THE AUDIT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON  
MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026 AT 9:30 AM,  
301 W. SECOND STREET, AUSTIN, TX AND SOME MEMBERS  
MAY BE PARTICIPATING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE  
Kirk Watson, Chair  
Ryan Alter, Vice Chair  
Vanessa Fuentes  
Jose "Chito" Vela  
Marc Duchen  
Krista Laine (Alternate)  
Special Called Meeting  
Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only  
register to speak on an item once either in person or remotely. Items posted for possible action  
are available for sign-up. Briefings are not open for sign-up. For full instructions on  
participation in person or by telephone, please visit the Council Committee Information  
Center home page, which is linked here:  
A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members  
of the committee, and an alternate member may only vote when a regular committee member is absent.  
The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the  
Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda.  
CALL TO ORDER  
Public Communication: General  
Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three  
minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. This section is  
limited to five speakers.  
Approval of Minutes  
1.  
Discussion and Possible Action  
2.  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
3.  
4.  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
Briefings  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
Sponsors:  
Mayor Kirk Watson, and Council Member Ryan Alter  
Future Items  
8.  
Previously Distributed Memos to Mayor and Council (Information only; not for discussion)  
Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Budget Document dated July 10, 2026  
Social Services Contracts Analysis (Resolution No. 20260226-056) dated July 2, 2026  
Establishment of an Officeholder Expense Policy (Resolution No. 20260122-085) dated  
June 12, 2026  
Analysis of Senior/Disabled Property Tax Exemption for Fiscal Year 2027  
City Council Agenda Item 1 dated May 27, 2026  
Contracts for Citywide Consulting Services - City Council Agenda Item 41 dated May 27,  
2026  
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 2nd Quarter Financial Report dated May 22, 2026  
Social Services Contracts Information Request dated May 21, 2026  
Implementation of Financial Best Practices and Creation of a Vacancy Dashboard  
(Resolution No. 20251120-076) dated May 21, 2026  
ADJOURN  
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