Engineering internal audit flags security and staffing issues despite overall compliance

Aug 11, 2026

An internal audit of the Engineering Department found no major payroll or fleet problems but recommended improvements on employee parking security, elevator access controls, interdepartmental communication, and staffing for a support specialist role; the Council referred a request to include audit standards in future reports.

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Donna McGinnis, Internal Auditor/Compliance Officer, introduced forensic auditors Benjamin Meadow and Grant Conoway, who presented the Engineering Department audit authorized by Council on Jan. 13, 2026. The audit reviewed departmental operations, fleet and facility assets, staffing and payroll, purchasing practices, financial controls, and prior fiscal-year budgets and produced a short list of recommendations.

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