Wylie Council approves annual audit, authorizes lawsuit over McMillen Road

The Wylie City Council unanimously accepted the city’s annual financial audit and authorized its attorneys to initiate litigation against DCCM Infrastructure Inc. related to the McMillen Road Project, actions taken during the council’s Feb. 17, 2026 meeting that drew public comment on the consent agenda Item D. The meeting also opened a policy discussion about the future of the city’s license-plate reader program.

Earlier council minutes show the body acted on fiscal reporting at a Jan. 28 meeting, when it “accepted the city's annual comprehensive financial report for fiscal year 2023–24.” That Jan. 28 vote passed 7–0 on a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Forrester with a second by Councilman Scott Williams. On the same Jan. 28 agenda the council approved Ordinance No. 2025-08, updating the comprehensive fee schedule to cover garbage, trash and brush, planning and zoning, police, public library and municipal court fees; that ordinance passed 7–0 on a motion by Councilmember Gina Maleche with a second by Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Forrester.

The litigation authorization was listed as Item D and described at the meeting as “Item D, which authorizes the city and its attorneys to initiate litigation against DCCM Infrastructure Inc. related to the McMillen Road Project.” Council members heard public comment on Item D; the meeting record does not include contract text, alleged claims, monetary amounts, a timeline for the dispute, or the name of outside counsel retained to pursue the matter.

On surveillance policy, the council “opened a policy discussion about the future of the city’s license-plate reader (LPR) program,” but meeting materials and remarks did not specify proposed policy language, data retention periods, vendor arrangements, or any vote on new rules. The LPR conversation was presented as a policy review rather than an ordinance vote during the Feb. 17 session.

Council members began the Feb. 17 meeting with recognitions for Eagle Scout Jacob Crabtrey and an observance of Black History Month. The council recessed to convene the regular Wylie Parks and Recreation Facilities Development Corp. 4B meeting; 4B board members unanimously approved minutes from the Aug. 26, 2025 meeting and amended the Park and Recreation Facilities Corp. bylaws before the council reconvened to consider the consent agenda and Item D public comment.

Financial oversight context came from the Wylie Economic Development Corporation materials, which note that the City of Wylie Finance Department coordinates an annual third-party audit of the WEDC. WEDC records state that “The FY 2024 audit revealed no discrepancies or irregularities, as confirmed by the absence of notifications to the WEDC.” The WEDC began the fiscal year with an anticipated fund balance of $11,159,767 and the audited fund balance was adjusted up to $12,625,716. WEDC purchasing procedures also specify that invoices under $5,000 are reviewed and, if within the approved budget, approved by the Assistant Director.

The council’s Jan. 28 approvals and the Feb. 17 actions leave two recorded audit-related entries in the public record, the Jan. 28 acceptance of the FY 2023–24 comprehensive financial report and the Feb. 17 unanimous acceptance of the annual audit, with meeting minutes expected to show whether those were separate formal approvals or related steps in the city’s fiscal review.