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Voters to decide on civil service panel
Two charter amendments opposed by city manager
Updated: Monday, 05 Nov 2012, 5:23 PM CST
Published : Sunday, 04 Nov 2012, 9:18 AM CST
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin is the last major city in Texas without a civil service commission for city employees.
Joe Deshotel was in the KXAN studio to discuss why a civil service commission might be a good idea for Austin and how it could cut down on legal expenses for the city.
Propositions 10 and 11 are backed by the city employee labor union . It is opposed by City Manager Marc Ott, who said the cost of creating such a program could rise to the millions.
Here is the union's argument in favor of the propositions .
Here is city information on the charter propositions .
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