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City of Baker to present Park and Winkler for auditor appointment on "Tuesday the 12th"
Summary
During a City of Baker work session, meeting participants said the council will present Park and Winkler — the firm that performed audits in 2016 and 2017 — for formal appointment on "Tuesday the 12th." No formal appointment vote occurred at the session; the meeting adjourned after scheduling the item.
City of Baker council members and meeting participants said the council will consider appointing accounting firm Park and Winkler as the city auditor at a future meeting "on Tuesday the twelfth," according to remarks during a work session. The firm previously performed the city’s audit work in 2016 and 2017.
Why it matters: The selection of an external auditor determines who will perform the city’s annual financial audits and can affect audit continuity and oversight of municipal finances.
At the work session, a meeting participant said the council has "an auditor that we wanna bring for you" and named the firm that conducted prior audits in 2016 and 2017. The same participant told the council, "on Tuesday the twelfth, we'll just bring it in so you guys can go ahead and appoint it," indicating staff will present the appointment for a formal vote at that later meeting. The council did not take a formal vote on the auditor at the work session.
Participants referred to the firm again later in the discussion: "Park and Winkler, we know them. You know? And they've been around us for a minute. They the one that pulled us out the water," reflecting favorable past experience but not constituting a formal selection.
The work session concluded with a motion to adjourn. A meeting participant moved to adjourn and the motion received a second; the chair called for a voice vote and announced the meeting adjourned.
Discussion vs. decision: The session produced a scheduling direction (staff to present the Park and Winkler appointment at the council meeting on Tuesday the 12th) but no formal appointment or ordinance was adopted at the work session. The adjournment motion was a formal action and passed by voice vote.
What remains: The council is scheduled to receive the appointment item on Tuesday the 12th (as stated at the work session). The transcript did not specify the month or year for that date, the formal motion language for an appointment, or any contract or budget implications tied to the auditor selection.
