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Audit finds documentation errors in majority of sampled airport contracts; aviation and finance staff agree to explore automation
Summary
A city auditor told the committee that 45 of 49 sampled Austin Aviation contracts had documentation errors (missing or expired insurance, missing executive contracts); aviation and Austin Financial Services said they will pursue training, staffing and procurement‑system changes to centralize and automate documents.
The Office of City Auditor presented an audit of Austin Aviation’s contract and vendor management to the Audit & Finance Committee on Dec. 3, finding widespread documentation errors and recommending increased review, training, and exploration of technology to improve contract administration.
Auditor Christina Kern said the audit examined two aviation contract teams that together manage more than 700 contracts and sampled 49 contracts; 45 of those 49 sampled contracts had documentation errors, most commonly missing…
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