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[CALL TO ORDER]
AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE AUSTIN AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.UH, WE ARE MEETING IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET, AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE COMMITTEE PRESENT.
UH, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO TAKE UP ONE ITEM AND THAT IS A, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION RELATED TO THE DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL ISSUES RELATED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW CITY AUDITOR.
[Executive Session]
EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 5 5 1 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH, UH, DEALS WITH PERSONNEL MATTERS.IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE WILL GO INTO THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION HEARING, NO OBJECTION.
WE WILL GO INTO THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:01 AM I WILL COME OUT AT THE END OF THE, THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY ACTION, UH, BY THE COMMITTEE TODAY.
SO AT THE END OF THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, I WILL RETURN EITHER WITH ALL OR PART OF THE COMMITTEE OR NONE AT ALL, AND, UH, ADJOURN THE MEETING AFTER THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WALTER, ARE YOU ON? I'M HERE E.
UM, IT'S 10 45 IN THE MORNING ON OCTOBER 16TH, AND WE HAVE BEEN IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0, UH, SEVEN FOUR.
WE TOOK UP PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO, UH, THE HIRING OF A CITY AUDITOR.
UH, WE ARE NOW BACK IN REGULAR SESSION AND WE HAVE ONE ITEM AND THAT'S THE DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL REGARDING CANDIDATES TO INTERVIEW FOR CITY AUDITOR, UH, PURSUANT TO OUR, OUR CHARTER AND, UH, THE CHARTER SETS THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE AS THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR CITY AUDITOR.
AND SO, UH, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND THE MOTION IS MADE BY, UH, THE MAYOR PRO TEM THAT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AUSTIN CITY CHARTER, THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE ACTING AS THE NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL RECOMMENDS AND NOMINATES THE FOLLOWING THREE PEOPLE TO BE INTERVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, 2025.
SPENCER BRIGHT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, CS GEORGE OF NEW YORK CITY, AND JASON AVI OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.
THAT MOTION IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER UCHIN.
IS THERE DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? WITHOUT OBJECTION? THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND THOSE THREE PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING.
UM, AND THOSE PEOPLE, THREE PEOPLE WILL BE INVITED TO, UH, BE PRESENT ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21ST FOR INTERVIEW BY THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA BRING UP? OKAY, MEMBERS, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO BRING UP SINCE, UH, THAT COMPLETES THE AGENDA OF THIS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE AUSTIN AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL? WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AND WE'VE ADJOURNED AT 10:47 AM THANKS EVERYBODY.