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Dade City Commission unanimously selects Carr, Riggs & Ingram for 2024–25 audits
Summary
At a special Dade City Commission meeting, members voted 5–0 to approve Carr, Riggs & Ingram (CRI) as the city’s external auditor for the fiscal years ending 2024 and 2025, following the audit committee’s recommendation based on staffing capacity and local government experience.
The Dade City Commission voted 5–0 at a special meeting to approve Carr, Riggs & Ingram as the city’s external auditor for the fiscal years ending 2024 and 2025. The approval authorizes the city manager and the mayor to execute agreements for CRI to begin work; the formal contracts will be brought to the January commission meeting for ratification.
City staff presented the audit committee’s recommendation during the meeting. "Staff is asking for approval of the audit committee selection of Carr, Riggs, and Ingram for the fiscal year end 2024 and fiscal year end 2025 audits," said Miss Van Urban, a city staff member, summarizing the committee’s review of proposals submitted in response to RFP No. 2605 (Financial Auditing Services). She told the commission the audit committee met Dec. 16, reviewed two proposals and ranked CRI first and Purvis Gray second.
A commissioner who supported the motion said, "I think sometimes it does pay to have a different set of eyes come in, especially with what we've been dealing with over the last couple of years," arguing that CRI’s additional staff resources could help address ongoing financial issues. Mayor Black thanked audit committee members, including Greg Lynch and John Evan House, for their volunteer service during the review process and said their feedback gave the commission confidence in the committee’s recommendation.
According to staff, the committee weighed qualifications, experience, staffing capacity and the firms’ ability to meet the city’s audit timelines. The presentation noted that CRI’s existing engagement with Pasco County and work with other local governments was a factor in ranking.
Motion and vote: A motion to approve the committee’s recommendation was moved by a commissioner, seconded by Commissioner Cosentino, and passed on a roll call vote with Mayor Pro Tem Woodard, Mayor Black, Commissioner Church, Commissioner Shy and Commissioner Cosentino all voting aye. The recorded tally was 5 yes, 0 no.
Next steps: Staff will finalize agreements with CRI and present the contracts to the commission for ratification at the January meeting. The procurement reference on the record is RFP No. 2605 for Financial Auditing Services.
