Committee recommends Reuben Brown LLP for 2026 city and convention center audits

City finance staff introduced the 2026 audit engagement letter for Reuben Brown LLP and introduced Janice Meyer as the city's new deputy director of finance and budget. Staff said Reuben Brown will conduct the city audit, the single (grant) audit and the convention center audit; the proposal includes a 3.3% fee increase for these services compared with the prior year.

Committee members asked about the rate change and staff said annual adjustments are normal and that the firm negotiated a fair fee when they were selected in 2023. A motion to recommend city council approval of the 2026 audit engagement letter with Reuben Brown LLP passed unanimously; no dissent or recorded individual votes were included in the committee transcript.