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RESOLUTION NO. 2022 - 3612- <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, <br />FLORIDA, AWARDING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NO. 22-02-01 AND <br />ESTABLISHING A RANKING OF FIRMS FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES,• <br />AUTHORIZING THE AUDIT COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE AN AGREEMENT WITH <br />THE TOP RANKED FIRM; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID <br />AGREEMENT, PROVIDED SAID AGREEMENT IS FIRST APPROVED BY THE CITY <br />ATTORNEY AS TO FORM AND LEGAL SUFFICIENCY; FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE <br />CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO <br />EFFECTUATE THIS RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />WHEREAS, Section 4.10 of the Sunny Isles Beach Charter ("Charter") requires an <br />independent audit of the City of Sunny Isles Beach's ("City") accounts on at least an annual <br />basis; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 20th, 2022, via Resolution No. 2022-3293, the City Commission <br />established an Auditor Selection Committee ("Committee") to be responsible for preparing, <br />issuing, and evaluating a Request for Proposal ("RFP") for Professional Auditor Services <br />("Services"); and <br />WHEREAS, in accordance with industry best practices as established by the Government <br />Finance Officers Association ("GFOA"), RFP No. 22-02-01 was issued, for which three (3) <br />responses were received; and <br />WHEREAS, the Committee reviewed all the proposals received, and recommends that <br />the ranking of the firms, based on their experience and qualifications, be as follows: <br />1. Marcum LLP <br />2. Keefe, McCullough & Co., LLP; and <br />3. Caballero Fierman LLerena & Garcia, LLP. <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to authorize the Committee to negotiate an <br />Agreement with the top ranked firm of Marcum LLP, provided that said agreement is first <br />approved as to form and legal sufficiency by the City Attorney. Should negotiations with the top <br />ranked firm prove to be unsuccessful, the Committee may engage in negotiations with the two <br />other ranked firms, in order. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY <br />ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. Ranking of Firms. The ranking of firms to perform independent auditing service <br />for the City are: 1) Marcum LLP; 2) Keefe, McCullough & Co., LLP; and 3) Caballero Fierman <br />Llerena & Garcia, LLP. <br />@BCL@700CD74F.Doc Page 1 of 2 <br />