Spencer Cronk

Cronk will be paid out roughly $463,000 in a severance package.

The Austin City Council may soon be looking for new management.

Three council members, who spoke on the condition of not being named, said the decision to find a new head city executive was unanimous at a private meeting Thursday.

After nearly a year of negotiations Austin City Council is delaying a vote directing city staff to pursue a one-year extension of the current contract while simultaneously considering the four-year option.

Cronk said the city would “implement changes” to better prepare for future storms, but stopped short of naming precisely how the city failed in its response to this storm.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said the city's response to the winter storm and widespread power outages was "unacceptable."

The move represents the first change to Spencer Cronk’s base salary since late 2018. Council members characterized this raise as in line with pay bumps city employees have received; this year employees got a 4% pay increase.

Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk said the average household would see a $10 monthly increase in taxes if the proposal gets the OK from City Council in August.

The city is limited by an executive order Gov. Greg Abbott issued in April that prohibits government entities and state agencies from requiring individuals to provide proof of vaccination.

Lee esta historia en español.Austin City Council members are proposing cuts to the Austin Police Department budget totaling roughly $149 million, or 34%…