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Council Rock SD recommends staying with successor firm CliftonLarsonAllen for audit as district weighs RFP option
Summary
After audit delays last year linked to understaffing at its prior firm, district officials told the Finance Committee CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) has acquired the prior practice and can provide the staff resources the district needs. Administration recommended continuing with the successor firm but offered to proceed to an RFP if the board prefers.
Council Rock School District administration told the Finance Committee on July 10 that the firm that had conducted the district’s audit was sold to CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) and that administrators recommend staying with the successor practice unless the board requests a request‑for‑proposals process.
Tony Rapp explained the 2023–24 audit was delayed last year and attributed the problem to understaffing at the prior practice. He said CLA, a national firm that conducts the state audit, has a larger government practice and the staffing resources to meet the district’s timing requirements. Rapp said an engagement letter and fee would still be brought to the board for approval; he said CLA had indicated the district’s fee should remain similar to prior years, aside from normal annual increases.
Board members said they were willing to accept the administration’s recommendation but asked for a commitment to return to an RFP if the district experiences similar service issues next year. Rapp said staff would bring the firm’s engagement letter to the board and would monitor the September audit schedule to confirm timely completion.
The committee did not vote on the selection at the meeting; staff said they would present an engagement letter and a recommended motion to the full board for approval.
