City of Austin Audit and Finance Committee met May 10.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
Committee Members Present:
1. Council Member Alison Alter
2. Council Member Pool
3. Council Member Kelly
4. Council Member Ryan Alter
5. Council Member Fuentes
Call to Order
Council Member Alison Alter called the committee meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.
Public Communication: General
None
Approval of Minutes
1. Approve the minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee meeting of March 27, 2024.
The minutes of the March 27, 2024, Audit and Finance Committee meeting were approved on Council Member Vanessa Fuentes’s motion, and Council Member Mackenzie Kelly’s second, on a 5-0 vote.
Discussion and Possible Action
2. Proposed bylaw amendments for the Joint Sustainability Committee.
The Committee received a bylaw amendment from Stephanie Hall, Assistant City Clerk.
The recommendation to forward the status changes to the full council was made on Mayor ProTem Leslie Pool’s Motion, Council Member Ryan Alter’s second the motion on a 5-0 vote.
Briefings
3. Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Single Audit Report by Deloitte and Touche LLP, the City’s external auditor.
The Committee received a briefing from Marija Jukic, Controller and Tracy Cooley, Cameron Decker and Madeline Morris, Deloitte and Touche, LLC.
4. Actuarial Audit Reports on the City’s Pension Systems (Austin Firefighter Retirement Fund, Austin Police Retirement System, and City of Austin Employee Retirement System).
The Committee received a briefing from Belinda Weaver, City’s Treasurer, Adrienne Lieberthal and Greg Drennan. Ed Van Eenoo, Chief Financial Officer answered questions from committee members.
5. Updates from the Office of the City Auditor on the status of recommendations from previous audits.
The Committee received a briefing from Jason Hadavi, Deputy City Auditor.
6. Results from an audit of the criminal background investigation process.
The Committee received a briefing from Neha Sharma, Assistant City Auditor and Rebecca Kennedy, Interim Human Resources Director.
Future Items
7. Identify items to discuss at future meetings.
Briefing: City Auditor’s Integrity Unit FY 24 Report (City Auditor’s Office)
Briefing: 9-1-1 Special Report to look at bulk arrival of calls into the 9-1-1 call center
Briefing: PARD maintenance & CIP budget (PARD & Budget)
Discussion & Possible Action: ACE recommendation (FSD)
Chair Alison Alter adjourned the meeting at 10:41 a.m.
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