manager T.C. Broadnax, dated Dec. 17, stated, “Director Kerri Lang informed Mayor and City Council that we would need to reduce the social services budget in Economic Development, Municipal Court/Community Court, and Public Health by 10% and re-allocate Homeless Strategies and Operations by 4%”…