ORDINANCE NO. 090264

Estimating revenue in the amount of $35,200.00 to the General Fund for reimbursement of audit fees and authorizing the Director of Finance to enter into a contract with BKD,LLP, to make the annual independent audit of the Citys books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2009, and to perform other audit services, as requested; and authorizing the Director of Finance to pay up to $525,000.00 in consideration for said audit and audit related services.

WHEREAS, the City Charter, Section 836, requires that an annual audit be performed by an independent Certified Public Accountant, and the Federal government is requiring recipients of Federal grants to utilize the Circular OMB A-133 concept to perform a financial and compliance audit and requiring airports to audit facility charges on annual organization-wide basis; and

WHEREAS, the firm of BKD,LLP is found to be qualified to perform an audit of the Citys records, and preparing both the annual report and the single audit concept and other audit related services; and

WHEREAS, this is the first year of a contract with BKD,LLP, pursuant to the provisions in the request for proposal (RFP) for audit services released in 2009; and

WHEREAS, in order to implement the aforementioned contractual service, it is necessary that the City be authorized to enter into a contract with BKD,LLP to make said independent audit of the Citys books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2009, 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 a contract on behalf of the City, with BKD,LLP, to make the annual independent audit of the Citys financial books and records for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2009, and to perform other audit related services. A copy of said modification and contract, in substantial form, are attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Section 2. That the revenue estimate in the following account of the General Services Fund is hereby reestimated in the following additional amount:

10-1000-129100-486030 Pension contribution Other $ 35,200.00

Section 3. That the Director of Finance be and is hereby authorized to expend up to $525,000.00 as consideration for the audit services from appropriations heretofore made from the following funds in the amounts indicated below:

10-1000-129100-B General Fund $339,200.00

10-2600-555300-B CDBG Administration 47,100.00

10-8010-809100-B Water 32,600.00

10-8110-809100-B Sewer 26,080.00

10-8200-809100-B Storm Water 6,520.00

10-8300-629100-B Airports 73,500.00

TOTAL $525,000.00

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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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Jeffrey A. Yates

Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Heather A. Brown

Assistant City Attorney