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RESOLUTION NO. 13,397
3 A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
4 INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BKD, LLP, TO PROVIDE CERTIFIED
5 PUBLIC ACCOUNTING SERVICES TO THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
6 ARKANSAS, FOR THE PERIOD 2011 - 2015; AND FOR OTHER
7 PURPOSES.
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9 WHEREAS, the City is required to conduct an independent financial audit each year of its various funds
10 and pension plans, and in doing so to comply with various City ordinances and State and Federal laws and
11 regulations; and,
12 WHEREAS, after a competitive process it was determined that the firm of BKD, LLP, in Little Rock,
13 Arkansas, was the most qualified firm to provide theses services to the City;
14 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF
15 LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
16 Section 1. Pursuant to Little Rock, Ark., Rev. Code ( "LRC ") ยง2 -243 (1988), the City Manager is hereby
17 authorized to enter into an agreement with BKD, LLP, to provide certified public accounting services to the
18 City of Little Rock for 2011 with a negotiated fee of up to $225,000.
19 Section 2. Upon a satisfactory completion of the City's 2011 Audit, the City Manager is authorized to
20 renew this contract annually for the years 2012, 20135 2014, and 2015 to provide certified public accounting
21 services for the City.
22 Section 3. Upon satisfactory completion of the City's 2015 Audit, the Board of Directors may exercise an
23 option to extend the audit agreement for two more fiscal years, 2016 and 2017.
24 Section 4. Severability. In the event any title, section, paragraph, item, sentence, clause, phrase or word of
25 this resolution is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such declaration or adjudication shall
26 not affect the remaining portions of the resolution which shall remain in full force and effect as if the portion so
27 declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part of the resolution.
28 Section 5. Repealer. All laws ordinances resolutions or parts of the same that are inconsistent with the
29 provisions of this resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
30 ADOPTED: November 15, 2011
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