ORDINANCE NO. 120331
Authorizing the Director of
Finance to enter into a contract with BKD, LLP, to perform the annual
independent audit of the City’s books and records for the fiscal year ending
April 30, 2012, and to perform other audit services, as requested; and further authorizing
the Director of Finance to pay up to $598,300.00 in consideration for said
audit and audit related services.
WHEREAS, City
Charter Section 836 requires that an annual audit be performed by an
independent Certified Public Accountant, and the Federal and State governments require
recipients of Federal grants to utilize the OMB Circular A-133 concept to
perform a financial and compliance audit and require airports to audit facility
charges on an annual organization-wide basis; and
WHEREAS, the firm
of BKD, LLP, is found to be qualified to perform an audit of the City’s
records, and prepare both the annual report and the single audit concept and
other audit related services; and
WHEREAS, this is
the fourth year of a contract with BKD, LLP, pursuant to the provisions in the
request for proposal (RFP) for audit services released in 2008; and
WHEREAS, in
order to implement the aforementioned contractual services, it is necessary
that the City be authorized to enter into a contract with BKD, LLP, to make
said independent audit of the City’s books and records for the fiscal year
ending April 30, 2012, and other audit related services; and
WHEREAS, in
order to make the payment for said services, it is necessary to authorize the
Director of Finance to make payment from appropriations heretofore made; NOW,
THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That
the Director of Finance be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract on
behalf of the City, with BKD, LLP, to perform the annual independent audit of
the City’s financial books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2012,
and to perform other audit related services. A copy of said contract, in
substantial form, is on file in the Department of Finance.
Section 2. That
the Director of Finance be and is hereby authorized to expend up to $598,300.00
for the audit services from appropriations heretofore made from the following
funds in the amounts indicated below:
13-1000-129100-B General
Fund $421,278.00
13-6380-555250-B Weatherization
500.00
13-2530-555210-B Weatherization
- ARRA 4,500.00
13-8010-809100-B Water
40,969.00
13-8110-809100-B Sewer
32,909.00
13-8200-809100-B Storm
Water 8,060.00
13-8300-629100-B Airports
90,084.00
TOTAL $598,300.00
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I hereby certify that
there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the appropriation
to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash balance,
otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund from which
payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby incurred.
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Randall
J. Landes
Director
of Finance
Approved
as to form and legality:
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Cecilia
Abbott
Assistant City Attorney