HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-110-10/07/2003-ESTABLISHING THE AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS RESOLUTION 2003-110
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING THE AUDITOR SELECTION PROCESS
WHEREAS,underTitle 29,Article 1,Section 6 of the Colorado Revised Statutes and Article
XX,Section 17 of the City Charter,the City Council is responsible for providing for an independent
annual audit; and
WHEREAS, the City's current auditor recently completed the last year of a five-year
contract; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 8, Article IV of the City Code establishes the procedures for the
procurement of all professional services; and
WHEREAS, historically, the Council Finance Committee participated in the selection
process for the independent auditor and made a recommendation to the Council regarding the
selection of the auditor; and
WHEREAS, the Council Finance Committee was abolished pursuant to Resolution 2002-
083; and
WHEREAS,Council believes that its Leadership Team,which consists of the Mayor and the
Mayor Pro Tem, is the appropriate body to participate in the selection process for the independent
auditor; and
WHEREAS,the procurement process detailed in the City Code ensures the fair treatment of
all persons involved in the process, maximizes the purchasing value of public funds and maintains
the quality and integrity of the procurement process; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that the Leadership Team should assist the Council in
selecting the most qualified auditor, and should recommend such to Council, through the selection
process outlined in the City Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Leadership Team shall participate in the process of selecting a new
auditor.
Section 2. That,in participating in that process, the Leadership Team shall perform the
following functions as provided in Chapter 8, Article IV of the City Code:
1. Establish the factors to be evaluated in the selection of an auditor;
2. Carefully apply those criteria during the evaluation of proposals, using the
point system and rating sheet provided by the Purchasing Agent;
3. Supply the Purchasing Agent with the completed rating sheets,for retention
consistent with the City's Record Retention Policy;
4. Recommend to Council, for acceptance, the proposal that best fits the
evaluation factors listed in the request for proposal.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 7th day of October,
A.D. 2003.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk