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Commissioners approve Baker Tilly engagement subject to removal of limitation on damages
Summary
The board approved an engagement letter with accounting firm Baker Tilly but required removal of a limitation-on-damages clause and directed the commission president to sign once that clause was removed, citing insurance and professional liability concerns.
Hamilton County commissioners approved an engagement letter with Baker Tilly on the condition that the firm remove a limitation-on-damages clause that county officials said conflicted with the county—9s insurance and professional-liability requirements. The county auditor presented the engagement letter and a commissioner raised concerns about language on page 3 limiting damages; the commissioner said the clause could negate requirements for insurance and professional liability. "I don't wanna work with any contractor professional or not that doesn't have coverage that's full for their errors and emissions," the commissioner said. The county attorney said Baker Tilly could amend the provision and recommended approval subject to its removal; commissioners approved the motion to authorize the commission president to sign the engagement letter after the firm provides the amended language. No vote tally by individual commissioners is recorded in the transcript excerpt. County staff said timeline considerations favored prompt execution because the work is time sensitive and relates to ERIP fund compliance and reporting to the Treasury, but the board required the removal of the limitation on damages before final signature.
