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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-057 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ACCOUNTING FIRM OF LANCE, SOLL AND LUNGHARD, LLP TO PROVIDE AUDITING SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXERCISE TWO ONE-YEAR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
Section 1017 of the Chula Vista Charter requires an annual independent audit of the City. The current five-year agreement with Pun and McGeady, LLP terminated with completion of the June 30, 2013 audit report. A Request for Proposals to provide auditing services for the City was issued January 31, 2014 and closed on February 20, 2014.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that approval of an agreement for audit services is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 (b)(4) of the State CEQA Guidelines; because approval of the contract is a continuing administrative activity, therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is necessary.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable
DISCUSSION
The Finance Department followed Municipal Code 2.56 and Council Policy No. 102-05 in the consultant services selection process. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on January 31, 2014 for audit services. The RFP was posted electronically on PlanetBids.Com, a web-based vendor and bid management system that is widely used by other local agencies. In addition, the RFP was sent directly to accounting firms that had expressed an interest in performing audit services for the City.
Seven proposals were received and evaluated by the Selection Committee based on the following technical criteria:
A. Organization, size, and structure of the audit firm....
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