Approval of a Contract with Moreland & Associates for Temporary Professional Accountant Services. City of Culver City California City Council Agenda Item Report Meeting Date: 09/11/06 AGENDA ITEM: Temporary Professional Accountant Services. Approval of a Contract with Moreland & Associates for Item Number: A 3 Contact Person/Dept.: Karen S. Maggio/City Treasurer's Office Fiscal Impact: Yes Public Hearing: Public Notification: Moreland and Associates on 9/5/06; Master Notification List on 9/5/06 Action Item: X Phone Number: (310) 253 5844 X No General Fund: Yes X No Attachments: X Department Approval: Crystal C. Alexander City Treasurer City Controller Approval: Marlee Chang (09/06/2006) RECOMMENDATION: City Manager Approval: Martin R. Cole for Jerry B. Fulwood (09/06/2006) That the City Council approve a contract for accounting services with Moreland & Associates for the services of three staff accountants through November 2006 at a cost of $101 400. BACKGROUND: The City Treasurer s Office has suffered the loss of three professional Accounting positions in the last four months. The first vacancy occurred on May 1 2006 when long time Treasury Accountant I retired after twenty six years with the City. The second vacancy the Accountant II in General Accounting occurred on July 13 2006 when another long term employee resigned for a more lucrative position which was closer to her home. The final one is effective September 14 2006 vacating another Accountant I position in General Accounting. The Department has in effect been functioning with continual vacancies in the professional Accounting ranks for the last few years. DISCUSSION: Moreland & Associates (a CPA firm that previously has been the City s auditor) has supplied us with temporary accounting employees at various levels in the past in order to help fill vacancies. In order to ensure that we can complete the fiscal year end close in a timely and accurate fashion as well as complying with the additional requests fr...
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