Art Acevedo, the former Austin Police Chief, has withdrawn from the position of interim assistant city manager, a role that would have put him in charge of overseeing the Austin Police Department and came with a $271K salary. His decision to decline the job offer came after significant backlash from some city council members and community advocates for sexual assault survivors. Acevedo stated that he made this decision to put the best interest of the Austin Police and the community first. The controversy was tied to Acevedo's previous tenure as police chief, during which the department mishandled sexual assault cases. Concurrently, city leaders, including Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson, issued a public apology for the department's past failures in handling these cases.
City council members react to Acevedo announcing he won't step into manager role Story: https://t.co/XAtkxYllzD https://t.co/KePLJZpuuJ
Council members that spoke with CBS Austin today had differing opinions on Acevedo, on the appointment process, and on whether this position, overseeing the Austin police chief, should exist in the first place. https://t.co/bhi8v9hpfW
Former Austin police chief Art Acevedo is not accepting the new assistant city manager position announced last week. https://t.co/bhi8v9gRqo
HAPPENING NOW: Austin Interim Police Chief Robin Henderson and other city leaders Issing a public apology for APD’s mishandling of sexual assault cases—many of them under former Chief Art Acevedo’s watch—moments after Acevedo pulled out of a new city role @fox7austin https://t.co/fV7cKXApbM
Art Acevedo withdraws from $271K Austin City Hall administrative position after backlash https://t.co/pCUYRrGvAW
BREAKING: Former APD Chief Art Acevedo has pulled out of the assistant city manager role that he had accepted with the City of Austin @fox7austin https://t.co/p7k9zvLgPa
#BREAKING: Former APD police chief Art Acevedo pulls out of city position https://t.co/zDEa3m0oHM
BREAKING: Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has declined a position with the City of Austin. https://t.co/a9qTt13WDY
BREAKING: Former APD Chief Art Acevedo has pulled out of an offer to serve as interim assistant city manager overseeing the police department amid concerns raised by some city council and community members advocating for sexual assault survivors. More⬇️ https://t.co/cOrfmwotm3
BREAKING: Austin’s former police chief pulls out of interim assistant city manager role. @fox7austin https://t.co/DCpoOwWEV1
Art Acevedo announces he will not be accepting position with the city of @austintexasgov - following controversy over his appointment. #austin #atx #austinpolice https://t.co/ah632bRl7H
BREAKING: Art Acevedo has informed Austin leaders that he will no longer join the city in a job managing the police department. The move follows a firestorm of controversy over his hiring.
BREAKING: Former APD Chief Art Acevedo has pulled out of an offer to serve as interim assistant city manager overseeing the police department amid concerns raised by some city council and community members advocating for sexual assault survivors. https://t.co/Q2Z1LEipQX
I have and will always place the best interest of the men and women of the @Austin_Police and the people they serve first, which is why I have made the decision below. See you later this week Austin! #RelationalPolicing https://t.co/gNF4fqLVDU
Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo returns for interim assistant city manager role Story: https://t.co/IKXcqQvi8w https://t.co/y7AEJHrJSY
Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo is returning to Austin. City hall announced today that he'll serve as a new interim assistant city manager "dedicated solely" to the Austin Police Department. https://t.co/IKXcqQvPY4
Former Austin police chief Art Acevedo returning to city in new role https://t.co/WCtUI0rFJK
ICYM: Former Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo has been appointed to a newly created role of Interim Assistant City Manager to provide support for the Austin Police Department, Interim City Manager Jesús Garza announced Friday. https://t.co/oxptvpXcEA
Whether you agree with Acevedo being hired by the City aside, the lather that the usual suspects on city council are in right now is comical. When the hell have they ever shown they care about public safety. @austintexasgov