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[CALL TO ORDER]

[00:00:03]

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT'S 930 ON AUGUST 19TH, 2026, AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR OUR REGULAR MEETING OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IT IS WE'RE MEETING IN CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, WHICH ARE LOCATED IN CITY HALL AT 301 WEST SECOND STREET IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. AND WE HAVE A QUORUM OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE PRESENT.

MEMBERS. THE ORDER WILL GO IN AS JUST THE ORDER OF THE AGENDA.

AND MOST OF THIS IS SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT WE'LL JUST, WE'LL RUN THROUGH THAT AND THEN WE'LL, WHICH MEANS THE LAST THING WE'LL DO IS GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE FIRST THING. HEY, GOOD MORNING. THE FIRST THING WE'LL DO IS ASK PUBLICLY WHETHER WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

IS THAT CORRECT? VERY GOOD. THEN WE WILL GO TO ITEM NUMBER ONE, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JULY 16TH,

[1. Approve the minutes for the July 20, 2026, special called meeting of the Audit and Finance Committee.]

2025 MEETING AND THE JULY 20TH, 20, 2026 SPECIAL SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THE THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IS THAT MISS POSTED? I DID NOT CATCH IT. WELL, WE'RE MAKING CORRECTIONS. THIS IS THE CORRECT ONE.

WE TOOK THAT ITEM OFF. OH I'M SORRY. I'M NOW BEING GIVEN AN UP TO DATE AGENDA.

THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR THE JULY 20TH, 26 SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE.

MEMBERS IS THERE A MOTION WITH REGARD TO ITEM NUMBER ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER MOVES APPROVAL IS SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DUCHIN.

DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER ONE IS ADOPTED.

[2. Discussion and possible action regarding adoption of bylaws for the Austin-Travis County Public Health Commission.]

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING ADOPTION OF THE BYLAWS FOR THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE.

WELCOME. GOOD MORNING. STEPHANIE HALL, DEPUTY CITY CLERK.

I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE FIRST OFFICIAL BYLAWS FOR THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH COMMISSION.

THESE BYLAWS FOLLOW THE STANDARD TEMPLATE AND THEY MEET ALL CODE REQUIREMENTS.

ONE DISTINGUISHING FEATURE THAT YOU MIGHT NOTICE IN THESE BYLAWS IS THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE FOR THIS BODY, AS OUTLINED IN THEIR ORIGINAL CREATION DOCUMENTS. THEY HAVE NINE JOINTLY APPOINTED MEMBERS WITH THE COUNTY, AND THESE ARE SELECTED BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE.

THAT PROCESS WAS FORMALLY ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE LATE LAST YEAR.

THIS IS THE FINAL ACTION TODAY TO FORMALIZE AND CODIFY THEIR BYLAWS IN ALIGNMENT WITH WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING.

SO I'LL SAY THIS BACK BECAUSE I THINK SHE JUST SAID IT, BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR.

THE THIS IS HOW THEY HAVE BEEN OPERATING. IT'S NOT THAT WE'RE PASSING BYLAWS THAT HAVEN'T EVER BEEN FOLLOWED.

THIS IS HOW THEY. SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE A RATIFICATION OF WHAT THE OPERATIONS HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN.

RIGHT. CORRECT. MAYOR. GOOD DEAL. QUESTIONS. MEMBERS.

COUNCIL MEMBER DUCHIN JUST IF THIS IS THE FINAL VERSION, I THINK THERE'S AT LEAST 1 OR 2 TYPOS IN HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT STAFF CAN ADDRESS THEM BEFORE THEY FINALIZE THIS LINE. 26 IN PARTICULAR.

YES. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. COUNCIL MEMBER DUCHIN MOVES APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO SUBJECT TO STAFF GOING THROUGH AND CORRECTING TYPOS.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER FUENTES.

DISCUSSION ON ITEM NUMBER TWO. HEARING NONE. WITHOUT OBJECTION, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS ADOPTED.

MEMBERS THAT WILL NOW TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT'LL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS TO DISCUSS AUDIT OF MANAGEMENT,

[Executive Session]

AUDIT OF MANAGEMENT OF PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO CRITICAL CITY SYSTEMS. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT REQUIRES DELIBERATION RELATED TO SECURITY.

SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE FIVE, 1.076 AND FIVE FIVE, 1.089 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

AND FOR THE RECORD, I'LL SAY IT AGAIN FOR DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE ITEM THAT I'VE READ? HEARING NONE, WE WILL NOW GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:34 A.M.

FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE.

IT SHOULD NOT TAKE A LONG TIME, BUT WE WILL COME BACK OUT, AND IT MAY BE THAT WE COME BACK OUT AND JUST ADJOURN AT THAT POINT.

IT IS 934. WE'RE GOING TO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL RIGHT. THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS NOW OUT OF AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT IS 9:56 A.M. WHEN WE WERE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DISCUSSED AUDIT OF ITEM NUMBER THREE ON OUR AGENDA, WHICH IS THE DISCUSSION OF AUDIT, OF MANAGEMENT OF PRIVILEGED ACCESS TO CRITICAL CITY SYSTEMS. AND WE DID THAT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS FIVE, FIVE, ONE, ZERO SEVEN, SIX AND 551089 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE ONLY OTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS AT FUTURE MEETINGS.

AND IF THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE HAVE ANY ITEMS, THEY JUST NEED TO LET ME KNOW WITH REGARD TO THAT.

[00:05:03]

MEMBERS, THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE AGENDA OF THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS AUGUST 19TH, 2026 MEETING. SO WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE IS ADJOURNED AT 9:56 A.M..

THANK YOU EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.