Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Audit Committee
November 2, 2018
Minutes
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission met on Friday, November 2, 2018, in the Lorenzo de Zavala State Archives and Library Building, 1201 Brazos Street, Austin, Texas.
Committee Present:
Lynwood Givens, Chair
Arthur Mann
Darryl Tocker
Commissioners Present:
Michael C. Waters
David Garza
Larry G. Holt
Martha Wong
Staff Present:
Mark Smith, Director and Librarian
Gloria Meraz, Assistant State Librarian
Donna Osborne, Chief Operations and Fiscal Officer
Jelain Chubb, Director, Archives and Information Services
Craig Kelso, Director, State and Local Records Management
Jennifer Peters, Director, Library Development and Networking
Ava Smith, Director, Talking Book Program
Steve Rapp, Director, Information Technology Services
Michael Ford, Network Operations Manager, ITS
Macy Hurwitz, Communications Officer
Tracy Kuhn Lash, Executive Assistant
Jennifer Ronsen, Automation and Collections Specialist, TBP
Caitlyn Burhans, Archivist, ARIS
Oscar Munoz, Desktop Support Specialist, ITS
Guests:
Sharon T. Carr
Rosalind Hunt, Office of the Attorney General
Melissa Juarez, Office of the Attorney General
Laura Soileau, Postlethwaite and Netterville
Temika B. Jones, Postlethwaite and Netterville
Craig P. Newman Jr., Postlethwaite and Netterville
Brett Nabers, Weaver and Tidwell
Adam Jones, Weaver and Tidwell
Daniel Graves, Weaver and Tidwell
Louellen Lowe, Legislative Budget Board
- Welcome, introductions, and general announcements.
Commissioner Givens called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. and welcomed everyone to the meeting. He explained that agency management had issued an RFP for internal audit services and had invited the two top scoring candidates to appear before the commission. He said the firms would make separate presentations and respond to commissioner questions, the committee would score the candidates and make a recommendation to the full commission.
Mark Smith introduced Rosalind Hunt, the agency’s new legal counsel, and her colleague, Melissa Juarez.
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Presentation of proposals for internal audit contract.
Commissioner Givens welcomed representatives from Postlethwaite and Netterville who introduced themselves and presented information about their audit firm’s experience and expertise and answered questions from the commissioners.
Commissioner Givens welcomed representatives of Weaver and Tidwell who introduced themselves and presented information about their audit firm’s experience and expertise and answered questions from the commissioners.
- Discussion of and possible action on proposals for internal audit contract.
Commissioner Givens asked commissioners to complete and sign their scoring sheets and turn them into staff who will compile the scores.
Commissioner Givens adjourned the meeting at 8:55 a.m.