Finance Committee Meeting

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Commission Chamber Tuesday, April 25, 2023 1:20 PM FINANCE PRESENT Mayor Garnett Johnson Commissioner Jordan Johnson Commissioner Wayne Guilfoyle Commissioner Francine Scott Commissioner Stacy Pulliam 1. Receive as information FEMA reimbursement of qualifying Emergency Protective Measure Expenditures. It was the consensus of the committee that this item be received as information without objection. 2. Motion to approve the minutes of the Finance Committee held on April 11, 2023. Motion to approve. Motion made by Guilfoyle, Seconded by Pulliam. Voting Yea: Johnson, Guilfoyle, Scott, Pulliam Motion carries 4-0. 3. Receive a report/recommendation from the Administrator/staff regarding payments from the Augusta Library. (Referred from April 11 Finance Committee) Motion to refer this item to the next committee meeting at the request of the Administrator. Motion made by Guilfoyle, Seconded by Scott. It was the consensus of the committee that this item be referred to the next meeting without objection. 4. Consider a request from the Augusta Boxing Club regarding reimbursement of 2022 property taxes. Motion to approve. Motion made by Guilfoyle, Seconded by Pulliam. Voting Yea: Johnson, Guilfoyle, Scott, Pulliam Motion carries 4-0. 5. Discuss appropriate internal audit processes for all ARC departments. (Referred from the Commission Meeting held Tuesday, April 18, 2023) Motion to hire a local third party accounting firm separate and independent from the external auditors who perform financial statements audits on an annual basis to perform regularly scheduled internal financial and operational audits on all City departments ensuring every department is audited at a minimum of once every four years. Said firm will present findings quarterly to the full Commission. Motion made by Guilfoyle. Motion dies for lack of a second.