PREPARED BY: CHARLES CHING DATE OF MEETING: 2/20/2024
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ACCOUNTING SERVICES WITH KRISCH & COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $103,950.
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Continue Fiscal Resilience, Fiscal Excellence and Fiscal Transparency is a City Council priority under City of San Pablo City Council Priority Work Plan FY 2023-25, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
On February 8, 2024, the City's Director of Finance Norman Veloso submitted his letter of resignation and let the City know about his intention to retire. Mr. Veloso's last day with the City is February 29, 2024. In order to ensure a seamless transition and continued City operations, the City has solicited the services of Heather Rowden of Krisch & Company (Krisch) to serve as the Interim Director of Finance while the City conducts an executive recruitment for a permanent replacement.
Ms. Rowden has extensive municipal finance experience and most recently served as the Finance and Administrative Services Director for the City of Albany. The proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute a Consultant Services Agreement (Agreement) with Krisch in an amount of $103,950 which expires on June 30, 2024.
The Agreement will be funded with salary savings that will be realized upon Mr. Veloso's departure and no new budget appropriation is required. The Agreement will be paid out of the Finance Department's Salary budget.
FISCAL IMPACT
The proposed resolution authorizes the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Krisch in the amount of $103,950 which will be funded with salary savings that will be realized upon Mr. Veloso's departure. No new budget appropriation is required. The Agreement will be paid directly out of the Finance Department's Salary b...
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