Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Bob Melton
Department: County Auditor
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO DISCUSS auditor selection committee ("Committee") for the selection of an independent certified public accounting ("CPA") firm to conduct the annual financial audit for the County and Constitutional Officers.
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Why Action is Necessary
Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, requires the governing body of a county to establish a Committee.
What Action Accomplishes
Allows discussion of the establishment of a Committee including the number of appointees to the Committee, whether Board members want to serve personally or appoint designees, and the method of making appointments.
Is this Action Goal Related
No
Previous Action Taken
Summary Explanation/Background
The Office of the County Auditor is initiating the solicitation process for an external audit firm to conduct the annual financial audit for the County and Constitutional Officers. As part of the process and in accordance with the County Charter and State Statutes, we are facilitating the creation of an auditor selection committee ("Committee") whose primary purpose will be to assist the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") in selecting an independent certified public accounting ("CPA") firm to conduct the annual financial audit.
The purpose of this item is to allow discussion of the establishment of a Committee including the number of appointees to the Committee, whether Board members want to serve personally or appoint designees, and the method of making appointments. Section 218.391, Florida Statutes, requires that "[t]he governing body of a county...shall establish an auditor selection committee" which "...must, at a minimum, consist of each of the county officers elected pursuant to the county charter or s. 1(d), Art. VIII of the State Constitution or their respective designees, and one member of the board of county commissioners or i...
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