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City auditor flags major gaps in Denton's streets and drainage maintenance; 25 recommendations proposed
Summary
An independent audit found incomplete asset inventories, inconsistent inspections and planning, variable funding tied to franchise fees and bond-sale accounting, and thousands of uninspected drainage assets. City staff agreed with the findings and committed to follow-up work and policy changes.
The Denton city auditor's office presented a wide-ranging audit of public works maintenance for streets and drainage on Aug. 19, concluding that the city lacks consistent asset inventories, timely inspections and standard work-order documentation and that funding structures weaken long-term planning.
Auditor Madison Rorschau told the council the audit found about 25% of street asset install/replacement dates missing, almost 8% of street segments missing pavement type, and inconsistent documentation of field verification forms. For drainage, auditors found only 17% of sampled assets had any recorded inspection since the asset-management system was deployed in 2019 and said pipe inspections that began in February 2024 show about 61% of inspected pipe footage rated at a high risk of failure.
The audit judged street and drainage planning incomplete: staff lacked baseline project cost estimates for common maintenance tasks, did not formally prioritize…
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