Austin City Council to vote on replacing city manager Spencer Cronk

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The Austin City Council will focus on shifting on from City Manager Spencer Cronk, and probably appointing an interim substitute, at its Wednesday assembly, in accordance to a late addition to the council agenda.

The agenda merchandise, added by Mayor Kirk Watson and three council members, will permit the city’s governing physique to authorize severance pay for Cronk and take motion on making a transition plan.

Cronk fell into disfavor after a current ice storm left tens of thousands of customers without electricity for days, with a scarcity of preliminary information about restoring energy including to citizen frustrations.

According to the agenda merchandise, council members will probably be ready to focus on Cronk’s employment and compensation, and the potential appointment of an interim substitute, in personal earlier than voting to act in open session.

Joining Watson in sponsoring the motion merchandise have been council members Paige Ellis, Alison Alter and Chito Vela. Cronk has been the capital city’s prime administrator since 2018.