hands or anything. If you are online and have a hand mixer to put that cause. can see pretty well. But okay. And then the next topic it was sort of my. So we, of course, put lots of time and energy into coming up with this calendar for rst of this year and next year that would become the standard calendar by which we would. Choose topics at this time of year. We would choose to to take us into next year and do community engagement accordingly and really try to get into a rhythm where we did the same thing every year. Then we had a mayoral election which I think we anticipated the election, but maybe didn't
fully anticipate the effects of a mayoral transition out of committee was started has has never had a different mayor or a different administration. And as I started to think about the impact of a new mayor and a new administration, it occurred to me that it might make sense. And I wanted to bring this to the group rather than kind of plowing forward with our pre-determined agreed to schedule to pause and have some time at this committee to meet the mayor elect and her team and or her team share what this committee does hear how the mayor elect thinks that we could be useful. I know that she is really interested in auditing a lot of different functions and departments. And we talked often about how we want to be working in concert with the administration as much as we can be. I think we have an
opportunity for that here. And then also we MAY probably will be see. New Department directors in each department. And so even if we weren't going to have that conversation with the mayor elect we will likely be working with new people in the New Year. And it seems to me to make sense to give some time to figure out who those people are going to be to see, which programs are changing. We've passed wanted to shy away from auditing something that is in the midst of changing because what's the point it's about to change. So for all those reasons, I wanted suggest to the group for your thoughts and for your feedback that we pause in our topic selection process. We also have not gotten a great response to putting our survey So it's not like we're seeing now likely would be rejecting lots of brand-new ideas. And instead planned to invite the
mayor elect and her team to join us at our FEBRUARY meeting work with her in between to hear her thoughts on how the audit committee could be useful and decide how to move forward based on those conversations and again, with the hope of getting back into a regular rhythm and having a calendar figured out it such a but not wanting let that process be the enemy of meaningful engagement with the new administration. So with that, I will stop tlking and I would welcome other folks. Both. Is this a good idea or not? And also other ideas about how we can engage with the new administration and sort of adapt to the new circumstances that we're in. Thank you, MISTER McVeigh. Go ahead. Thank you, I think it's
wise that take a pause and perhaps that we can have the mayor elect and or her department come eat with us just because it I part of her trust product firms reference right? And also. Gives us an opportunity really call collaborate and see where we have shared priorities in terms the council. The new administration in terms of our poll. It objected where we improve service delivery. I've also. That this will. Probably help us with that planning for next year 2026, because I think that we can actually align our calendar to the counter you propose for the whole committee. I love that calendar. Because we're definitely behind in terms of civic engagement within the district councils this And so I think that be incredibly valuable for that reason
alone, because I think it wants me to sit out the district councils, which I'll discuss more the next. Agenda item. I think they'll a greater response from the community in terms folks actually submitting topics for us to consider because I'm not sure what the usual. What's the usual corpus or body of topics that w get in a given year. What has it been historically, MADAM Chair, terms of how many topics ideas to get some indication. Submissions. We get you get yours. Usually a great question that saying what would you say? we get about 5 or a viable topic. Ideas for the audit committee to consider that. Most though, I day topic ideas that we end up selecting Argos has been flooded. But the departments so just greater interest there as specially
with the administration. What the current administration. Actually, it's not that bad in them coming from the public. And 5days said. Can you repeat that Republic about a number. Actually, it's quite impressive. Like if you compile compiled information to kind gauge exactly what topic they're it leads to that. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Duly noted I think your your points about potentially right like they're being a virtuous benefit cycle on topics submissions makes lot of sense. And give the community engagement more time to work because I think the survey is one thing. But as we were just sort of alluding to it often more helpful to get feedback
in different ways like from the community engagement because people are not coming in cold. They're aware of what kind of topics are really are viable touch or so. I think, Stephanie, as it still worth raised her hand. And thank you to nature. I just wanted to add my voice to I think would be a great idea. It's have a conversation with the mayor led to her team. We want to be seen as a friend, not an enemy and it seemed like. There's a little tension go in terms of the previous administration in terms of that number would So I think it would be great to get on a good, but it was her and her team. As we move forward. Any other thoughts or comments in General? About this? Not seeing go ahead and Can you hear me? We can. Okay. Great again.
know, is not here yeah, Id like to just add to the course that I It makes sense. With the new mayor's administration, I wondered maybe if you active with her anyone on the transition team specifically about, you know, coming to the FEBRUARY meeting but, you know, I think as long as we don't have to push out our timeline too long, it makes sense to collaborate because you're going to have better results with you know, willing a lot of partners. That's that's always been my experience. So I'm I'm hopeful from how you describe it that that's what the situation going to be. Yeah, thank you. And to that to your question. I haven't spoken t the mayor elect directly about the FEBRUARY meeting, but I did as she has been wonderful that reaching out on the council vice PRESIDENT At counter
Coleman. I have all had one on ones with her. Also doing tours of our words with her, which she wants to get an even before the end of this year. And in my last one on one with her, I did bring up the audit committee and she got her eyes got wide. Just like that's that is really exciting. Because, again, that's part of her values that she's bringing to this role is to really ask a lot of questions. Get into the details, understand what's working and what's checked about that. A lot of the campaign and I said, you know, we have a vehicle to do that with funding. She she's happy to hear that. So. We would need to reach out about FEBRUARY. And I wanted to bring this to this group first before we did that obviously will depend on her schedule. And I hear you we want to do that. Not much later than FEBRUARY. Of course. Also
helps that our current study, our audit is underway at did have a little bit of a slowdown. So it's not like we're in between things waiting. Wilder is working all this time. Thank you for the comments. Anything for my or any other comments from my advisors. The screen ways. I can't anybody a case seen. Okay. The keep kind go back and 4th between the teams screen in our room, spread Okay with that. And what will that will be our plan. Our beautifully lays out calendar will be asked lightly edited for now and maybe come back to as we get there. But our plan will be for the FEBRUARY 17th meeting to invite the mayor elect and this thing off. Maybe you can grab something and I can send it over to her team. And I think we great and last but not least our last agenda item is update on the communication efforts with district councils. I want to shout out to MISTER McVeigh who has
doing yeoman's work on this and you're to hear So we have actually made some progress. I'm very excited that we've made some progress. Last time I was here. I think if any of anybody recalls only been in contact with 3 of our district councils out of the 17 here in Saint Paul. That's now increased and we have 300% increase. Yes, yes, indeed. Yes. 7 of them actually, we have things on the calendar. We have 2 more that I am that is to be determined in terms of the actual date and I have more dates. 82 forward to the council members on this committee. The other community visors are wonderful staff. I've ben in touch with the
council members. They're not on this committee that some of them are actually going to be joining for some of engagement event. Some of these town halls. So like Highland Park with them where I happen to live with Councilmember Joe Staed. That is set in stone at this point in Feburary There's another one I'm sorry. JANUARY, there's another one in FEBRUARY that is tentative right now that she MAY not be able to attend. So we will see. We are right now. We have come a park that is JANUARY the 7th. And there was a bit of confusion earlier with MISS Vang that there was a meeting happening tonight that actually got rescheduled for personal reasons to January the 7th Councilmember Coleman, glad agreed to changed. I thank you. Councilmember comment. We have West 7th Fort Road Federation, which I'm
glad to be joining with MADAM Chair. That is JANUARY. The 12th at 7 Highland Park. That is temporary. The 5th at 7. Saint Anthony Park FEBRUARY. The 12th also at 7 had one midway FEBRUARY 24th at 6.15. I have Capital River Council to be determined to talk with John more about that and Summit Hill as well Remember her names. It's something. And then right now I'm so sorry. Executive Director Summit Hill Association him one other council. I forgot to write one down. McAllister Groveland. I actually have a date for that one as well. I just need to report. Don't have it on my calendars. Actually in my journal back on my desk at home. So I cannot give you the exact date right now for the public record. But I'll make sure that all the committee
members are aware that this point. And sent similar vein. I a updating the slide deck. I was really wanting to get it done for a company meeting today. I had finals last week and the week before. So I've been very busy and I was not able to get to that. So my apologies to colleagues so. I'm going to have that done I the next couple weeks and 9 have done this week. I'm going to share any way that the rest of committee members so they can look at it. So my hope is that we have a I'm not sure House is going work to see issue. I don't know if the committee needs to prove the whole presentation before I start sharing it with the district councils that but we don't out of the think we need to do it formally. I think you can send it up. The e-mail for cake then make changes and then start using awesome awesome. Have idea MR. French with without saying
put that Okay. Okay. Well, then I will hopefully have that done in the next week week and a half. You can all look at it. And I would very clearly appreciate your feedback. And so. Tat's all I have at this moment. I do want to get I should mention more thing. Now. I think about it. I have a primary literature that I've been trying to send to the many members I have not done so yet point regarding governments related to. External internal audit within this poll levels of government and the structuring civic engagement, how that impacts their functionality. And I have not gotten to that yet because I still need to put -
that compile that reference us together for everyone. So I will try to do that over the holidays. So I be busy, MR. They thank you again. Huge amount of work at a very busy time for you. Hope Council. Well, I hope we were not the reason for any lack of academic success on your part and we wouldn't be because you can multitask beautifully. I try but really, really appreciate it. And I'm really I love also be a given by other council members to be part of those presentations, not just the audit committee members because that also helps increased by and among the whole council as being too. We still have our friends online online. Yes, okay. I just can't Yeah. So I see here. Any questions or comments from the stomach that? If you are a council member, a community advisory
like to attend, I would more than happily take your company because I don't want to be lonely. Would you ahead? Go ahead do it. Are the needed. Thank ma'am. Tune in the meetings. Virtue they in person and when we send calendar of meetings of it. Was listening to him, but you know, but a personal how So most of the meetings or be structured in a hybrid format. So if you want to attend more than welcome to or you can come in person and Michael, still worth is definitely to have a calendar put together for all of the council members and key advisers. I just haven't gotten around to that and I'm
really sorry about that. I wouldn't with glad we welcome your company. If you'd like to come, whether that is in-person or remote. Same goes for MR. Law Center. And the other council members on our committee as well. So thank to will that and work out. So send that out as polyp. This okay. And I also just add if you're having trouble hearing that many district councils and you want help connecting with them, let us council members can also help with that has definitely happening with some of the district councils. So yes. I will be fine council members on. I will wait, though, until after the holidays. They don't want to disturbing it also might make sense of someone who so, I know we should go talk to every district council that the tree preservation
ordinance that I'm sponsoring and forgot that there are 1 of them and that they might all want the presentation and the same 2 weeks. It's also ok to wait a beat before you reach out to the other ones because maybe you want to spread them out a little bit of for MARCH and APRIL stuff. Think that that is also. Fully warranted. Nyad was thing. Thank you. MADAM Chair, at this point, our calendars probably taking us into APRIL. I just want to make the committee where that so we're going to be running basically from JANUARY through APRIL at this point. And that is that is totally fine. And again. Especially if kind of taking a pause meeting with Mayor elect we, we will need topics for the end of this year for the next year as well. So alright, that is everything on our agenda. As we said, it was going to be relatively short one. So I thank you all for being willing to come join
us in this format. I want to thank you from everyone here at City and for and all of our millions of viewers at home as well. For all of your hard work this year, it's been a joy to get to work with you on the audit committee. I hope everyone has a very safe and healthy holiday season and New Year and we will see everybody back in. Not JANUARY. The All right. Thanks again. We are adjourned. pretty happy holidays.