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~ ~ <br />REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />AGENDA DATE REQUESTED July 8, 1991 <br />REQUESTED BY Jeff Litchfield DEPARTMENT Director of Finance <br />REPORT RESOLUTION ORDINANCE <br />EXHIBITS: <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />On June 10, 1991, the City of La Porte opened proposals for its financial <br />auditors for a three to five year term beginning with the end of this fiscal <br />year. <br />We originally mailed RFP's to eight potential auditors with six of those <br />returning proposals and two declining to propose at this time. <br />The six proposals were reviewed and graded based on the following criteria. <br />1. Firm's Technical Experience <br />2. Audit Team's Experience, Qualifications and Professional Activities <br />3. Firm's Not-For-Profit Experience <br />4. Cost of the Audit <br />5. Other Items <br />The result of this exercise was to determine the top two proposers. The top <br />two proposers, who were Null and Associates and Earl Lairson & Company, then <br />met with the City's Audit Committee. The Audit Committee selected the firm of <br />Null & Associates to provide financial auditing services to the City of La <br />Porte. <br />Null & Associates is located in Houston, Texas. They have the technical <br />experience and staff that is required to audit a City our size. They have <br />extensive experience in the not-for-profit arena and have performed financial <br />Audits for Cities our size. The cost that they propose is similar to the cost <br />we have paid in the past, which is $27,000. This cost includes the City's <br />financial audit, the Single Audit and the La Porte Area Water Authority Audit. <br />The cost will be paid by the City of La Porte and the La Porte Area Water <br />Authority. <br />ACTION REQUIRED BY COUNCIL: <br />Authorize City Manager to negotiate and enter into a contract with the Firm of <br />Null & Associates to provide financial Auditing Services for a three year <br />period to commence with Fiscal Year 1991 and to contain a two year option for <br />fiscal years 1994 and 1995. <br />AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: <br />XXX GENERAL FUND UTILITY FUND <br />001-600-601-501 <br />ACCOUNT NUMBER: 016-600-600-501 FUNDS AVAILABLE: <br />XXX LPAWA <br />XX YES NO <br />APPROVED FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA <br />ROBERT T HERRERA DATE <br />CITY MANAGER <br />