Excuse me, but aren’t the city manager and city council supposed to be supervising the Austin Police Department? Doesn’t the chief report to the city manager? Why do we need to pay $271,000 a year for another layer of bureaucracy?
“…lead the department through staffing challenges”? Is Art going to have the ability to authorize new academy classes on his own? Because that’s how you’re going to get through “staffing challenges”: by staffing the department.
Am I unreasonable in thinking that a new position that pays over a quarter of a million dollars a year, plus benefits, should be signed off on by the city council? Doesn’t this seem strange to anybody?
As a recap, since it has been a minute since I posted one of these: Art Acevedo was, until this week, the police chief in Aurora, Colorado. Somewhere in there was also a gig as a CNN commentator. The job in Aurora was, according to reports, “interim”.
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Glad I have no plans on visiting Austin. I try to stay out of underdeveloped countries and dedeveloping cities.