HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10192010 - C.37RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and Authorize the County Auditor-Controller, or designee, to execute a contract
for fiscal years 2010-2011, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 with Wallace Rowe and Associates
for annual audits of certain grants, including the County Metropolitan Transportation Fund,
certain Transportation and Development Act projects, and other miscellaneous projects not
to exceed $50,000 in total for any fiscal year, as recommended by the Auditor-Controller.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Generally the audit fees are fully reimbursed by the grant or program.
BACKGROUND:
Certain grants and other funds and projects require annual independent certified financial
audits. The number and type of grants and projects varies year to year and are difficult to
anticipate. Although the fee for most grant audits and the Metropolitan Transportation Fund
can be agreed to in advance, certain audit projects have unique circumstances and the fee
cannot reasonably be negotiated until those circumstances are known. It is beneficial to the
County to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/19/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
Contact: Joanne Bohren,
925-646-2233
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on
the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 19, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors
By: , Deputy
cc:
C.37
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Stephen Ybarra, Auditor-Controller
Date:October 19, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract for Audit Services - Grants and Other Miscellaneous Projects
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
retain the same audit firm for a number of successive audits since as the auditors gain
experience with the County records and operations they require less interaction with
County staff. The Auditor-Controller has conducted outreach and Wallace Rowe and
Associates demonstrated competence at the lowest cost.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The Auditor Controller's Office will be unable to comply with the requirement of an
annual independent certified financial audit on certain grants.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None
ATTACHMENTS
Rowe Contract 2010