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~. ~ ... ~* .. CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION N0.2009 - 140 BY: Mayor O'Grady A RESOL UTION A UTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH THE STATEAUDITOR AND CIUNI & PANICHI, INC., CERTFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, PROVIDING FOR THE LATTER TO SERVE AS INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FOR THE STATE A UDITOR'S ANNUAL A UDITS OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED FOR THE YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Ohio Revised Code .Section 115.56 provides that, either upon the request of a public office or if the State determines that it shall not perform the audit of a public office itself, the State Auditor shall select an independent certified public accountant to conduct the annual audits of the public office in lieu of the State Auditor; and WHEREAS, the State Auditor informed the Director of Finance that its labor scheduling is presently such that it would be unable to perform and complete audits of the City of North Olmsted in a timely manner and that accordingly it must arrange for a contract with an independent certified public accountant to perform audits of the City of North Olmsted; and WHEREAS, acting pursuant to said Section 115.56 and 117.11(B) of the Revised Code, and Chapter 117-03 of the Administrative Code, the State Auditor conducted a request for proposals ("RFP") process with input from the Director of Finance, and, following review and evaluation, selected the independent certified public accounting firm of Ciuni &Panichi as best qualified to perform said State Auditor audits of the City of North Olmsted for the years 2009 through 2013; and WHEREAS, the Director of Finance has reviewed the State Auditor's selection of Ciuni &Panichi to serve as independent certified public accountants to perform said State Auditor annual audits for said period, and, based upon the qualifications, work experience and professionalism of Ciuni &Panichi, and her experience observing the work of Ciuni &Panichi over the course of the last four years and the audit reports produced during those four years, has no objection to said selection; and WHEREAS, it is accordingly the desire of this Council, based upon the recommendation of the Director of Finance, to authorize the Mayor to enter into a contract with the Auditor of State and Ciuni &Panichi, Certified Public Accountants, providing for the Iatter to perform the State Auditor annual audits of the City of North Olmsted for the years 2009 through 2013;