Austin City Council members were briefed on emergency management plans and responses. It comes after February's ice storm knocked out power to thousands of customers.
Challenges during the ice storm included a lack of uniformity between different departments.
City Council voted 10-1 to oust Cronk with Natasha Harper-Madison voting no.New procedures for initiating the emergency operations centerAs part of that, city leaders want regular inter-department coordination exercises.
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