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Charter Review Committee requests audit policies and debates inviting council chair for charter discussion
Summary
The CRC voted to ask staff for the city's internal-audit policies and timelines and debated an invitation for the Tampa City Council chair to brief the committee about the council-attorney relationship; the chair-invitation motion was made and amended but the transcript shows no final roll-call vote.
The Charter Review Committee voted by voice to request the city's internal-audit policy and the timeline for when completed audits are shared with council, and it debated—but did not record a final vote on—an invitation for the Tampa City Council chair to brief the committee.
Committee members raised concerns that, in at least one past case, audit information was delayed while management prepared a response; they asked staff to provide the formal policies and procedures that govern the internal-audit process, including any deadlines for distribution of completed reports and whether management responses are required prior to public release. Committee member (speaker 2) moved the request, the motion was seconded and the committee approved the request by voice vote. Staff and the city attorney's office were asked to supply the relevant documents and return with a memo.
Separately, a committee member moved to invite the Tampa City Council chair to meet with the CRC and answer outstanding questions about the council-attorney relationship. The motion was seconded and later amended to allow written or in-person input and to frame the invitation as an offer rather than a demand. The transcript records the motion, debate and amendment but does not include a final recorded roll-call or outcome for that request.
The committee also discussed whether the council attorney should have authority to hire additional full-time staff or to contract external counsel without procurement review; staff and Stead (the city attorney) noted those authorities are constrained by the charter and budget processes and recommended staff research the exact charter language. The committee asked staff to return with documents and suggested a follow-up meeting.
Ending: Staff will supply audit policies and the committee will review material on the council-attorney role before deciding whether to pursue charter language changes or other procedural fixes.
