Dallas police use of Flock license plate cameras, the sale of city vehicles at auction and the way Dallas Love Field bills airlines are among the subjects the Office of the City Auditor plans to examine in the coming year, under a work plan the City Council is set to approve Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The plan, dated Oct. 26 and signed by Interim City Auditor Rory Galter, was briefed to the council's Committee on Finance that day. It is on Tuesday's consent agenda. The council has required an annual audit plan since 1979, according to the agenda item.
New reviews
The plan lists 12 new engagements, most budgeted at 1,000 hours each. Three were requested by council members:
- Flock cameras, requested by Council Member Cadena: whether the Police Department has procedures for using the cameras, whether officers follow them, whether results are reported accurately and how the program compares with peer cities.
- Park and Recreation contract oversight, requested by Council Members Johnson, Roth and Mendelsohn: whether contracts are monitored so the city gets what it pays for, and whether expiring contracts are replaced when the service is still needed.
- Software licensing and Judiciary court staffing levels, both requested by Council Member West.
Other new topics include vehicle auctions run through the Police Department and Equipment and Fleet Management and whether they bring in as much revenue as they could; whether aviation staff calculate and collect airline landing fees, gate rentals and terminal charges correctly; a review of the city's third-party vendors and data security; the time it takes the city to complete purchases; sales and use tax recovery; budget revenue estimates for next year's proposed budget; and whether Dallas Water Utilities' 2024 long-range water supply plan meets state requirements and uses reasonable projections.
