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Committee on Finance · 2:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The Committee on Finance agenda featured 18 substantive briefing items covering fiscal accountability, external and internal audit updates, technology and procurement oversight, and previews of upcoming City Council contract authorizations. The docket included the 2025 external audit from Weaver, a follow-up on the DPD firearms and ammunition audit, and briefings on five contracts scheduled for April 22 and May 27 council votes.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.

Analysis

Governance & Oversight

The agenda featured an extensive oversight docket: the 2025 external audit by Weaver, five routine monthly accountability reports, two newly released City Auditor internal audit reports, an IT systems and technical debt briefing, a status update on the Atmos Dallas rate review, and an update on the search for a permanent City Auditor.[#A][#D][#E][#F][#G][#H][#I][#J][#K][#L][#C]

Public Safety

The agenda included a follow-up briefing on the Dallas Police Department audit of firearms and ammunition management, presented by Lt. Scott Corkery of the DPD.[#B]

Contracts & Procurement

The agenda previewed five upcoming contract authorizations heading to City Council: disaster recovery services with Dalworth Restoration, LLC, architectural and engineering services for the Southeast Service Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., three bond counsel contracts, temporary sanitation field labor staffing, and environmental engineering at the McCommas Bluff Landfill.[#M][#N][#O][#Q][#P]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo contract authorizations previewed for April 22 City Council action involve Dalworth Restoration, LLC (disaster recovery services) and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. (architectural and engineering services for the Southeast Service Center Vehicle Maintenance Facility). Three additional procurements for May 13 and May 27 — bond counsel, sanitation field labor staffing, and McCommas Bluff Landfill environmental engineering — are heading to council vote after today's Finance Committee review.

Journalist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe agenda featured a DPD firearms and ammunition audit follow-up (Lt. Scott Corkery), the 2025 external financial audit presentation by Weaver, and two newly released City Auditor reports covering 311 service level agreement performance and cultural programs. A City Auditor search update presented by Human Resources was also on the docket.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe Finance Committee reviewed briefings on three procurements heading to council in May — bond counsel, sanitation field labor, and McCommas Bluff environmental engineering — and received a status update on the Atmos Dallas annual rate review for 2026. Finance Committee members who reviewed these briefings today are positioned as early stakeholders before the relevant council votes.

18 items(8 procedural hidden)

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The Committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the following items on this agenda.

#ABriefing presenting and discussing the results of the 2025 External Financial Audit, led by representatives from Weaver's Government Services practice.

#BA briefing providing a follow-up to a previously conducted audit of the Dallas Police Department's management of firearms and ammunition.

#CMonthly report from the Office of the City Auditor covering two internal audit reports released in April 2026: an audit of Communication & Customer Experience / 311 Service Level Agreements and an audit of Cultural Programs.

#DA monthly briefing providing a summary of financial activity as of February 28, 2026 for the General Fund and other city annual operating funds, presented by Budget & Management Service.

#EMonthly financial status report on American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the period ending March 31, 2026.

#FSpending report on Community Development Block Grant funds for the period ending March 31, 2026, covering expenditures and program progress.

#GMonthly technology accountability briefing from Information & Technology Services providing operational status information as of March 31, 2026.

#HA briefing on the Monthly Procurement Accountability Report presenting procurement activity data as of March 31, 2026, from the Office of Procurement Services.

#IBriefing on the FY 2024-25 end-of-year report comparing budgeted revenues and expenditures to actual results across city departments.

#JBriefing providing a status update on Atmos Dallas's annual rate review filing for 2026, presented by Budget and Management Services.

#KA briefing item providing an update on the ongoing search for a City Auditor, presented by the Human Resources department.

#LA briefing providing an overview of the city's Information Technology Services, including systems inventory, technical debt assessment, and benchmarking comparisons.

#MBriefing on an upcoming agenda item to authorize payment of invoices to Dalworth Restoration, Inc. for disaster recovery services, managed by Facilities and Real Estate Management.

#NBriefing on an upcoming authorization of a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for architectural, engineering, and construction administration services for a new Southeast Service Center vehicle maintenance facility.

#OBriefing on an upcoming May 13, 2026 agenda item to authorize three contingency-fee contracts for bond counsel services covering general obligation, enterprise, and disclosure counsel functions.

#PAuthorization to execute a service price agreement for temporary sanitation field labor staffing to support manual collection operations and related field activities for Sanitation Services.

#QBriefing on an upcoming May 27, 2026 agenda item to authorize a service price agreement for environmental engineering consulting services supporting the continuous operation, regulatory compliance, and long-term development of the McCommas Bluff Landfill and the city's transfer station system.

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