, ,   Austin Chamber of Commerce

One of the best ways to make Austin more affordable is to ensure we have a diverse set of industries which provide local, skilled and the hard-to-employ talent the opportunity to compete for jobs that have a career ladder. The Austin City Council is considering adopting a revised economic incentive policy, expanding the previous one-size-fits-all policy. If the Austin Chamber of Commerce presents a company that meets the criteria for an incentive as set by City Council policy, will you vote to support incentivizing jobs for both small operators and large in our city? How will you monitor success with the provision requiring employment of the hard-to-employ?

City of Austin : City Council, District 1

I support focusing incentive packages on local businesses and small businesses. I also think with the level of poverty and …

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Vincent Harding

Absolutely! Innovative workforce development, including increased access to training and educational opportunities is paramount. I would take this a step …

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Natasha Harper-Madison

I support the council’s recent vote to approve the framework for a restructuring of the city’s economic incentives programs to …

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Mariana Salazar

I support an expansion of the economic incentive policy. Yes I will vote to support incentivizing jobs for both small …

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Reedy Macque Spigner III

City of Austin : City Council, District 3

If these newly adopted incentives have strong tangible benefits for the community, I’m am more than open to considering them. …

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Justin Jacobson

Yes. I will monitor success as measured against milestones developed in the County’s Workforce Master Plan with frequent cross reference …

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Amit Motwani

Council is working close with our Economic Development Department to craft a helpful incentive policy that aids local business and …

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Sabino “Pio” Renteria

City of Austin : City Council, District 8

I will support the adopted revised economic incentive policy designed to improve job opportunities for lower-wage and middle-skilled workers. If …

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Rich DePalma

In our current economic climate, I generally do not see the need for using taxpayer subsidies to recruit new businesses …

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Bobby Levinski

We need to evaluate how our approach to incentives currently works and what we could do better. Government should not …

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Frank Ward III

City of Austin : City Council, District 9

In general, yes. Having a data driven, performance based, standard City Council policy sounds like a good start to help …

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Danielle Skidmore

I weigh incentive package proposals on the basis of the benefits that they would provide to our community, such as …

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Kathie Tovo

City of Austin : Mayor

Yes, After working on revising the city’s Chapter 380 agreement for the last several years, I’m proud the city council …

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John Doe

Yes, After working on revising the city’s Chapter 380 agreement for the last several years, I’m proud the city council …

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Steve Adler

I will not support any financial incentive for any company until we have eradicated homelessness, eliminated poverty, DE-commodified the earth, …

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Travis Duncan

Any request for public incentives demands careful consideration to ensure it meets our public goals and provides sufficient benefits. City …

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Laura Morrison

Incentives need to be handled very carefully. The soccer stadium deal is the type of incentive that I would not …

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Todd Phelps