2023-02-03 AUDIT COMMITTEE MINUTESPearland Audit Committee Minutes February 3, 2023
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
The Audit Committee of the City Council of Pearland, Texas, convened in a meeting on
February 3, 2023, at the Pearland City Hall Sacramento Room, 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland,
Texas. The following represents the actions taken in the order they occurred during the
meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM
Mayor Cole called the meeting to order at 2:07 p.m.
Members present were Mayor J. Kevin Cole, Mayor Pro-Tem Tony Carbone, and
Councilmember Jeffrey Barry.
Others present were Trent Epperson, Interim City Manager; Ron Fraser, Assistant City
Manager; Frances Aguilar, City Secretary; Amy Buckert Johnson, Chief Financial
Officer; Kendra Murphy, Deputy Finance Director; Joel Hardy, Grants/Special Project
Administrator; Khoa Nguyen, Finance Analyst; Rachel Wynslow, Management
Assistant; Kellie Ekeland, Senior Accountant.
2. CITIZEN COMMENTS
There were no comments.
3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2022 AND DECEMBER 15,
2022.
Mayor Pro-Tem Carbone made the motion, seconded by Mayor Cole, to approve the
minutes.
AYES: Cole, Carbone, and Barry.
NAYS: None.
The motion carried.
4. UPDATE ON FINANCING STAFFING
Update on staffing and an overview of the department procedures was provided by Amy
Buckert Johnson, Chief Financial Officer and introduced Kendra Murphy, Deputy
Finance Director. The current status of the department is as follows:
3 employees were onboarded in December: Deputy Finance Director, Senior
Accountant, Management Assistant
2 employees were onboarded in January: Payroll Manager, Financial Analyst
1 employee was onboarded in February; Senior Capital Analyst
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3 jobs posted/posting: Executive Assistant, Purchasing Officer; Controller
5. UPDATE ON 65TH NORTH GROUP
Update on the implementation of the internal control study was provided by Amy Buckert
Johnson, Chief Financial Officer.
6. UPDATE ON AUDIT
• ITEMS TO WATCH
• ADDITIONAL COSTS
Update on the implementation of the internal control study was provided by Amy Buckert
Johnson, Chief Financial Officer. The following were reviewed in further detail: audit
expense, capital projects and fixed assets, single audit, and the timeline.
7. UPDATE ON TIRZ DEBT SERVICE
Update on the analysis of the TIRZ’s impact on the tax rate was provided by Trent
Epperson, Interim City Manager.
8. FY24 BOND REFUNDING
9.
OTHER ITEMS
The Mayor stated that the consultant services agreement with SGR to produce an
independent audit of the City's tax calculation processes and develop best practice
recommendations will be brought to council.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:47 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this 31st day of March 2023.
City of Pearland, Texas
Frances Aguilar, TRMC, MMC
City Secretary
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