Audit and Finance Committee

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 The Audit and Finance Committee will convene at 9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Austin City Hall 301 W. Second Street Austin, TX Ellen Troxclair, Chair Kathie Tovo, Vice Chair Leslie Pool Steve Adler Alison Alter A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER Approval of Minutes 1. Approve the minutes of the Audit and Finance Committee Meeting of August 14, 2018. Citizen Communication: General 2. A maximum of five speakers signed up before the meeting is called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address topics not posted for committee action. Speakers may also sign up for specific items that the committee may take action on. Discussion and Possible Action 3. Audit of Cultural Arts Contracts, which evaluated whether cultural arts contracts are being administered and monitored effectively to ensure compliance with contract requirements (City Auditor) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 4. APD Response to Mental Health-Related Incidents Audit that looked at whether the Austin Police Department is effectively receiving and responding to incidents involving people with mental health or other specialized needs (City Auditor’s Office) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 5. Audit of African American Youth Harvest Foundation Contracts, which looked at two contracts with the African American Youth Harvest Foundations and whether they were developed and monitored in the best interests of the City (City Auditor) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 6. Austin Public Health’s monitoring review of African American Youth Harvest Foundation Contracts (Austin Public Health) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 7. The Fiscal Year 2019 Proposed Draft Audit Plan, which identifies audit projects the City Auditor intends to conduct for the fiscal year (City Auditor) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 8. Presentation and discussion of the demographics of auditor investigations (City Auditor’s Office) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo 9. City Attorney’s Report regarding enforcement of Lobbyist Regulations, Chapter 4-8 of the City Code (Law Department) Sponsors: Council Member Ellen Troxclair, and Council Member Leslie Pool  Future Items 10. Identify items to discuss at future meetings. ADJOURN