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Personnel and Finance Committee retains CLA as Brainerd auditors for 2025
Summary
The Brainerd City Personnel and Finance Committee voted to retain CLA as the city auditor for 2025 and asked staff when to run a future RFP; the motion carried on a voice vote and staff recommended issuing an RFP in two years for 2027.
Brainerd City’s Personnel and Finance Committee voted to retain CLA as the city’s auditor for the 2025 audit during its July 21 meeting.
City staff summarized the municipality’s history with audit contracts, noting that the city last issued an RFP for audit services in 2015 and that CLA has been retained repeatedly since then. Staff said CLA serves multiple city-related entities whose financials roll into the city, and called the firm responsive and thorough. Staff recommended keeping CLA for 2025 and asked the committee for direction on when to issue a future RFP; staff’s recommendation was to issue an RFP in two years for the 2027 audit cycle.
A committee member moved to retain CLA for 2025 and another seconded; the motion was approved on a voice vote. The transcript records the motion carrying but does not include a numerical vote tally.
Why it matters: The decision keeps continuity with the city’s long-time auditor and delays any additional staff work that would be required if the city pursued a new firm. Staff cautioned that changing firms would require extra work to transition the audit.
What’s next: Staff said it would bring back timing options for an RFP and additional audit-cost detail as part of the normal budget process. The committee moved on to the 2026 capital equipment and facilities budget later in the meeting.
