Subject:
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Permission to Advertise a Request for Proposal for Internal Auditing Services
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Fiscal Impact:
The County’s Adopted FY 2023-24 Budget includes up to $360,000 for Internal Auditing Services.
Dept/Office:
Central Services/Purchasing Services
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested the Board of County Commissioners:
1. Authorize Purchasing Services to advertise a Request for Proposal for the County’s Internal Auditing Services; and
2. Appoint the following members to the Internal Audit Selection and Negotiation Committee: Jill Hayes, Budget Director; Mary Ellen Donner, Parks and Recreation Director; and Kathy Wall, Central Service Director; and
3. Authorize the County Manager to sign the contract for Internal Auditing Services upon the recommendation from the Internal Audit Selection and Negotiation Committee and approval by the County Attorney’s Office, Risk Management, and Purchasing Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
The purpose and scope of internal auditing services as specified in the Administrative Order AO-61, “INTERNAL AUDIT,” is to ascertain that the County’s network of control processes, as designed and represented by management, is adequate and functioning as intended and acceptable.
The current contract with RSM US, LLP for Internal Auditing Services expires on October 30, 2024. Therefore, Purchasing Services requests authorization to advertise a Request for Proposal (RFP) to competitively solicit Internal Auditing Services competitively. The term of this contract will be for 5 years.
Clerk to the Board Instructions: