OFFICE OF THE CITY AUDITOR
Roland E. Smith, CPA
City Auditor

October 21, 2003

TO: President De La Fuente and Members of the City Council

SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO.1 IN THE AMOUNT OF $230,000 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH GROUP 4 ARCHI-TECTURE RESEARCH AND PLANNING, INC. TO COMPLETE A MASTER FACILITIES PLAN AND A PROPOSITION 14 APPLICATION FOR A NEW LIBRARY FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000

SUMMARY

The Measure H Charter Amendment, which was passed by the voters at the general election of November 5, 1996, requires the City Auditor to prepare impartial financial analyses of major expenditures prior to their approval.

Since our Office lost one of its six positions through Council mandate, and we received eleven Proposed Resolutions that were due to the City Manager by October 2, 2003, we did not have enough staff to make an analysis of this Proposed Resolution by the due date.

Accordingly, and based on a preliminary risk assessment, we have drawn no conclusions and make no recommendations regarding it.

Submitted by:

Jack McGinity, CPA

Issued by:

Roland E. Smith, CPA
City Auditor

Report completion date:
October 2, 2003