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<br /> <br /> <br />8.B. CLERK OF COURT JEFFREY K. BARTON – AUDITOR <br />SELECTION COMMITTEE’S RECOMMENDATION – <br />REAPPOINTMENT OF HARRIS, COTHERMAN, JONES, <br />PRICE & ASSOCIATES <br /> <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Davis, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Wheeler, to approve staff’s <br />recommendation. <br /> <br />Commissioner Davis questioned the advisability of continuing with the same <br />auditor for such a long time even though he saw no reason not to use them because they are a local <br />firm and $40,000 cheaper than the other bidder. <br />County Administrator Baird stated that the firm has done a very good job for us in <br />the past. The standards remain the same. <br />Finance Director Diane Bernardo explained that under a new State statute there are <br />new and more stringent criteria for auditors. A very detailed RFP was issued, 8 firms appeared to <br />be interested, but only 2 proposals were received. She explained why the Auditor Selection <br />Committee unanimously recommended Harris, Cotherman, Jones, Price & Associates. She <br />stressed that the other firm had never completed a county audit; county audits are four times the <br />size of audits for municipalities. She also noted the audit managers would be rotated. <br />Commissioner Neuberger affirmed Ms. Bernardo’s comments and recounted that <br />the Committee also decided there would be a mandatory rotation policy on future bids to prevent <br />Harris, Cotherman from responding to the next RFP. <br /> <br />The Chairman CALLED THE QUESTION and the motion <br />carried unanimously. (The Board unanimously reappointed <br />Harris, Cotherman, Jones, Price & Associates as the <br />August 2, 2005 13 <br /> <br />