Tarpon Springs board accepts fleet audit; one procedural finding already fixed

The Tarpon Springs Board of Commissioners voted to accept an internal audit of the city’s fleet management division that found overall sound operational and financial controls but recommended formalizing existing inventory‑parts practices.

Internal auditor Mister Pulos told the commission the audit (Audit No. 13‑2026) examined policy and procedures, preventive maintenance, inventory controls and third‑party vendor use. He said the lone finding was that staff practices for inventory parts were not documented in written policies and standard operating procedures. “The good news is they’ve already remedied this finding because this was actually done in late June,” Pulos said, adding that the director had provided updated policies and procedures so no follow‑up was necessary. Commissioners had no questions and voted to accept the report.

The audit also flagged positive observations: preventive maintenance work is completed and recorded consistently, inventory controls tested well, and third‑party vendor oversight matched invoices to contract documentation. The board recorded the vote to accept the audit with unanimous support from commissioners present.