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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-19

The council approved increasing the spending limit for Ernst & Young LLP's overtime audit contract with the City Controller's Office from $525,000 to $598,000. This raises the cap by $73,000 for an ongoing review of how the city manages overtime pay.

What it means for you

This affects city government operations and finances; the audit is intended to examine overtime spending across the city, which could eventually inform decisions about how taxpayer money is used on employee overtime.

Outcome

Adopted — vote recorded in official minutes. Motion 2026-0277, official minutes of May 19, 2026.

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Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$598,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?ERNST & YOUNG LLPminutes ↗
Which fund?General Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the May 19, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $5,684,836 paid to ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP across 17 payment lines, FY2025–FY2026.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260519-6 — data from official records via PlainDocket.