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City Commission hires internal auditor, approves contract with residency and notice conditions
Summary
The City Commission voted 6-0 July 16 to hire Abanett Belchue as the city uditor and approved a contract matching Volusia County auditor pay with negotiated residency and notice provisions; the position start was set to begin September 1 and staff will start onboarding.
The Daytona Beach City Commission approved hiring an internal auditor July 16, voting 6-0 to accept a contract offered to the candidate. The commission agreed the auditor must be a Daytona Beach resident and must provide a 30-working-day notice if resigning. The commission approved the contract after human resources staff presented terms aligned to a Volusia County comparator. Jim Sexton, the city's human resources director, said the salary and benefits package in the contract was drawn from the county auditor—omparison and confirmed with the county's human resources office. Sexton said the confirmed base salary is $159,671 and that health insurance will be provided on the same terms as other city…
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