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County renews audit contract with Martin Starnes & Associates for 2024–27; FY24–25 engagement approved
Summary
After an RFP process, commissioners awarded a multi-year audit-services contract to Martin Starnes & Associates (the incumbent firm) and approved the FY24–25 engagement at the meeting.
Alamance County commissioners approved the award of the county’s external audit contract for fiscal years 2024–25 through 2026–27 to Martin Starnes & Associates and separately approved the fiscal-year 2024–25 audit engagement.
Procurement details: County staff issued a request for proposals to 33 firms and received four responses. Staff recommended Martin Starnes & Associates based on qualifications; the firm has performed the county audit previously and, according to staff, has a long record of governmental-audit work for the county dating back to at least 2010.
Why it matters: External financial audits review county financial statements and compliance with federal and state grant requirements. Staff noted the county’s audit is more complex than a typical municipal audit because of the amount of federal and state funding administered by county departments (for example, health and human services programs). Commissioners approved both the multi-year award and the immediate engagement by voice vote.
Provenance: Staff presented the RFP results and recommendation; the board made the award and approved the FY24–25 contract during the regular agenda.
Implementation: County finance staff will execute a contract with Martin Starnes & Associates and coordinate audittimelines and data requests; results will be reported to the board per normal audit-reporting procedures.
