DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Paul Nerland, County Administrative Officer
SUBJECT: Agreements for Independent Auditor Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with Brown Armstrong Accountancy Corporation to provide audit services in connection with the County's financial statements and treasury for Fiscal Year 2023-24 through Fiscal Year 2025-26 and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $617,200; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP, to provide audit services in connection with several grants, several disposal sites, the County's appropriations limit, the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, the Fresno County Zoo Authority, the Fresno County Tobacco Funding Corporation, Fresno County Service Areas, Waterworks Districts, Maintenance Districts, Highway Lighting Districts, and Solid Waste Commissions, and the Community Corrections Partnership Executive Committee for Fiscal Year 2023-24 through Fiscal Year 2025-26 and two optional one-year extension, total not to exceed $917,089.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the County to continue to file timely Annual Comprehensive Financial Reports (ACFR) with the Government Finance Officers Association, with the California State Controller, and as part of the County's annual reporting to the secondary bond market in connection with its outstanding bonds. The audited ACFRs demonstrate compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and allow the County to apply for grants and external debt financing. Approval of the second recommended actions will provide independent auditing services for various component units that provide specific services countywide or to distinct geographic areas within the County. The item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no other viable option. Failure to approve the extern...
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