City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met April 27.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The Austin City Council Audit And Finance Committee Convened In A Regular Meeting At 9:30 Am, Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas (This meeting also included attendees by video conference from remote locations).
Mayor Pro Tem Alter called the meeting to order at 9:31 AM. In attendance were Council Member Kelly, Council Member Fuentes, Council Member Tovo. Council Member Pool was off the dais.
Citizen Communication: Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
Paul Robbins spoke
Agenda Item #1: Approve the minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee meeting of March 30, 2022, and Special Called Audit and Finance Committee meeting of April 18, 2022.
The minutes of April 18, 2022, AFC meeting were approved on Council Member Fuentes’ motion, Council Member Kelly’s second, on a 4-0 vote with Council Member Pool off the dais.
Agenda Item #2: Discussion and possible action regarding the lobbyist compliance audit. Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool
Andrew Scoggin, Auditor, presented on the lobbyist compliance audit, Erika Brady and Adriana Vazquez, Office of the City Clerk; Corrie Stokes, City Auditor, spoke and answered questions from the committee. No action was taken.
Agenda Item #3: Discussion and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit Report by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the City’s external auditor.
Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool
Tracy Cooley and Cameron Decker, Deloitte & Touche LLP, presented on the possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit Report by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the City’s external auditor, Marija Jukic, City Controller, answered questions from the committee. No action was taken.
Agenda Item #4 Briefing on Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprise, Inc. (ABLE) operations and financial information of the Hilton Hotel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool
Tracey Thompson and Rajeev Thomas, Department of Aviation; William Gonzales, Secretary Treasurer, UniteHere, Local 23, presented on the Austin-Bergstrom Landhost Enterprise, Inc. (ABLE) operations and financial information of the Hilton Hotel at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, and answered questions from the committee. No action was taken.
Agenda Item #5: Briefing from Emergency Medical Services on Fiscal Year 2022 budget rider and billing.
Sponsors: Mayor Pro Tem Alison Alter, and Council Member Leslie Pool
Robert Luckritz, EMS Chief, presented on the Emergency Medical Services on Fiscal Year 2022 budget rider and billing, and answered questions from the committee. No action was taken.
Agenda Item #6 Identify items to be discussed at future meetings
Corrie Stokes, City Auditor, spoke and identified items to be discussed at future meeting
Adjourn: Mayor Pro Tem Alter adjourned the meeting without objections at 11:09AM.
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