Chair Brannon Hampton called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m.

MOTION BY Councilwoman Vicki Gillis, SECONDED BY Chair Brannon Hampton to approve the minutes. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:

Chair Brannon Hampton, Councilwoman Vicki Gillis, Vice Chair Trey Terry

Passed - Unanimously

MOTION BY Chair Brannon Hampton, SECONDED BY Vice Chair Trey Terry to approve the minutes. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:

Chair Brannon Hampton, Councilwoman Vicki Gillis, Vice Chair Trey Terry

Passed - Unanimously

Finance Director, Jared Askelson, introduced the City of Goodyear's new Internal Audit Manager, Billy Vickers.  Mr. Vickers provided the committee with his background and resume information and expressed that he is excited to work with both the committee and our staff.

Finance Director, Jared Askelson, presented the Audit Committee with an update on the Payroll & Timekeeping Assessment.  A high-level overview of tasks that Payroll and Human Resources have been working on was provided, as well as updates for milestone dates.  Mr. Askelson indicated a meeting with both the Fire and Police unions was scheduled for August 26, 2025, to provide an update on pay details and how they appear on their paystubs.

Internal Audit Manager, Billy Vickers, addressed the committee with regard to the Payroll & Timekeeping Assessment.  Mr. Vickers indicated that he had started to meet with Payroll and Human Resources staff to review processes.  Mr. Vickers also explained to the committee the Yellow Book and Red Book standards and their differences.

MOTION BY Councilwoman Vicki Gillis, SECONDED BY Chair Brannon Hampton to approve the Internal Audit Manager to utilize the Red Book Auditing Standards instead of the Yellow Book Auditing Standards for the interim. The motion carried as follows:

AYE:

Chair Brannon Hampton, Councilwoman Vicki Gillis, Vice Chair Trey Terry

Passed - Unanimously