Human Resources Recruiting Audit

At a glance

What: The internal audit labeled A24-SP2, Human Resources - Recruiting and Pre-Boarding Audit, including compliance with Chapter 12-1/2 of the City Code, and the legal questions it raises.
Where it stands: Council received an annual audit plan update on September 8, 2026 and consulted its attorneys on the audit in closed session on September 15. No open vote is recorded.
Contention: A public written comment called the audit report biased compared with similar audits in other Texas cities.
Next: Not stated in the minutes.

September 8, briefing item 31: Senior Auditor Joseph Lopez covered carryover and follow-up audits, completed audits, audits in progress, and fraud, waste and abuse allegations. HR Director Castillo and Interim City Attorney Brice answered questions.
September 15, executive session item 19 (requested by Campos, Paxson and Hernandez): attorney consultation on legal issues, obligations, potential claims and options concerning the audit. Recorded only as discussed in executive session.
September 15 written comment from Sondra Meyer (District 4): she compared eight Texas audit reports on background checks and recruiting, said Corpus Christi's HR challenges resemble those in Austin and Dallas, noted criminal penalties in Texas for unauthorized use of criminal history information, and argued the report's tone departed from auditing standards of objectivity. She listed a different agenda number than the executive session item.

Executive session on the audit; written comment critical of the audit's tone.

Annual audit plan update briefing with questions on the HR audit area.