09-17-2002 Special Called Regular Meeting

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• MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CALLED REGULAR MEETING OF THE LA PORTE AUDIT COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 17, 2002 IN TRANSCRIBING THE AUDIO TAPE, IF THE QUESTIONER/COMMENTOR WAS NOT SPEAKING INTO A MICROPHONE, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR THE QUESTIONS/COMMENTS CLEARLY OR TO KNOW WHOM THE QUESTIONER WAS. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Chuck Engelken at 6:00 p.m. Members of Committee Present: Chairperson Chuck Engelken, Councilmembers Howard Ebow and James Warren Members of Committee Absent: None Members of City Council Present: Mayor Norman Malone, Charlie Young, Bruce Meismer, Peter Griffiths and Barry Beasley Members of C~ Executive Staff and City Employees Present: City Secretary Martha Gillett, Director of Finance Cynthia Alexander, Assistant Director of Finance Michael Dolby, City Manager Robert Herrera, Police Chief Richard Reff, Director of Administrative Services Carol Buttler, Acting City Manager John Joerns, and Administrative Assistant of the City Manager Crystal Scott Others Present: John Black, Tim O'Connor, Sylvia Herrera, Alan Buttler, Stan Sherwood, Spero Pomonis, Bill Scott, Attorney Randall B. Strong, A. J. France, Sue Gale Mock Kooken, Dottie Kaminski, Bill White, Dorothy White, Charlie Doug Boyle, Colleen Hicks, Maggie Anderson, Rob Roy, Bruce Koenig, Wade M. Allen, Ryan Harrison, and Tim Bush 2. Consider approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City of La Porte Audit Committee held on July 30, 2002. Motion was made by Howard Ebow to approve the minutes as presented. A second by James Warren. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Committee to receive and review draft report from independent auditor, Mark Tiller, of Tiller and Company; and the Audit Committee and City Council members to provide input to independent auditor. Chairperson Engelken instructed the audience that questions for the Auditor will be limited to Committee members and City Council members. Any member of the public with questions or comments about the audit may file these in writing with the City Secretary's Office by 4 p.m. on Thursday, September 19, 2002; they will be forwarded to Mr. Tiller for consideration in the final audit report. Upon receipt of the report from Mr. Tiller, the Audit Committee will consider calling a meeting for Monday, September 23, 2002, at 4 p.m. to receive the final report. At the conclusion of that meeting, members of the press and public may obtain copies of the final