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Grand County audit committee recommends GPP as internal auditor pending reference checks
Summary
After reviewing three proposals and debating rates and travel costs, the Grand County Internal Audit Committee voted unanimously to recommend GPP to the Grand County Commission as the county's internal auditor, contingent on positive reference checks and clarification of travel expenses.
At a meeting in May, the Grand County Internal Audit Committee reviewed three responses to a request for proposals for a new internal auditor and voted unanimously to recommend GPP to the Grand County Commission, contingent on confirmation of references and an explanation of travel charges.
Committee members compared proposals from ConExig, GPP and CSS (Custom Strategic Solutions), noting differences in references and hourly rates. Members and consultant Karen Burton said GPP listed multiple government references and proposed a blended rate of about $170 per hour; CSS proposed roughly $140—60 per hour but had fewer government references. Several members noted the commission has historically budgeted about $10,000 annually for internal-audit services and discussed how many staff hours that budget would likely cover.
Members pressed to clarify whether proposed "blended" rates included travel charges for on-site work. Karen Burton and others recommended contacting vendor references and asking each firm to explain any travel or on-site fees. Several committee members said at least one in-person visit to departments that handle cash was valuable for fraud-prevention reviews; one member described prior in-person reviews that identified vulnerabilities and produced written follow-ups for departments.
After discussion, an unidentified committee member moved "that the audit committee recommend GPP to the Grand County Commission as our recommendation for the internal auditor, after confirmation of references and confirmation of travel or explanation of travel." The motion passed by unanimous voice vote.
The committee directed staff to contact GPP's references and request clarification about travel expenses and scope, and to report back to the commission. Members scheduled a follow-up audit committee meeting on June 4 (morning) to finalize instructions for the selected auditor, review an internal audit report regarding airport operations, and receive an update on the external auditor RFP and component-unit submissions.
The committee also approved the previous meeting's minutes, discussed outstanding component-unit filings, and agreed staff should set firm deadlines for those submissions. The meeting adjourned after the vote and scheduling discussion.
