A council member asked staff about an audit backlog the meeting record links to a large grant, saying the city had not filed audits for several years and that the oversight could threaten roughly $17 million in grant funding. "We've had evidently, we've missed filing the audit for the last few years," the council member said, adding that the last completed audit on the record was for 2021.

The council member said staff had discussed the deadline and that Miss Phillips had arranged for the audits to be submitted by October. "From what I understand, we're supposed to do a yearly audit, and this has not been done in 3 years," the council member said. Council members emphasized the priority of completing the audits to avoid losing the grant funds; one member said the matter should be "priority 1" given the size of the award (the speaker alternately referenced $17 million and $19 million during remarks; the meeting record most consistently cites $17,000,000).

Council members asked whether work on the audits had begun and discussed responsibilities for compiling previously missed filings. Council Member (unnamed in the transcript) noted staff will need to prepare three years of audits within a short window if the October submission stands.

Separately, a council member asked whether $4 million the city had held for ambulance service had been approved; staff replied that it had been approved. The meeting record does not show a roll-call vote for the ambulance funds in this excerpt; the confirmation was made orally during the discussion.

No formal motion related to the audits appears in the provided transcript excerpt; council members urged staff to prioritize audit completion and to deliver needed documents promptly.