For more background, check out a speech from Campaign Zero's Sam Sinyangwe (audio/transcript) and his power point materials critiquing Austin's contract, from an accountability perspective, as among the worst in the country.
Apparently, elected city leaders in Austin are not negotiating based solely on accountability and transparency, instead bargaining based on trying to hire the best officers available in a shrinking market of candidates. That is like some groups in Houston trying to defeat bond issues for things like libraries, fire stations, and long needed infrastructure because each and every bond did not include funds to mitigate flooding.
Apparently, elected city leaders in Austin are not negotiating based solely on accountability and transparency, instead bargaining based on trying to hire the best officers available in a shrinking market of candidates. That is like some groups in Houston trying to defeat bond issues for things like libraries, fire stations, and long needed infrastructure because each and every bond did not include funds to mitigate flooding.
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