Killeen auditor’s year-in-review presented; council approves 4% COLA after closed-session evaluation
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Summary
After the city auditor presented a year-in-review of audits and ongoing work, the council held a closed-session personnel review and approved a 4% cost-of-living raise for the auditor on a 6-0 vote.
City Auditor Mr. Grady presented his annual review in open session Jan. 21, outlining completed audits and audits in progress, and the council later recessed to a closed session for his personnel evaluation. After returning to open session, the council approved RS 25-015 authorizing a 4 percent cost-of-living adjustment for the auditor, saying his annual performance exceeded expectations; the vote was 6-0.
In his public briefing, Mr. Grady summarized recent and ongoing audits, including an abandoned-properties review that identified roughly 37 tax-delinquent parcels with outstanding code-enforcement liens (largely in North Killeen), an audit of the water-meter replacement program (about 5,000 new meters installed to date), and a mandated contract review of mixed-beverage operations that found inventory-management problems and overstocking. He described proposed follow-up work on CDBG grant-award processes, federal/state seized-asset funds, and the street-maintenance fee program.
Grady described his office’s mission to provide independent performance auditing, explain the audit process (survey, verification and reporting) and stressed follow-up on recommended corrective actions. “My audit intern, Danielle Woodward, Doing a great job,” Grady said during the presentation.
Pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.074 (personnel matters), the council convened in closed session to conduct the auditor’s annual evaluation. After returning to open session at 5:45 p.m., the council announced Mr. Grady “exceeded expectations” and approved a 4 percent salary increase. A motion to authorize the 4 percent COLA passed 6-0; the council then adjourned.
Action on the pay adjustment is effective immediately, and Grady’s office will continue planned audits and scheduled follow-ups on prior recommendations.
