Thursday, June 19, 2008

Chief Information Officer Pete Collins Accused of Misconduct

Austin's chief information officer has been accused of misconduct.

During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials said a city employee called the legal department last week alleging the city's chief information officer, Pete Collins, was using city resources for a personal project.

City Spokesman Gene Acuna said Collins was immediately placed on paid administrative leave. The case was then passed on to City Manager Marc Ott and APD who is investigating.

"The city manager takes these allegation seriously and wants them investigated fully and impartially," Acuna said.

Collins has been a city employee since 1993. He started out as an Austin Police Officer. He's overseen the city's Information Technology Department since 2004.

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