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An interview series where we learn about local government and the City of Austin through the Office of the City Auditor's audits and investigations.

Office of the City Auditor


    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 69 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Audit ATX

    Austin Police Department License Plate Reader Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 6:45


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Jake Perry about an audit of the Austin Police Department's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) program and how it compares to peer police departments.

    Austin Police Department Recruiting and Hiring Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 6:48


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Jasmine Triplett about an audit of the Austin Police Department's recruiting and hiring efforts and how efforts compare to best practices.

    Austin Energy Employees Misused City Vehicle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 5:47


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Michael Yamma about an investigation regarding two Austin Energy (AE) employees who misued a City vehicle.

    Extreme Heat Preparedness Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 7:40


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Kendall Byers about an audit of the City's extreme heat preparedness efforts and how they compare to best practices and peer cities.

    Water Main Maintenance and Replacement Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 8:55


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Sam Socolow about an audit of the City's water mains and how the City is identifying and addressing issues with water mains and taking measures to minimize resulting disruptions.

    Austin Water Employee Secured a Special Privilege and Misused City Resources

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 6:50


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Maxx Eckert about an investigation regarding an Austin Water employee who secured a special privilege and misused City resources.

    Succession Planning Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 9:39


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Kristina Kern about an audit of the City's succession planning efforts and how the City's succession planning efforts measure up to best practices and compare to peer cities.

    Ethics Review Commission

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 9:54


    Audit ATX speaks with Chief of Investigations, Brian Molloy, about the Ethics Review Commission and how the Office of the City Auditor interacts with the Ethics Review Commission.

    Annual Audit Plan Overview 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 7:52


    Audit ATX kicks off Season 5 with Deputy City Auditor, Jason Hadavi. Our hosts chat with Jason about the work the Office of the City Auditor completed in 2024 before taking a dive into what Austin residents can expect in 2025.

    Misuse of City Resources and Abuse by Parks and Recreation Department Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 14:27


    Audit ATX speaks with investigators Michael and Renee about an investigation into misuse of City resources and abuse of positions by Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) employees.

    Electric Scooter Enforcement Program Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 11:32


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Henry Katumwa about an audit on the City's electric scooter (e-scooter) enforcement program and how it compares to peer cities.

    Parks and Recreation Department Employee Secured a Special Privilege

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 6:22


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Maxx Eckert about an investigation regarding a Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) employee who secured a special privilege.

    Austin Energy Employee Misused City Vehicle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 9:50


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Renee about an investigation regarding an Austin Energy (AE) employee who misused a City vehicle.

    Citywide Retention Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2024 11:30


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Jasmine Triplett about an audit on citywide retention and how the City of Austin compares to the retention policies and practices of peer cities.

    Meet the OCA Interns

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 12:10


    Audit ATX speaks with our 2024 summer interns to learn about their experiences working on different audits and investigations at the Office of the City Auditor (OCA) this summer.

    Transportation and Public Works Employee Committed Fraud and Misuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 12:24


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Renee about an investigation regarding a Transportation and Public Works employee who used his City-issued credit card to make a personal purchase and then falsified the financial record related to the personal purchase

    Austin Energy Medically Vulnerable Registry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 10:24


    Audit ATX speaks with Assistant City Auditor Kelsey Thompson about an audit that determined whether the City's Medically Vulnerable Registry (MVR) effectively and efficiently serves residential customers in need. 

    Types of OCA Reports

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 15:25


    Audit ATX speaks with Deputy City Auditor, Jason Hadavi, to learn more about the types of reports the Office of the City Auditor (OCA) does throughout the year.

    911 Call Taking During High Demand

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 14:38


    Audit ATX speaks with auditor Francis Reilly about a special request project that digs into Austin Police Department's 911 call taking practices during high demand events.

    Summer 2024 Intern Hiring

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 10:54


    Audit ATX kicks off Season 4 with a special episode on the Office of the City Auditor's intern hiring process for summer 2024 with Assistant City Auditor Kelsey Thompson.

    Annual Audit Plan Overview 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 13:17


    Audit ATX wraps up Season 3 with Deputy City Auditor, Jason Hadavi. Our hosts chat with Jason about the work the Office of the City Auditor completed in 2023 before taking a dive into what Austin residents can expect in 2024.

    Fraud and Misuse of City Resources by a Forensic Science Department Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 10:20


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Tope Eletu-Odibo about an investigation into fraud and misuse of City resources by an employee in the Forensic Science Department.

    Technology Auditing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 9:46


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Neha Sharma about technology risks in auditing.

    Austin Public Health: Resource Misuse Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 9:55


    Audit ATX interviews Brian Molloy, Chief of Investigations, about an investigation regarding a former Austin Public Health employee who used his City-issued laptop to run two consulting businesses and carry out job searches. 

    Austin Energy's Vegetation Management Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 10:05


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Kathie Harrison about an audit that determined the effectiveness of Austin Energy's vegetation management to meet normal and emergency response needs.

    Animal Services Office Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 14:10


    Assistant City Auditor Keith Salas joins Audit ATX to discuss an audit to determine whether the City was effectively managing its animal population and providing animals in its shelter with necessary and humane care. 

    Public Information Responses Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2023 9:23


    Audit ATX speaks with Assistant City Auditor Patrick Johnson about a recent audit to evaluate the City of Austin's efforts to follow open records laws and provide requested information in a timely and efficient manner. 

    The Audit Follow-Up Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 10:02


    The City of Austin's Deputy City Auditor, Jason Hadavi, joins Audit ATX to discuss what happens to audit recommendations once they're issued and how the auditor's office keeps track of their implementation. Tune in to learn about this important function of our office: audit follow-up projects. 

    Fraud and Waste of City Resources by Parks and Recreation Department Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 6:35


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Maxx Eckert about an investigation into fraud and waste of City resources by Parks and Recreation Department employees.

    Data Reliability Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 12:30


    Audit ATX speaks with Auditor Francis Reilly about a recent audit to evaluate the City of Austin's data reliability efforts. 

    Misuse of City Resources by an Animal Services Office Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 7:07


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Michael Yamma about a recent investigation wherein a former Animal Services Office employee who misused City resources by taking sick leave from the City while working a second job. 

    Conflict of Interest Acted On by an Aviation Department Executive

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 11:45


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigators Temitope Eletu-Odibo and Michael Yamma about a recent investigation that looks into an incident in which an executive at the Aviation Department violated City Code by acting on a conflict of interest.

    Fraud by a Nonprofit Vendor Contracted by Austin Public Health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 12:27


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigators Tope Eletu-Odibo and Andrew Williams about a recent investigation that looks into an incident of fraud in which a nonprofit City of Austin contractor falsified performance reports and misrepresented financial transactions resulting in Austin Public Health overpaying the contractor by $417,000.

    Fraud by a Communications and Technology Management Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 8:44


    Audit ATX speaks with Investigator Michael Yamma about a recent investigation that looks into an incident of fraud in which an employee of Communications and Technology Management (CTM) violated City Code by attempting to sell a City-owned device.

    Strategic Direction 2023 Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 12:21


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Tyler Myers about a recent audit that evaluated if the City effectively developed and implemented Strategic Direction 2023 (SD23) to measure progress towards one of the strategic outcomes in the plan.

    Misuse of City Resources by Austin Resource Recovery Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 9:34


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Maxx Eckert about a recent investigation wherein an Austin Resource Recovery employee misused City resources by taking paid leave under an emergency COVID-19 childcare program he was not qualified to take.

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    Misuse of City Resources by Parks and Recreation Department Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 10:24


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Andrew Williams about a recent investigation into a misuse of City resources at the Parks and Recreation Department.  

    Annual Audit Plan Overview 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 9:59


    Audit ATX interviews City Auditor Corrie Stokes about the audits our office will be conducting in 2023.

    External Review of Austin Water Quality Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 18:14


    This episode focuses on the External Review of Austin Water Quality Events audit, which evaluates Austin Water's ability to provide safe drinking water to Austin residents during both normal operations and extreme events. Audit ATX interviews the City Auditor Corrie Stokes, Austin Water Director Shay Ralls Roalson, and Dr. Lynn Katz, Professor and Director of Center for Water and the Environment at UT.

    Emergency Shelters for Dangerous Temperatures Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2023 10:14


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Keith Salas about a recent audit to evaluate if the City of Austin is effectively providing emergency shelters to ensure its residents receive necessary services during cold weather and heat emergencies. 

    Older Adults Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 10:15


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Kelsey Thompson about a recent audit to evaluate if the City of Austin meets the needs of Older Adults. 

    Misuse of City Resources by Animal Services Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 9:53


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Tope Eletu-Odibo about a recent investigation into a misuse of City resources at Animal Services Department.

    Misuse of City Resources by Austin Public Health Employees

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 5:41


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Maxx Eckert about a recent investigation on a misuse of City resources at the Austin Public Health Department. 

    Conflict of Interest by Austin Energy Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 9:38


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Andrew Williams about a recent investigation into a conflict of interest at Austin Energy.  

    Misuse of City Resources by Public Works Employee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 6:48


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Mike Yamma about a recent investigation on a misuse of City resources at the Public Works Department. 

    Lobbyist Compliance Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 8:10


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Andrew Scoggin about a recent audit to evaluate if lobbyists are compliant with City Code . 

    Parks and Recreation Department: Conflict of Interest Investigation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 8:06


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Mike Yamma about a recent investigative report on a conflict of interest in the Parks and Recreation Department.

    Annual Audit Plan Overview 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 7:47


    Audit ATX interviews City Auditor Corrie Stokes about the 2022 audit plan.

    City Technology Purchases

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2021 7:50


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Andrew Scoggin about a recent audit on the City's technology purchasing process. 

    Austin Water Employee Performed Private Plumbing Work for Personal Benefit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 7:33


    Audit ATX interviews Investigator Andrew Williams about a recent investigation of an Austin Water employee who performed private plumbing work for personal benefit. 

    Disaster Preparedness Audit

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 12:36


    Audit ATX interviews Auditor Maria Stroth about a recent audit on the City's response to Winter Storm Uri.

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