Grant for Citywide Archeology Program Framework (26-2033)
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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Planning Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $35,280 in grant funds from the Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government Program for the development of a Citywide Archeology Program Framework. Funding: $35,280 is available from the Texas Historical Commission. A City funding match of $35,280 is required and will be met by accounting for the base salary and fringe benefits of existing City positions in the Operating Budget of Austin Planning.
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Verify staff salary match in archeology program grant
Applies if: Reader is covering city budget or historic preservation spending
Why now: The item accepts $35,280 from the Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government Program and meets an equal $35,280 match by counting base salary and fringe benefits of existing Austin Planning positions.
What to do: Ask Austin Planning which existing positions and how many staff hours are counted toward the $35,280 match for the archeology framework. Because the match is met by existing salaries rather than new money, the grant may not add any net staffing capacity, and the public record does not say.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Planning Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $35,280 in grant funds from the Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government Program for the development of a Citywide Archeology Program Framework. Funding: $35,280 is available from the Texas Historical Commission. A City funding match of $35,280 is required and will be met by accounting for the base salary and fringe benefits of existing City positions in the Operating Budget of Austin Planning.