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Board approves $50,000 phase‑1 agreement with CPA firm to assess county accounting
Summary
Supervisors voted to authorize a phase‑1 CPA assessment (not to exceed $50,000) to identify accounting flags and recommend cleanup and implementation steps; the firm will report back with a proposed phase‑2 scope and costs.
The board authorized a not‑to‑exceed $50,000 initial contract with an external CPA firm to perform a Phase 1 assessment of county accounting practices and beginning balances. County staff said the firm will produce an assessment identifying the areas most in need of cleanup, after which the board will receive proposed Phase 2 (cleanup) and Phase 3 (chart‑of‑accounts implementation) scopes and cost estimates.
County finance staff described Phase 1 as a diagnostic engagement: an assessment and limited audit to identify key flags. "Phase 1 is the simplest, but it's to get a lay of the land to really determine what are the big flags and what are the areas that need most attention," a county finance representative said. Staff said the contract would be funded from an existing contract allocation and that the county has roughly $80,000 available from earlier contract budgets that could cover the Phase 1 payment.
Board members pressed staff on remote versus on‑site work; staff said most work would be remote but firms could come on site if required, with travel costs covered by the county. One supervisor emphasized transparency and regular updates to the public during the engagement. The motion to approve the Phase 1 agreement passed on roll call; staff will post the contract for public review and return with recommended next steps once the assessment is complete.
