R24-078 I RESOLUTION NO. R24-078
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3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
4 BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING AN AUDITOR SELECTION
5 COMMITTEE, APPOINTING ITS MEMBERS, AND DESIGNATING A
6 MEMBER OF THE CITY COMMISSION TO SERVE AS ITS CHAIR AS
7 REQUIRED BY SECTION 218.391, FLORIDA STATUTES; PROVIDING FOR
8 CONFLICTS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
9 DATE; AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES.
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11 WHEREAS, the City's contract with audit firm Marcum, LLP, will be ending with the
12 conclusion of the Fiscal Year 2023 audit cycle; and
13 WHEREAS, the auditors for financial audits to be conducted for subsequent fiscal
14 years need to be selected; and
15 WHEREAS, pursuant to section 218.391, Florida Statutes, the City Commission is
16 required to establish an Auditor Selection Committee (Committee) to assist the governing
17 body in selecting an auditor and to fulfill the responsibilities listed in section 218.391(3) and
18 218.391(4), Florida Statutes. The Committee must consist of a minimum of three (3) members,
19 which must include a member of the Boynton Beach City Commission who will serve as the
20 Committee Chair; and
21 WHEREAS, the City Commission is asked to appoint five (5) Committee members and
22 one (1) alternate Committee member. Members must possess a general understanding of
23 governmental financial reporting and auditing, as defined in section 218.391, Florida Statutes,
24 and except for the elected official, members may not be employees of the City; and
25 WHEREAS, pursuant to section 218.391, Florida Statutes, a member of the City
26 Commission must serve as the Chair of the Committee, and the City Commission is asked to
27 designate the Committee Chair; and
28 WHEREAS, City staff has prepared recommendations for appointments who are
29 managerial level governmental finance personnel from neighboring cities; and
30 WHEREAS, the Auditor Selection Committee will solicit certified public accounting
31 firms that are qualified to complete the City's required annual audit through a request for
32 proposal process as required in section 218.391(3), Florida Statutes; and
33 WHEREAS, the Auditor Selection Committee will evaluate and rank, in order of
34 preference, the proposals received from qualified certified public accounting firms; and
35 WHEREAS, the Auditor Selection Committee will present its ranked recommendations
36 to the City Commission for consideration; and
37 WHEREAS, the City Commission will select a certified public accounting firm and
38 authorize the City Manager to negotiate a contract for auditing services with the selected firm,
39 in accordance with section 218.391, Florida Statutes; and
40 WHEREAS, the Auditor Selection Committee will be deemed dissolved after the City
41 Commission approves a contract with the selected certified public accounting firm; and
42 WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, upon the
43 recommendation of staff, deems it in the best interest of the citizens and residents of the City
44 of Boynton Beach to establish an auditor selection committee, appoint its members, and
45 designate a member of the City Commission to serve as its chair as required by section
46 218.391, Florida Statutes.
47 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
48 BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT:
49 SECTION 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed as
50 being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon adoption
51 hereof.
52 SECTION 2. Pursuant to section 218.391, Florida Statutes, the City Commission of
53 the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby establishes an Auditor Selection Committee to assist
54 the City Commission in the selection of a certified public accounting firm to conduct the City's
55 required annual audit in accordance with the duties specified in section 218.391, Florida
56 Statutes, by establishing factors to use for the evaluation of audit services to be provided by
57 a certified public accounting firm, publicly announcing requests for proposals, evaluating the
58 proposals, and ranking and recommending firms in order of preference to the City
59 Commission for an auditor to conduct the annual financial audit in accordance with Section
60 218.391, Florida Statutes.
63 SECTION 4. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach hereby appoints the
64 following members:
65 1) Eric Marmer
66 Assistant Town Manager
67 Town of Manalapan
68 Email: emarmer@manalapan.org
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70 2) Beatrice Good
71 Finance and HR Administrator
72 South Central Regional Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Board
73 Email: emarmer@manalapan.orgbgood@scrwwtp.org
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75 3) Vicki Hill
76 Finance Director
77 Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
78 Email: HilIV@bbfl.us
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80 4) Jobara Jenkins
81 Finance Director
82 Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency
83 Email: JenkinsJ@bbfl.us
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85 5) Ty Penserga
86 Mayor
87 City of Boynton Beach
88 Email: PensergaT@bbfl.us
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90 ALTERNATE:
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92 6) Yannick Ngendahayo
93 Finance Director
94 City of Lake Worth
95 yngendahayo@LakeWorthBeachfl.gov
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97 SECTION 5. The City Commission hereby authorizes the City's Director of Finance
98 to serve as an advisor to the Committee and authorizes City Staff to provide support to the
99 Committee.
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100 Committee.
101 SECTION 6. This Resolution shall take effect as provided by law.
102 PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2024.
103 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
104 YES NO
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106 Mayor-Ty Penserga
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108 Vice-Mayor-Aimee Kelley ✓
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110 Commissioner—Angela Cruz - coANCofirerr.t)0.4
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112 Commissioner—Woodrow L. Hay
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114 Commissioner—Thomas Turkin -1- 05&11)c
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116 VOTE 3-0
117 ATTEST:
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124 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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128 i_ti;ISEAL .'. t Shawna G. Lamb
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129 ; i 1NOORPORATED: City Attorney
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