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10/26/00
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
BAYFRONT PARK MANAGEMENT TRUST ("TRUST") TO
ENTER INTO COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATIONS AND
EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, IN
A FORM ACCEPTABLE TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, WITH
A FIRM RECOMMENDED BY AN EVALUATION
COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE EXTERNAL AUDITING
SERVICES 'TO THE TRUST, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2000
(OCTOBER, 1999 THROUGH SEPTEMBER, 2000); AND
ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR, IN AN AMOUNT NOT
TO EXCEED $20,000 ANNUALLY, FROM THE TRUST'S
OPERATING BUDGET.
WHEREAS, Section 38-111 of the Code of the City of Miami,
Florida, as amended, provides that the Bayfront Park Management
Trust ("Trust"), shall submit to the Mayor and City Commission an
annual report and an annual audit; and
WHEREAS, the audit is to be performed by an external auditor
who is a certified public accountant; and
WHEREAS, the Trust has determined it to be in its' best
interest to solicit proposals from a variety of qualified
certified public accountants; and
WHEREAS, the Trust and the City of Miami issued a letter of
interest seeking proposals from qualified firms; and
WHEREAS, an Evaluation Committee of the Trust will review
proposals and identify the firm to be in the best interests of
CITY CO SSION
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Resolution No.
the Trust and the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The recitals and findings contained in the
Preamble to this Resolution are hereby adopted by reference and
incorporated as if fully set forth in this Section.
Section 2.
The Executive Director of the
Bayfront
Park
Management Trust
("Trust") is hereby authorized"
to enter
into
competitive negotiations, and execute a professional services
agreement, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney, with a firm
recommended by an Evaluation Committee, to provide external
auditing services to the Trust, for Fiscal Year 2000 (October
1999 through September, 2000), with funds therefor, in an amount
not to exceed $20,000 annually, hereby allocated from the Trust's
Operating Budget.
Section 3. This. Resolution shall become effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor2/.
1� The herein authorization is further subject to compliance with all
requirements that may be imposed by the City Attorney, including but not
limited to those prescribed by applicable City Charter and Code
provisions.
z/ If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become effective at
the end of ten calendar days from the date it was passed and adopted. If
the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it shall become effective immediately
upon override of the veto by the City Commission.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of October 1 2000.
JOE CAROLLO, MAYOR
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ATTEST:
WALTER J. FOEMAN
CITY CLERK
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Walter
City Clerk
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and DATE: October 2, 2000
Members of the City Commission
SUBJECT: Resolution - Professional
Service Agreement for
External Auditing Services.
FROM: Jay C. Constantz
Executive Director
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution authorizing
the Executive Director of the Bayfront Park Management Trust to enter into competitive negotiations
and execute a Professional Services Agreement with a firm identified by an Evaluation Committee,
to provide external auditing services for Fiscal Year 2000 (October, 1999 through September, 2000)
for one (1) year and allocating an amount not to exceed $20,000 annually from Bayfront Park
Management Trust Operating Budget.
BACKGROUND
Section 38-111 of the City Code provides that the Bayfront Park Management Trust shall submit to
the Mayor and the City Commission an annual audit performed by an external auditor who is a
certified public accountant. The Trust has determined that it is in its best interest to solicit proposals
from a variety of qualified certified public accountants. The Trust and the City of Miami
Department of Purchasing have defined the scope of services and issued a letter of interest. An
Evaluation Committee of the Trust will review the proposals and make its recommendation of the
proposer to be in the Trust and the City's best interest.
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