Audit Committee

Meeting Minutes

Friday, December 05, 2025 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

SANDAG Boardroom

1011 Union Street, First Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Voting Members Present:

• Chair Jack Fisher (Board Member)
• Vice Chair Luz Molina (Board Member)
• Rowena Dorsey (Public Member)

Voting Members Absent:

• Agnes Wong Nickerson (Public Member)

Others Present:

• Councilmember David Zito (Board Member)

 

Meeting Video

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1.

Call to Order

Chair Fisher called the meeting to order at 9:32 a.m.

2.

Comments and Communications

2.1

Non-Agenda Public Comments/Member Comments

Public Comments: Purita Javier, Cesar Javier, Blair Beekman.

Member Comments: None. 

Chief Executive Officer Mario Orso presented an update on agency activities. 

2.2

Office of the Independent Performance Auditor Activities

Independent Performance Auditor Courtney Ruby presented an update on the Office of the Independent Performance Auditor's activities and other events.

Public Comments: Cesar Javier. 

3.

Consent

• Motioned by: Chair Fisher
  Seconded by: Rowena Dorsey

  to approve Consent Agenda Item No. 3.1.

  For (3)	Chair Fisher, Vice Chair Molina, and Rowena Dorsey
  Absent (1)	Agnes Wong Nickerson

  The motion passed. (3 to 0)

3.1

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Approved the minutes from its November 14, 2025, meeting.

4.

Reports

4.1

SANDAG Accounting and Finance Independent Assessment

Public Comments: Cesar Javier. 

4.1.1

Summary of the SANDAG Accounting and Finance Independent Assessment

Courtney Ruby and Holly Hart, Brandon Tanous, & Reema Parappilly, Weaver LLC presented the SANDAG Accounting and finance Independent Assessment results.

4.1.2

Management Response to the Assessment

Chief Financial Officer Dawn Vettese; Director of Internal Controls Shawneé Pickney-Forrest; Director of Accounting and Finance Kimberly Trammel; Director of Financial Planning, Budgets & Grants Susan Huntington; and Director of Data Science and BITS Grace Miño presented the management response to the assessment. 

4.2

Office of the Independent Performance Auditor Proposed FY 2027 Budget

This item was postponed to a future meeting. 

4.3

Proposed Updates to Board Policies

Public Comments: Cesar Javier. 

• Motioned by: Vice Chair Molina
  Seconded by: Chair Fisher

  to approve the proposed updates to SANDAG Board Policy No. 039, the deletion of Board Policy No. 042, and the proposed new Board Policy No. 043.

  For (3)	Chair Fisher, Vice Chair Molina, and Rowena Dorsey
  Absent (1)	Agnes Wong Nickerson

  The motion passed. (3 to 0)

4.4

Audit Recommendation and Corrective Action Plan Quarterly Status Update

Courtney Ruby presented an update on the status of pending audit recommendations and corrective actions that were due on or before September 30, 2025. This item was presented for information only. 

Public Comments: Cesar Javier.

5.

Adjournment

Chair Fisher adjourned the meeting at 12:24 p.m.