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Resident urges audit transparency after prior contractor missed deadline
Summary
At the December meeting, resident Taylor Perry asked the Navasota City Council for regular updates on the delayed city audit and clearer accountability so new finance staff are not unfairly blamed for prior delays.
Taylor Perry, a Navasota resident, used visitors' remarks at the council's December meeting to press for transparency about the city's delayed audit and for regular updates to residents on audit milestones.
"It's important that accountability is directed appropriately," Perry said, noting the city renewed a contract with the same firm that missed last year's deadline and that the previous finance director has left the city. Perry asked the council to provide milestones so residents can understand what has changed and how the city will avoid repeated late submissions.
The council did not take formal action on the request during the meeting. Several council members later referenced the state-level emphasis on timely audits discussed at a recent Texas Municipal League conference and agreed it would be appropriate for staff to provide more regular updates.
The issue remains a request for improved reporting rather than a formal directive; council members said staff would consider how to provide updates and that the topic was discussed during the municipal league sessions they attended.
