Breaking: Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent has retired — effective immediately — according to a city memo. 1/
Austin Energy General Manager Jackie Sargent speaks during a news conference about the power outages on Feb. 6.memoSargent served as the public utility's top executive for nearly six years. Sargent was the highest paid city employee, earning a base salary of $403,374 a year.
“I wish Jackie Sargent the best in retirement," Austin Mayor Kirk Watson said in a statement."Running Austin Energy is a difficult job and she worked to do it with integrity through some very trying times.”Sargent faced widespread criticism earlier this year for Austin Energy's response to the ice storm, which left hundreds of thousands of Austinites without power.Last month, the City Council voted to fire Spencer Cronk and appoint Garza as interim city manager.
Stuart Reilly, Austin Energy's deputy general manager, will serve as interim GM. Reilly has been with the public utility for 14 years. Before that, he was an attorney for Austin Energy under Mayor Will Wynn.
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