City Auditor /tags/city-auditor City Auditor en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:34:01 GMT The Austin Animal Center needs to rethink its goals and no-kill policy, city audit finds /energy-environment/2023-09-26/the-austin-animal-center-needs-to-rethink-its-goals-and-no-kill-policy-city-audit-finds A draft of the audit also found unsanitary conditions at the shelter and inaccurate data about the animals in its care. The findings do not come as a surprise to the shelter, which has tried to address the issues it's been consistently criticized for. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 20:34:01 GMT /energy-environment/2023-09-26/the-austin-animal-center-needs-to-rethink-its-goals-and-no-kill-policy-city-audit-finds Haya Panjwani Clinic featured on 'Queer Eye' defrauded Austin Public Health, city auditor says /health/2023-03-31/clinic-featured-on-queer-eye-defrauded-austin-public-health-city-auditor-says A City of Austin audit found that the Central Texas Allied Health Institute fabricated documents that led to the improper receipt of $417,000 in funds from Austin Public Health. Fri, 31 Mar 2023 13:27:38 GMT /health/2023-03-31/clinic-featured-on-queer-eye-defrauded-austin-public-health-city-auditor-says Olivia Aldridge Austin isn't always opening emergency weather shelters when it should, city audit finds /austin/2022-12-20/austin-isnt-always-opening-emergency-weather-shelters-when-it-should-city-audit-finds The shelters are intended to serve people experiencing homelessness during extreme heat or severe cold. Extremely cold weather is on the horizon later this week. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 14:31:11 GMT /austin/2022-12-20/austin-isnt-always-opening-emergency-weather-shelters-when-it-should-city-audit-finds Haya Panjwani Austin Set Aside $179 Million For Homelessness In Recent Years, But Auditors Couldn't Find All The Contracts /austin/2021-09-23/austin-spent-179-million-on-homelessness-in-recent-years-but-an-audit-says-it-doesnt-have-a-full-accounting-of-contracts From 2019 to May of this year, the city allocated $179 million toward homelessness across more than 100 contracts. But auditors struggled to piece together a full picture of the city's agreements. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 22:10:58 GMT /austin/2021-09-23/austin-spent-179-million-on-homelessness-in-recent-years-but-an-audit-says-it-doesnt-have-a-full-accounting-of-contracts Andrew Weber Austin Police Flag Officers Who Need Extra Training. But City Auditors Say The System Isn't Working. /crime-justice/2021-07-21/austin-police-flag-officers-who-need-extra-training-but-city-auditors-say-the-system-isnt-working In a report released Wednesday, researchers said in the vast majority of cases where data indicated officers may need additional training or support, none was recommended. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:02:55 GMT /crime-justice/2021-07-21/austin-police-flag-officers-who-need-extra-training-but-city-auditors-say-the-system-isnt-working Audrey McGlinchy City Of Austin Spends $88K A Year On Pagers Employees Hardly Use, Audit Finds /austin/2021-01-18/city-of-austin-spends-88k-a-year-on-pagers-employees-hardly-use-audit-finds Many employees issued pagers said they either didn't know where the pager was or that it wasn't working, according to a new report. Nearly half of employees with pagers got one or fewer pages a month. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 21:19:39 GMT /austin/2021-01-18/city-of-austin-spends-88k-a-year-on-pagers-employees-hardly-use-audit-finds Audrey McGlinchy Austin Residents To Decide How City Council Districts Will Look For The Next Decade /austin/2020-06-08/austin-residents-to-decide-how-city-council-districts-will-look-for-the-next-decade Austin residents can now apply to be on the commission to redraw City Council district boundaries. The city鈥檚 charter requires those lines be redrawn鈥� Mon, 08 Jun 2020 23:36:50 GMT /austin/2020-06-08/austin-residents-to-decide-how-city-council-districts-will-look-for-the-next-decade Sangita Menon Audit Finds Problems With How APD Stores, Destroys Old Drug and Weapons Evidence /austin/2014-04-24/audit-finds-problems-with-how-apd-stores-destroys-old-drug-and-weapons-evidence This article is written by KUT's Austin City Hall reporting partner, the Austin Monitor.A city audit found that drugs and firearms confiscated by the鈥� Thu, 24 Apr 2014 13:47:24 GMT /austin/2014-04-24/audit-finds-problems-with-how-apd-stores-destroys-old-drug-and-weapons-evidence Elizabeth Pagano Austin Audit Finds City Vehicles Spend Too Much Time in Repair Shop /austin/2013-10-29/austin-audit-finds-city-vehicles-spend-too-much-time-in-repair-shop The City of Austin Auditor鈥檚 office says city vehicles seem to have a problem with breakdowns.The vehicles aren鈥檛 always getting preventative maintenance鈥� Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:45:00 GMT /austin/2013-10-29/austin-audit-finds-city-vehicles-spend-too-much-time-in-repair-shop Laura Rice Last Call for 10-1 Applicants - And CPAs! (Update) /austin/2013-02-21/last-call-for-10-1-applicants-and-cpas-update Update: City Auditor Kenneth Mory says only nine of the 66 people who have applied to sit on a redistricting review panel are qualified to serve 鈥� and all鈥� Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:59:08 GMT /austin/2013-02-21/last-call-for-10-1-applicants-and-cpas-update Filipa Rodrigues, Laura Rice