INVESTIGATION AND AUDIT COMMITTEE
TOWN COUNCIL MAJORITY OFFICE
MARCH 18, 2013
PRESENT William P. Horan, Jr., Chair, Councillors Barbara-Ann Rossi and Eric Thompson
ALSO
PRESENT Michael Walsh, Finance Director
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Horan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
December 11, 2012 Meeting
MOTION By Barbara Rossi
seconded by Eric Thompson
to approve the minutes of the December 11, 2012 meeting as amended.
Motion carried 3/0.
OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS TO SPEAK
None
NEW BUSINESS
Selection of Auditor for Auditing Services for the Town of East Hartford
Finance Director Mike Walsh initiated a general discussion regarding the town’s selection of an auditor for auditing services. A Request for Proposal (RFP) was advertised seeking auditing firms to audit the CAFR for the town. There were four submissions, one of which is our current auditing firm – Blum Shapiro. All fees were competitive. Blum Shapiro was the lowest bidder at $339,500 for a five-year contract. One specification sought was the amount of Connecticut towns that the auditors currently perform auditing services for and Blum Shapiro had far more than any other prospective auditors; some had no municipal clients in excess of a 40,000 population, some had very few and Blum Shapiro has more than fifty. Mr. Walsh pointed out that Blum Shapiro is the successor to Scully & Wolfe and the
town has used the services of these auditors for many years over several auditing contracts. A general discussion regarding the four prospective auditors ensued.
MOTION By Barbara Rossi
seconded by Eric Thompson
to accept the proposal of Blum Shapiro to provide auditing services
for the Town of East Hartford for five one-year contracts as follows:
fiscal years ending June 30, 2013 ($65,900), June 30, 2014
($65,900), June 30, 2015 ($67,900), June 30, 2016 ($69,900) and
June 30, 2017 ($69,900) contingent upon approval of the Town
Council for each year.
Motion carried 3/0.
MOTION By Barbara Rossi
seconded by Eric Thompson
to recommend to the Town Council to appoint Blum Shapiro as the
auditors for fiscal year 2012-2013 to perform required financial
audits consistent with the most recent proposal of $65,900.
Motion carried 3/0.
OLD BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION By Eric Thompson
seconded by Barbara Rossi
to adjourn at 5:49 p.m.
Motion carried 3/0.
C: Town Council
Mayor Leclerc
Mike Walsh, Finance Director
Joseph Carlson, Treasurer
Vanessa Rossitto, Blum Shapiro
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