Update to Audit and Finance Committee Meeting Schedule
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2025 7:00 pm
Council:
As we prepare for the FY26 Budget, I want to share an outline of upcoming dates when the Audit and Finance Committee or the full Council will have discussion and possible action on financial matters, including the Budget. Please note that we will be adding a Special Called Audit and Finance Committee Meeting on May 6th, and we will be canceling the regularly scheduled Audit and Finance Committee Meeting on May 28th and replacing it with a Special Called Meeting on May 19th. This is to better accommodate staff needs related to these issues and to integrate with pre-budget and budget schedules.
Please see the outline below and let me know if you have any questions.
Kirk
April 4
• Financial Staff will provide a memo regarding the ARPA update. All Council Members will receive this via email.
April 8 - City Council Work Session
• We will be briefed on the 5-year Financial Forecast.
April 16 - Audit and Finance Committee Meeting
• Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Presentation by Deloitte & Touche with Marija Norton, City of Austin Controller
• (Possible) Audit report regarding APD Recruiting and Hiring
• Integrity Unit six-month report
• (Possible) Discussion and recommendation for appointment of member(s) to the Municipal Civil Service Commission
• (Possible) Board and Commission proposed bylaws amendments
April 28 - Joint Committee meeting - Audit and Finance and Public Health
• Discussion of Homelessness needs/funding
May 6 - Special Called Meeting, Audit and Finance
• Analysis and Committee discussion and possible recommendations regarding a policy for TREs. The recommendation would be for the May 22nd Council Meeting.
May 22 - City Council Meeting
• Potential Audit and Finance Committee TRE policy recommendation for Council approval
May 19 - Regular Audit and Finance Meeting
• Staff presentation of proposed changes to City financial policies for FY26
• Audit of Personnel Investigations
• Audit of APD License Plate Reader Program
• Audit of Recycling and Compost Education
• Audit of Identity and Access Management (Executive Session)
June 5 - City Council Meeting
July 15 - City Council Meeting
• FY26 Proposed Budget Presentation
July 16 - Regular Audit and Finance Meeting
• Update on City’s Public Facilities Corporation and Projects (Public Safety HQ, Public Safety warehouse, Northeast Service Center, etc.)
• Update on 2026 Bond Program Development and Bonding Capacity
• Six-month follow up report
July 23, 24, 29, 31 and August 5, 7 - City Council Budget Work Sessions
August 13-15 - City Council Meeting, FY26 Budget Adoption
Posted on behalf of Mayor Watson
As we prepare for the FY26 Budget, I want to share an outline of upcoming dates when the Audit and Finance Committee or the full Council will have discussion and possible action on financial matters, including the Budget. Please note that we will be adding a Special Called Audit and Finance Committee Meeting on May 6th, and we will be canceling the regularly scheduled Audit and Finance Committee Meeting on May 28th and replacing it with a Special Called Meeting on May 19th. This is to better accommodate staff needs related to these issues and to integrate with pre-budget and budget schedules.
Please see the outline below and let me know if you have any questions.
Kirk
April 4
• Financial Staff will provide a memo regarding the ARPA update. All Council Members will receive this via email.
April 8 - City Council Work Session
• We will be briefed on the 5-year Financial Forecast.
April 16 - Audit and Finance Committee Meeting
• Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) Presentation by Deloitte & Touche with Marija Norton, City of Austin Controller
• (Possible) Audit report regarding APD Recruiting and Hiring
• Integrity Unit six-month report
• (Possible) Discussion and recommendation for appointment of member(s) to the Municipal Civil Service Commission
• (Possible) Board and Commission proposed bylaws amendments
April 28 - Joint Committee meeting - Audit and Finance and Public Health
• Discussion of Homelessness needs/funding
May 6 - Special Called Meeting, Audit and Finance
• Analysis and Committee discussion and possible recommendations regarding a policy for TREs. The recommendation would be for the May 22nd Council Meeting.
May 22 - City Council Meeting
• Potential Audit and Finance Committee TRE policy recommendation for Council approval
May 19 - Regular Audit and Finance Meeting
• Staff presentation of proposed changes to City financial policies for FY26
• Audit of Personnel Investigations
• Audit of APD License Plate Reader Program
• Audit of Recycling and Compost Education
• Audit of Identity and Access Management (Executive Session)
June 5 - City Council Meeting
July 15 - City Council Meeting
• FY26 Proposed Budget Presentation
July 16 - Regular Audit and Finance Meeting
• Update on City’s Public Facilities Corporation and Projects (Public Safety HQ, Public Safety warehouse, Northeast Service Center, etc.)
• Update on 2026 Bond Program Development and Bonding Capacity
• Six-month follow up report
July 23, 24, 29, 31 and August 5, 7 - City Council Budget Work Sessions
August 13-15 - City Council Meeting, FY26 Budget Adoption
Posted on behalf of Mayor Watson