City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met Aug. 23.
HHere are the minutes provided by the committee:
Committee Members Present:
1. Council Member Alison Alter
2. Council Member Pool
3. Council Member Ryan Alter
4. Council Member Kelly
Committee Members Absent:
Council Member Fuentes
Call to Order
Council Member Alison Alter called the committee meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.
Public Communication: General
None
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee meeting of July 25, 2023. The minutes of the July 25, 2023, Audit and Finance Committee meeting were approved on Council Member Kelly’s motion, and Council Member Pool’s second, on a 4-0 vote with Council Member Fuentes off the dais.
Briefings
2. Cybersecurity Audit follow-up.
Briefing received in Executive Session Item 8.
3. Public Information Responses Audit.
The Committee received a briefing from Patrick Johnson, Office of the City Auditor, and Deborah Thomas, Law Department.
4. Long-Term Procurement Strategy.
The Committee received a briefing from James Scarboro, Financial Services Department.
5. Procurement Local and Small Business Preference Programs Update.
The Committee received a briefing from James Scarboro and Shawn Willett, Financial Services Department.
6. Tourism Public Improvement District.
The Committee received a briefing from Katy Zamesnik, Convention Center.
7. Austin Convention Center Enterprises, Inc. Operations and Financial Information concerning the Hilton Hotel next to the Austin Convention Center
The Committee received a briefing from Jimmy Flannigan, Austin Convention Enterprises, Inc.
Executive Session
8. Discuss information related to cybersecurity audit follow up (Security audits - Sections 551.076 and 551.089 of the Government Code).
The committee received a briefing from Tyler Myers, Office of the City Auditor; Kerrica Laake, Communications and Technology Management; Shirley Erp, Information Security Office in Executive Session.
Future Items
9. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
Briefings on Animal Services, Austin Energy Vegetation Management program, Austin Transit Partnership budget update, Financial Services Department Strategic Planning, City Ethics Review, and Lobbyist ordinance may be presented.
Chair Alter adjourned the meeting at 12:08 p.m.
https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=416198