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Internal audit reports closed items, hotline metrics and upcoming audits; committee votes to enter confidential session
Summary
Internal audit reported closed projects, a new tracking system for open issues, seven hotline complaints (two active investigations), and upcoming audits including payroll and fleet reviews. The committee voted to convene a nonpublic executive session to review ongoing investigations referred to the Tennessee Comptroller.
Knox County Internal Audit briefed the Audit Committee Jan. 29 on closed projects, hotline activity and planned audits, and the committee moved to a confidential executive session to review ongoing investigatory items.
Zach Fullerton, director of Knox County Internal Audit, summarized closed items (including the petty‑cash audit), staff changes and a new issue‑tracking mechanism in HighBond that will send automated reminders for open recommendations. Fullerton said the office has two active investigations and has closed five since the last meeting; four new complaints were received since the prior meeting, bringing the total reported in the packet to seven, with two currently active.
Fullerton also reviewed control‑risk evaluations under way (grants time tracking, KCSO open records request process, circuit court cash handling), engagement with external IT auditors for schools’ Munis controls (Dynetics) and the start of a large Knox County Schools payroll audit. He told the committee the internal audit team is tracking about 197 total recommendations historically, with 26 open and two closed since the last meeting.
The chair then moved to convene a nonpublic executive session under the applicable Tennessee statute to review confidential, ongoing audits and investigations referred to the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office; the law department outlined the statutory basis for excluding certain audit/investigatory materials from public inspection. The committee voted and moved to the Mayor’s Conference Room for the executive session and adjourned the public meeting.
Fullerton asked the committee to trust the investigation process and noted that some matters are referred to state agencies and may be restricted from public disclosure until official action or final reports occur.
