Finance staff requests one-year extension for district audit services; transcript shows inconsistent auditor name
Finance staff asked the board to place a one-year contract-extension for the district’s financial audit services on the regular meeting agenda; the engagement letter estimates fees of $65,500 and references Whitley Pien as current auditor, but transcript later references 'Willie Penn' — spelling in the record is inconsistent and staff noted the timeline for changing auditors requires a January notice for RFQ.
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Dana Shaw Moseley presented on April 8 a request to extend the district’s annual financial-audit services contract for one year rather than initiate a change of auditors this cycle. She told the board the current auditor has served since 2021 and that the original contract started Aug. 31, 2021, with renewal options; staff asked the board to place a contract-extension item on the end-of-month regular meeting agenda for formal action.
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