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Webster board discusses RFP for new auditor; consultant recommended to prepare year-end close
Summary
Board members reviewed the Local Government Commission RFP template and discussed hiring consultant Bronwyn Burleson to prepare year-end financial statements; Burleson suggested CPA Sheila Gahagan and the possibility of packaging audits with neighboring towns.
At the Jan. 8 meeting the Webster Board of Commissioners began discussions on issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for a new municipal auditor. Commissioners reviewed the LGC sample RFP and raised questions about which audit processes the town should require. Commissioner Danell Moses recommended seeking guidance from the town’s NCLM representative, Regina Mathis, before finalizing the RFP.
One option discussed was contracting Bronwyn Burleson as a consultant to prepare the financial statements portion of the audit and help close out the year so a new auditor could begin work. According to the minutes, Burleson suggested Sheila Gahagan, a CPA in Clyde, as a possible auditor and said she had asked another Asheville firm whether it would consider auditing Webster combined with two nearby towns (Dillsboro and Forest Hills). The board agreed to continue the discussion at its next meeting.
