High risk, low reward municipal spending cuts.

High risk, low reward municipal spending cuts. “Eliminating IT positions at Austin Energy or the airport does not save you a dime in the general fund and therefore does not free up any money to prevent cuts to parks, social services, public safety etc.” The piece argues the city’s IT consolidation pitch leans on shaky peer comparisons and could create real operational risk for utilities without fixing the budget problem it claims to address. ~ learn more