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Council affirms city auditor Terrence J. Williams after committee review; Congo votes no
Summary
Wilmington City Council adopted a resolution to confirm Terrence J. Williams to continue as city auditor after review; the measure passed 11–1 with one member absent and President Congo recorded a lone no vote.
The Wilmington City Council adopted Resolution 25-20005 to confirm Terrence J. Williams as the city auditor, with the resolution passing 11 yeas, 1 nay and 1 absent.
Councilmember M.H. Harley presented the resolution and read sections of the Wilmington City Charter governing appointment and tenure of the city auditor. Members noted that Williams had the opportunity to appear before a committee of the whole and that outside auditors who briefed the Finance Committee reported no major nonconformances in their audit work to date.
During discussion, a councilmember raised the office’s past work on the Wilmington Housing Partnership loan that the city later repaid and asked about follow-up auditing work; the transcript records that Williams said he was committed to continued follow-up and review.
The roll call shows a majority of council supported the resolution; President Ernest M. Congo recorded the sole recorded no vote. The resolution notes that, under the city charter, the auditor serves until a successor is appointed and confirmed, and it records that the appropriate officials were notified regarding the continuation of Williams’s appointment.
The council did not attach additional conditions or require an updated audit schedule in the resolution text read into the record. The transcript does not specify whether the council directed an explicit next-step reporting timeline for the auditor’s office.
