Mayor calls special meeting to finalize 2017 city budget

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It is crunch time for Austin City Council as the Mayor has called a special meeting on Thursday so they can finalize the 2017 budget.
Their decisions could impact future jobs and how much more you will pay in taxes next year. The council is expected to sift through nearly 15 pages of ideas that have been generated on ways to cut the budget.
Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo tells us that this year’s $3.7 billion budget is tighter than previous years. However, the general fund