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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005 —190 <br />BY: Council Member Tallon <br />A RESOL UTION A UTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A <br />CONTRACT WITH THE STATE AUDITOR AND CIUNI & PANICHI, <br />INC., CERTFIED PUBLIC A CCO UNTANTS, PROVIDING FOR THE <br />LATTER TO SERVE AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS <br />FOR THE STATE AUDITOR'S ANNUAL AUDITS OF THE CITY OF <br />NORTH OLMSTED FOR THE YEARS 2005 THROUGH 2008, AND <br />DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code Section 115.56 provides that, either upon the <br />request of a public office or if the State determines that it shall not perform the audit of a <br />public office itself, the State Auditor shall select an independent certified public <br />accountant to conduct the annual audits of the public office in lieu of the State Auditor; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the State Auditor informed the Director of Finance that its labor <br />scheduling is presently such that it would be unable to perform and complete audits of the <br />City of North Olmsted in a timely manner and that accordingly it must arrange for a <br />contract with an independent certified public accountant to perform audits of the City of <br />North Olmsted; and <br />WHEREAS, acting pursuant to said Section 115.56 and 117.11(B) of the Revised <br />Code, the State Auditor has selected the independent certified public accounting firm of <br />Ciuni & Panichi to perform said State Auditor audits of the City of North Olmsted for the <br />years 2005 through 2008; and <br />WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has reviewed the State Auditor's selection of <br />Ciuni & Panichi to serve as independent certified public accountants to perform said <br />State Auditor annual audits for said period, and, based upon the qualifications, work <br />experience and professionalism of Ciuni & Panichi, has no objection to said selection; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council, based upon the <br />recommendation of the Director of Finance, to authorize the Mayor to enter into a <br />contract with the Auditor of State and Ciuni & Panichi, Certified Public Accountants, <br />providing for the latter to perform the State Auditor annual audits of the City of North <br />Olmsted for the years 2005 through 2008; <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br />OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />