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Audit director reports progress on engineering fees, signal modernization and controlled‑substance controls
Summary
Audit director Jed Johnson told council the audit committee reviewed five items, finding accurate fee assessment in engineering reviews but about $11,000 in contractor registration fees not assessed, progress on traffic‑signal modernization (125 of 203 intersections modernized), visitor center cash controls improvements, wastewater contract follow‑ups and several implemented Fire/EMS narcotics controls.
The audit director briefed council on five items discussed at the June 16 audit committee meeting and reported both positive findings and recommended corrective steps. The committee found engineering review and fee assessment work to be generally thorough but identified implementation gaps in the right‑of‑way contractor registration program (about $11,000 in unassessed registration fees from a sample) and recommended improved tracking and a new system.
Jed Johnson reported progress on a traffic‑signal equipment modernization program (125 of 203 intersections modernized), highlighted TxDOT reimbursement activity and confirmed vendor cybersecurity controls (SOC 2 Type 2) for private‑network signal software. The audit also reviewed the small‑scale Garland Visitor Center's cash handling and promotional inventory practices and recommended POS access and inventory tracking improvements; staff plan a new POS and stronger segregation of duties.
Follow‑up on a prior municipal wastewater treatment agreements audit showed implementation activity: new metering at key points of entry (three new meters for Richardson), removal of a late‑payment exception and strengthened sampling and reporting steps. The committee also reviewed a Fire/EMS controlled‑substances audit that identified weaknesses; the fire department implemented operativeIQ narcotics tracking, automated reconciliation and daily inventory reconciliation and has largely addressed backlog disposition items.
Jed Johnson praised department implementation and noted management concurrence with recommendations and a multi‑step rollout of systems to close gaps. Council members thanked the audit director and staff and asked where reports are posted; Johnson said audit reports are posted online unless confidential.
