Item 21 — Wednesday, August 12, 2026
In plain language — from agenda source text
This resolution directs the City Manager to hand Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints — the records long known around town as the "G-file" — along with related information. It also asks staff to size up what it takes to build a public online database of misconduct allegations, including the costs and any legal, technological, or operational hurdles. For anyone tracking police accountability and transparency in Austin, it's a step toward getting this information into public view.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to provide Council with a summary list of complaints of police misconduct and related information commonly referred to as the “G-file,” and directing the City Manager to provide Council with an assessment of costs, as well as any legal, technological, or operational barriers, to develop a publicly accessible online database of information related to allegations of misconduct.
"12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22 is adopted unanimously" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Debate over G-file transparency and creating a searchable public misconduct database