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The Austin City Auditor’s mission: Accountability, Transparency, and A Culture of Continuous Improvement in City operations and Service Delivery.

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The City Auditor's dashboard shows the status of our audit recommendations over the past few years. Check out which have been completed and which are still pending: https://t.co/yt6icmDk7H

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In our recent Pedestrian Safety Audit, we found that the City has made efforts to make people safer, but data and jurisdictional challenges limit progress. Also, 40% of pedestrian fatalities in Austin involved people experiencing homelessness.
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That's all on the agenda for May. There will be no meetings in June. We will be back in July for more audits.

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May's Audit & Finance Committee kicks off at 9:30 am today. There are quite a few items on the agenda, including the results of our audit on pedestrian safety. You can watch it live on ATXN: https://t.co/1XmCnTpH0Z
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Assistant City Auditor Patrick Johnson and Supervising Senior Auditor Henry Katumwa answer questions from the committee. #auditatx #austintx #pedestriansafety

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Next up: Pedestrian Safety Audit.

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These are our recommendations for Austin Transportation and Public Works.

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Future bonds and federal funds face an uncertain future, which may impact the City's ability to meet pedestrian safety goals.

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The percentage of fatal crashes involving people experiencing homelessness has gone down over the years, but it is still a high number.

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Our second finding is related to fatal pedestrian crashes involving people experiencing homelessness.

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Because the State owns high-speed roads, it limits what the City can do. The City needs to cooperate with the State to implement pedestrian safety enhancements.

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Incomplete data impacts the City's decision-making for pedestrian safety efforts.

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These are the different ways in which the City ensures pedestrian safety.

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This is our first finding.

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This slide shows the pedestrian crashes per 100,000 residents. It has been decreasing since 2023.

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The objective of the audit: Is the City effectively promoting pedestrian safety? #auditatx

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Item 6 is skipped due to prior discussions at the work session. The committee is now taking up item 5: Discussion and possible action regarding possibly calling an election in 2026 to amend language in the City’s charter.

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Chief Financial Officer Ed Van Eenoo proposes that the City not hold a new bond election until projects within that category from prior bonds have reached substantial completion (90% completed). #cityofaustin

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The committee has covered item 3 and is now taking up item 4: Discussion and possible action on proposed changes to Fiscal Year 2027 financial policy.

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The Director of Budget and Organization Excellence, Kerri Lang, is now making a presentation to the committee on financial policy changes related to Austin Energy. #governmentfinance #austintx

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The single audit covers the City's compliance with federal and state grant requirements.

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The committee is now taking up item 8: Fiscal Year 2025 single audit report by Deloitte & Touche LLP. #cityofaustin