Motion directing the City Manager to comply with City Ordinance Chapter 12 ½ and order the HR Department Director to comply with all document and material requests for the City Auditor's HR compliance audit A24-SP2, as requested by Council Members Sylvia Campos, Kaylynn Paxson, and Gil Hernandez.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Senior Auditor Jodiann Overton, Director of Human Resources Rebecca Castillo, Assistant Director of Human Resources Odette Cruz, City Manager Peter Zanoni, Deputy City Manager Michael Rodriguez, City Attorney Miles Risley, and Deputy City Attorney Buck Brice responded to Council questions. Council Member Hernandez moved to amend the motion to add: "any questions of confidentiality should be referred to the city attorney. The city attorney shall provide response in writing to the city auditor for audit records," seconded by Council Member Campos and approved with the following vote: Council Members Barrera, Cantu, Campos, Hernandez, Paxson, Roy Scott, and Vaughn voting "yes," and Mayor Guajardo voting "no." Mayor Guajardo opened public comment. Rachel Caballero, Corpus Christi, TX, Susie Luna Saldana, Corpus Christi, TX, and Sondra Meyer, Corpus Christi, TX, spoke. Mayor Guajardo closed public comment Council Member Hernandez moved to approve the motion as amended, seconded by Council Member Campos. This Motion was passed as amended and approved with the following vote:

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).