The Austin City Council has decided who they want as the next city manager. T.C. Broadnax is currently the city manager of Dallas, but he is stepping down in June.
Broadnax announced last month that he would be stepping down from his position in June. But it hasn’t exactly been a smooth transition from Dallas.
In a memo from the city of Dallas announcing Broadnax’s resignation, they said the relationship between Broadnax and Johnson hasn’t been conducive to governing and advancing the city’s interests.“The dynamic between these key citywide figures has unfortunately hindered the realization of our city's full potential, and it is imperative that we address this issue head-on in order to move forward," the memo read.
“If he couldn’t get a majority of council to agree with it, then it would be up to Eric Johnson and maybe others who might not have liked T.C. to say ... 'Ok, his time was up, we wanted to get rid of him' and may say some other disparaging things about him," Whitely said.Johnson said he didn’t know about Broadnax's resignation until it was made public.
Now Broadnax said his focus is on Austin. Some of his main priorities as Austin’s city manager would be to hire a permanent police chief, address affordable housing and homelessness, and come to a new contract agreement with the Austin Police Association.
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