Austin city manager finalists will be at a free public event Monday. Here's how to attend

The Austin City Council is getting close to selecting a city manager — the top executive who oversees the day-to-day functions of the 10th-largest city in the country.

Austin has been without a permanent chief executive since February 2023, when the City Council ousted Spencer Cronk. Last year, the council hired a firm to conduct a national search for the position. Of 39 people who applied, three were selected as finalists.

One, the city manager of Kansas City, Mo., withdrew a few days after the finalists' names were made public. The remaining two are the city managers of Dallas and Denton.

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The city will host a public event with the two candidates Monday. According to the city, there will be opening remarks, followed by a discussion moderated by Judy Maggio, a longtime Austin news anchor who previously worked at KVUE-TV and KEYE-TV.

The city said there will be opportunities to "interact with the candidates at a reception following the program."

Here's everything you need to know about the city manager candidate town hall

When: 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Where: Permitting and Development Center Events Center, 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive.

Parking: Free at the adjacent garage, which can be accessed from Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Middle Fiskville Road or East Highland Mall Boulevard, according to a city news release.

Livestream: In case you can't make it in person, the discussion will be livestreamed on ATXN and in Spanish on ATXN3.

Who are the candidates?

The two finalists are T.C. Broadnax, the exiting city manager of Dallas, and Sara Hensley, the city manager of Denton.

Broadnax has served as the city manager of Dallas for seven years and will leave the position in June. He previously worked as the city manager of Tacoma, Wash., and the assistant city manager of San Antonio and Pompano Beach, Fla.

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Hensley has been the city manager of Denton since March 2022, after serving as Denton's interim city manager, deputy city manager and assistant city manager beginning in 2019. She was previously an interim assistant city manager and the director of the Parks and Recreation Department in Austin.

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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin city manager candidates to participate in public event Monday