Former Austin Public Health employee was working for city and state at the same time, audit finds

The city auditor’s office found that the now-former APH financial analyst had another full-time job with a state agency while working full-time for the city.

AUSTIN, Texas — A now-former Austin Public Health (APH) employee was working for the city and the state at the same time, according to a new report from the City Auditor’s Office.

The report states that the auditor’s office received multiple complaints that the now-former APH financial analyst had another full-time job with a state agency while working full-time for the city. It was also alleged that the employee didn’t come into the office during their scheduled in-office days.

The employee served as a Financial Analyst IV on APH’s financial team starting in July 2024. Before that, they worked as an administrative temp at APH. The employee had also briefly worked for the Austin Parks and Recreation Department.

The auditor’s office said the employee violated city code by accepting another job that “impaired the performance” of their city duties and misused city resources. The office said it found evidence that the employee was employed full-time with both a state agency and the city, negatively impacting their job performance for APH.

“[The employee’s] overlapping employment with the City and the state agency lasted over two years,” the report states, adding that the employee misused city resources by working her state job during her normal working hours for APH.

During an interview with the auditor’s office, the employee acknowledged that both of their jobs had the same hours and they would typically handle their work for APH in the morning and their work for the state agency in the afternoon. The report states that the employee’s manager and one of their coworkers said they were not always able to reach the employee during business hours. According to their accounts, the employee sometimes took “a couple of hours to respond to internal City messages” and might not always reply to emails promptly.

In a response included in the report, the employee said that they maintained both jobs because of “significant financial obligations” and the need to support themselves and their family. They said it was never their intention to defraud the city or intentionally misuse public resources.

In response to the employee’s response, the auditor’s office said its findings stand.

The employee resigned from their position with APH in November 2025 after being interviewed by the auditor’s office.