City Council calls for audit on skyrocketing Austin FD overtime

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City council members approved an audit of the Austin Fire Department’s skyrocketing overtime at a scheduled Thursday meeting.
“I’m not looking for abuse. That is not the purpose of this audit. I just want to be very clear we’re trying to figure out, to make sure that we as a city have the right solutions for our problem,” said Council Member Allison Alter at the meeting.
It’s the latest development following a KXAN investigation into city