Columbus City Council to consider three candidates for vacant city auditor position
Columbus City Council will choose between three candidates - Jacquelin Lewis, Kimberley Mason, and Garrett Patterson - for the vacant city auditor position. The selected candidate will serve until Jan. 1, 2028, completing the remaining two years of Megan Kilgore's term.
Columbus City Council is considering three candidates for the vacant city auditor position following Megan Kilgore's resignation. The candidates are Jacquelin Lewis, a finance attorney with Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP; Kimberley Mason, a higher education partnership director with the Ohio Banker's League; and Garrett Patterson, director of debt management and internal bank operations at Ohio State University. The city council will interview the candidates at a hearing on April 27 at 4 p.m. at City Hall and vote on the appointment at 5 p.m. during its regular meeting. The selected candidate will serve until Jan. 1, 2028. Kilgore emphasized the importance of choosing a qualified and experienced candidate, comparing the role to managing the finances of a Fortune 500 company. The city auditor position is crucial, overseeing complex financial systems and working with investors and rating agencies.
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