Audit Advisory Committee
Regular MeetingMarco Island, FL · April 25, 2019
Minutes
51 Bald Eagle Drive
City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida
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Meeting Minutes - Final
Audit Advisory Committee
Chair: Bill Schroeder
Vice-Chair: Willam Rogers
Committee Members: Dick Adams, Robert Hughes, Jim Karter,
Jim Miller
City Staff: Guillermo Polanco, Lori Rizzo
Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:00 AM Community Room
(1) CALL TO ORDER
(2) ROLL CALL
Present: 5- Chair Schroeder, Member Adams, Vice-Chair Rogers, Member Miller and Member
Hughes
Absent: 1- Member Karter
(3) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
MOTION by Member Hughes, seconded by Member Miller, that this be approved.
MOTION CARRIED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
Yes: 5- Chair Schroeder, Member Adams, Vice-Chair Rogers, Member Miller and Member
Hughes
Not Present: 1- Member Karter
(4) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
ID 19-249 March 29, 2019 Audit Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
MOTION by Member Adams, seconded by Member Miller, to approve the March
29, 2019 Audit Advisory Committee Minutes. MOTION CARRIED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
Yes: 5- Chair Schroeder, Member Adams, Vice-Chair Rogers, Member Miller and Member
Hughes
Not Present: 1- Member Karter
(5) NEW BUSINESS
a. Mauldin and Jenkins
ID 19-297 Final Scoring Worksheet
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i. Audit Report
Daniel Anderson is now present 9:13 AM to present the audit report.
Daniel reported:
Daniel gave the history and background of M&J.
The 2018 Audit Results:
-M&J issued their unmodified opinion, which is the highest level of assurance to the
City of Marco Island
-There was 1 Federal and 1State single audit.
-Management is responsible for financial statements and accounting policies.
-No issues
-No difficulties working with Management
-No Audit adjustments
-One uncorrected mistatement noted; the police pension investment & investment
income.
It was a timing difference between statements.
-No material weakness
ii. Required Communications to the Audit Advisory Committee/City Council
M&J will be present at the City Council meeting to give the CAFR presentation to City
Council.
There are 2 recommendations that will be presented:
1. Disaster preparedness
2. Information Technology
iii. Commentary on City’s financial results and benchmarking
M&J supplied to the AAC a spreadsheet that benchmarked several Cities similar in size
to Marco Island pulled from the Auditor General's Website.
The Audit Advisory Committee suggested M&J simplify the spreadsheet before
presenting it to City Council.
b. Review of audit services proposals and scoring
Professional Audit Services RFP 19-010
The Audit Advisory Committee will score the 8 RFP Submittals from Auditing Firms by the following
categories:(Maximum 25 pts per category)
1.Ability and experience of the assigned personnel
2.Experience of the firm
3.Ability to furnish required services
4.Total compensation proposed
Firm #1Caballero Fierman Llerena Garcia
Total score for 4 categories:
Dick Adams =80
Bob Hughes =76
Jim Karter=0
Jim MIller =75
Rogers =72
Schroeder=74
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Total Score for Firm #1 = 377
Firm #2 Carr Riggs & Ingram
Adams = 85
Hughes =85
Karter =0
Miller =75
Rogers =83
Schroeder =78
Total Score for Firm #2 = 406
Firm #3 - Cherry Bekaert
Adams =75
Hughes =87
Karter =0
Miller =74
Rogers =93
Schroeder =73
Total Score for Firm #3=402
Firm #4 Christopher Smith Leonard Bristow & Stanell
Adams =75
Hughes =80
Karter =0
Miller = 73
Rogers =75
Schroeder =72
Total Score for Firm #4=375
Firm #5 Clifton Larson Allen
Adams = 80
Hughes =88
Karter =0
Miller =73
Rogers =75
Schroeder = 93
Total Score for Firm #5= 408
Firm #6 Keefe McCullough
Adams =80
Hughes =89
Karter =0
Miller =72
Rogers =88
Schroeder =85
Total Score for Firm #6 = 414
Firm #7 M&J
Adam =95
Hughes =86
Karter=0
Miller =74
Rogers =92
Schroeder =92
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Total Score for Firm #7=439
Firm #8 Moore Stephens Lovelace
Adams = 85
Hughes = 84
Karter=0
Miller = 82
Rogers =91
Schroeder =80
Total Score for Firm #8 =422
For Total Score M&J scored highest at 439.
Karter absent - Committee can not accept his scoring sheet
Committee concurred
c. Selection of 2-3 Firms to present oral presentations, if necessary
May 21 - Oral Presentations for the 2 or 3 highest ranked firms.
d. AAC hours – All (provide the number of hours spent on AAC efforts, including today’s
meeting)
Dick Adams-7 Hours
Robert Hughes- 8 Hours
Jim Miller-8 Hours
William Rogers-7 Hours
Bill Schroeder-8 Hours
Jim Karter - Not Present
The Audit Advisory Committee thanked the Finance staff on doing a great job on the CAFR.
(6) PATH FORWARD
a. Presentation to City Council – M&J and AAC Chair on May 6, 2019 at 5:30 PM
b. Presentation to City Council on Auditor selection recommendation on June 3, 2019 at 5:30
PM
c. Next meeting date will be oral presentations from Audit Firms on May 21, 2019 at 9:00 AM
(7) PUBLIC COMMENT
None
(8) ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:22 AM
Respectfully, Lori Rizzo
NOTE: TWO OR MORE CITY COUNCILORS OR OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT
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Agenda
51 Bald Eagle Drive
City of Marco Island Florida Marco Island, Florida
cityofmarcoisland.com
Summary Agenda - Final
Audit Advisory Committee
Chair: Bill Schroeder
Vice-Chair: Willam Rogers
Committee Members: Dick Adams, Robert Hughes, Jim Karter,
Jim Miller
City Staff: Guillermo Polanco, Lori Rizzo
Thursday, April 25, 2019 9:00 AM Community Room
(1) CALL TO ORDER
(2) ROLL CALL
(3) APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
(4) APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
ID 19-249 March 29, 2019 Audit Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
Attachments: March 29, 2019 draft minutes.pdf
(5) NEW BUSINESS
a. Mauldin and Jenkins
i. Audit Report
ii. Required Communications to the Audit Advisory Committee/City Council
iii. Commentary on City’s financial results and benchmarking
b. Review of audit services proposals and scoring
c. Selection of 2-3 Firms to present oral presentations, if necessary
d. AAC hours – All (provide the number of hours spent on AAC efforts, including today ’s
meeting)
(6) PATH FORWARD
a. Presentation to City Council – M&J and AAC Chair
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b. Presentation to City Council on Auditor selection recommendation
c. Next meeting date for oral presentations, if necessary
(7) PUBLIC COMMENT
(8) ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: TWO OR MORE CITY COUNCILORS OR OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS MAY BE PRESENT
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