Joseph Lopez has been appointed as Corpus Christi's interim city auditor. Joseph Lopez named Corpus Christi's interim city auditor with temporary raiseThe position became vacant after former city auditor George Holland retired i n June. The city's previous interim auditor, Amir Hussein, then retired in September, prompting the new appointment.Under the ordinance, Lopez will receive a temporary 15% pay raise while serving in the interim role, amounting to about $12,700.Councilman Roland Barrera spoke about the pay increase."And to give him interim pay of about 15% of what he's making right now while he's serving in the interim, and that's so we can go ahead and proceed because they have audits that they have to present in November and they have to be certified," Barrera said.The city says the additional cost will be covered by salary savings from the vacant city auditor position.The pay increase will end when a permanent city auditor is appointed or Lopez's interim service ends, whichever comes first.This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.For the latest local news updates, click here, or download the KRIS 6 News App. Catch all the KRIS 6 News stories and more on our YouTube page. Subscribe today! ...read more read less