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City attorney flags audit contract language; council signals plan to solicit audit proposals
Summary
City Attorney Cliff told the council the city's current auditor agreement with Ridge and Ingram contains clauses that limit the firm's liability and allow unilateral withdrawal; council members instructed staff to explore alternatives and consider an RFP ahead of budget season.
City Attorney Cliff told the City of Maitland City Council on April 28 that language in the city's auditor agreement with Ridge and Ingram raised "legal ramifications" that warrant review and possibly a request for proposals.
Cliff said he had reviewed a fee agreement the firm presented and identified terms that concerned him, including a broad limitation-of-liability clause and a termination provision that gives the auditor "the right and sole discretion to withdraw for any reason from any specific engagement" upon written notice,…
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