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C. 83

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Robert Campbell, Auditor-Controller
Date:	September 13, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract for Audit Services - Grants and Other Miscellaneous Projects

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/13/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Robert Campbell, 925-335-8640

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 13, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Auditor-Controller, or designee, to execute a contract for fiscal years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 with Cropper Rowe, LLP, for annual audits of certain grants, including the County Metropolitan Transportation Fund, certain Transportation and Development Act projects, and other miscellaneous projects as identified and directed by the Auditor-Controller, not to exceed $50,000 in total for any fiscal year.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Generally the audit fees are reimbursed by the grant or program.

BACKGROUND:

Certain grants and other funds and projects require annual independent certified financial audits. The number and type of grants and projects varies year to year and are difficult to anticipate. Although the fee for most grant audits and the Metropolitan Transportation Fund can be agreed to in advance, certain audit projects have unique circumstances and the fee cannot reasonably be negotiated until those circumstances are known. The Auditor-Controller has conducted outreach and Cropper Rowe, LLP demonstrated competence at the lowest cost.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the audits are not performed, the County could suffer a fiscal impact including repayment of grant funds and additional penalties.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.