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Forensic audit finds only minor issues in McAlester review; council and staff dispute broader claims
Summary
A forensic audit covering July 1, 2018–Dec. 31, 2020 found several minor issues — six open-record requests outside a 30-day benchmark, one instance of regular business conducted during an emergency meeting, and incomplete procedures for a small neighborhood program — but no major financial discrepancies, city officials said.
City leaders presented a forensic audit at the June 24 council meeting and described the auditor’s key findings as limited and minor.
City staff said the audit covered the period July 1, 2018, through Dec. 31, 2020. The auditor found six instances in which open-records requests were not fulfilled within a 30-day benchmark the auditor used because statute does not define "reasonable" timing. The audit also flagged a single emergency meeting during the COVID period in which councilors conducted regular business instead of limiting the agenda to emergency matters.
The audit…
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