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Meeting Date:
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3/12/2025 - 7:00 PM
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Category:
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Consent Agenda Items
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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Approval of Auditor
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Vision 2026:
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Operational Excellence Strategies 2 Maintain strong fiscal health of the organization.
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Background
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The Business Office prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) for auditing services. The following timeline was established for the process:
Email Request and Publish on District Website for Proposals: January 2, 2025
Deadline for Submission: January 31, 2025
Follow Up Questions & Interviews: Weeks of February 3, 2025 - February 17, 2025
Board of Education Approval: March 12, 2025
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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RFPs were sent to a total of five vendors, and five vendors submitted proposals. Four of the submissions were from vendors who were sent the proposal, and one vendor who submitted based off the posting on the district website. Based on the submissions, Business Office staff requested additional information from all five vendors and completed phone interviews with two of the vendors. Upon completion of the additional questions and interviews, references were checked.
Based on all facets of the process, Lauterbach & Amen is being recommended as the district auditor. The RFP called for a three-year agreement to begin with the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 audit. The total cost over the three-year period will be $152,700.
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Funding:
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Education Fund
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Board Policy
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Recommendation:
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It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Lauterbach & Amen as the district auditor at a cost of $152,700 over the next three years.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Jordan Thorse - Treasurer
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Signed By:
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Brian O'Keeffe - Asst Superintendent Business Services
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Signed By:
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Jeff Schuler - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member John Rutledge Moved, Member Julie Kulovits seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Education approve Lauterbach & Amen as the district auditor at a cost of $152,700 over the next three years.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 7 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 7 - 0 | | | | | Brad Paulsen | Yes | | Rob Hanlon | Yes | | Dave Long | Yes | | Angela Blatner | Yes | | Julie Kulovits | Yes | | Erik Hjerpe | Yes | | John Rutledge | Yes | |
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