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File #: 22165    Version: 0 Name: independent auditing services for the Finance Dept.
Type: Resolution Status: Pre Meeting
File created: 1/23/2026 In control: Justice & Law Enforcement Committee
On agenda: 2/2/2026 Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of independent auditing services for use by the Finance and Purchasing Department to Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP, of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-053, at a cost to the County for 2026 not to exceed $150,000.00.
Sponsors: Charlie Franklin
Code sections: 1054.6 - Jackson County Code
Attachments: 1. 22165 Signed, 2. Jackson County Engagement Letter, 3. RLA, 4. Fiscal Note 26-046 Finance-Audit Services, 5. 25-053 Audit Services - Executive Summary, 6. Audit Services Recommendation Letter
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of independent auditing services for use by the Finance and Purchasing Department to Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP, of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-053, at a cost to the County for 2026 not to exceed $150,000.00.

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RESOLUTION NO. 22165, February 2, 2026

INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, the Finance and Purchasing Department has need for independent auditing services in the course of its regular business; and,

WHEREAS, by Request for Proposals No. 25-053, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing solicited proposals from firms interested in providing such services to the County; and,

WHEREAS, thirty (30) notifications were distributed, and three (3) responses were received and evaluated from the following vendors:

VENDOR POINTS
Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. 88
Overland Park, KS,

Clifton Larson Allen, LLP 96
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO

Forvis Mazers, LLP 94.25
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO


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WHEREAS, the proposals submitted were evaluated on the basis of responsiveness to the scope of services, experience, pricing, and references; and,

WHEREAS, following evaluation of the proposals, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing has recommended that award of a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month options to extend, be made pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, to Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP, of Kansas City, MO at a cost to the County for 2026 not to exceed $150,000.00; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County an Agreement with Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP, of Kansas City, MO in a form substantially si...

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