Municue
Austin, TX

Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence

department
8 mentions across 8 events
Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence is a City of Austin department that leads the development, coordination, and monitoring of the City's annual operating budget and Capital Improvement Program. It also coordinates Austin's citywide strategic plan and provides internal consulting to city departments focused on performance, innovation, and evidence-based decision-making. The office maintains public reporting tools and dashboards that support transparency in city budgeting, strategic planning, and performance management.
8 eventsLast active Tracked since Updated August 2026

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Latest action

· Audit and Finance Committee

Briefing on the city's social services strategy, covering issue areas, compliance, and policy discussion, presented by City Manager's Office and Budget and Organizational Excellence staff.

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Topic Distribution

Topics

budget (5)
community (4)
policy (3)
governance (2)
contract (2)
tax (1)

Roles

mentioned (7)
requester (1)

Related Entities

Kerri Lang6
Daniel Culotta4
Weaver & Tidwell, LLP1
AECOM Technical Services Inc.1
Anthro-Tech, Inc.1
Ascendant Innovation LLC1
Berry Dunn McNeil & Parker, LLC1
Baker Tilly Advisory Group, LP1
Dillon Morgan Consulting Inc.1
ARUP US, Inc.1

Location

Austin City Hall, 301 W 2nd Street, 3rd Floor, Austin, TX 78701·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

October 2026

Briefing
Audit and Finance Committee →

Briefing on the city's social services strategy, covering issue areas, compliance, and policy discussion, presented by City Manager's Office and Budget and Organizational Excellence staff.

…ty Manager’s Office; Kerri Lang, Director; Daniel Culotta, Assistant Director - Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence]

September 2026

Briefing
City Council Work Session →

Briefing providing an update on the City's social services strategy, presented by Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence staff.

Briefing on the social services strategy update. [Daniel Culotta, Assistant Director and Kerri Lang, Director - Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence].

Consent
requester
City Council →

Authorization of 17 as-needed consulting contracts with firms including AECOM, Ernst & Young, McKinsey & Company, and Boston Consulting Group to support shared services optimization, Citywide Strategic Plan alignment, and organizational improvement, for an initial three-year term with two one-year extension options, not to exceed $5,000,000 divided among contractors.

…Funding: $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Budget and Organizational Excellence. $500,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin…

May 2026

Discussion And Possible Action
Public Health Committee →

Discussion and possible action on the status and timeline for a rubric and plan to restructure social service contracts.

Discussion and possible action on the status and timeline of the social service contract restructuring rubric and plan [Kerri Lang, Director; Daniel Culotta, Assistant Director - Austin Budget and Org

April 2026

Briefing
City Council Work Session →

Presentation of the City's five-year financial forecast.

…Lang, Director - Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence. catie.powers@austintexas.gov

Briefing
Audit and Finance Committee →

Briefing on 2026 preliminary property tax roll data.

…y Director - Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence]. joshua.ezekiel01@austintexas.gov

February 2026

Discussion And Possible Action
Public Health Committee →

Discussion and possible action on the City Manager's comprehensive review of the City's social services portfolio.

…ang, Director - Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence]. danielle.love@austintexas.gov

January 2026

Briefing
Audit and Finance Committee →

Briefing on the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 financial report.

…ang, Director - Office of Budget and Organizational Excellence]. danielle.love@austintexas.gov