Item 4 Passed 11-0
Item 4 — Thursday, July 30, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
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
Approved 11-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes