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Legislative Post Audit Committee elects new chair, adopts rules and sets tentative meeting schedule
Summary
The Legislative Post Audit Committee elected Representative Francis as chair, adopted committee rules and approved minutes from its prior meeting. The committee discussed meeting cadence and tentatively scheduled its next meeting for Feb. 3; staff introduced audit and committee support personnel.
At the close of its agenda the Legislative Post Audit Committee conducted organizational business, electing a new chair, adopting committee rules and scheduling future meetings.
Representative Francis was nominated by Representative Tarwater and seconded by Representative Williams and was elected chair of the Legislative Post Audit Committee by voice vote. The committee also approved the committee’s standing rules (Committee Rule 4.1 referenced in the packet) on a motion from Representative Williams, seconded by Senator Petersen, and approved the consent calendar, which included minutes from the committee’s Dec. 16 meeting.
During the organizational discussion committee members considered meeting cadence and conflicts with other legislative caucuses. Members agreed to attempt a Monday meeting cadence when possible; the committee tentatively planned a meeting for Feb. 3 and agreed to alternate days if scheduling conflicts arise. Staff told members several audit products are ready for early January/February presentation, including a limited-scope water certification report, an IT security audit of USD 501 Topeka and an IT project monitoring report.
Committee leadership nominations and confirmations recorded in the meeting record include Representative Francis as chair and Senator Petty as the ranking minority member; Senator Petty’s nomination for ranking minority was moved by Senator Tyson and seconded by Representative Sawyer and carried by voice vote.
Legislative Post Audit staff introduced themselves to new members. Director Clark identified Kristin Roddinghouse as the contact for audit proposals, Katrin Osterhaus as IT Security Audit Manager, Matt Etzel as Performance Audit Manager, Whitney Watson as the new committee assistant and Tamara Lawrence as the Revisor of Statutes representative.
The meeting ended after staff introductions; members were asked to provide scheduling conflicts to the chair and staff for planning.
