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ORDINANCE NO. 70-11-410
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF SCHUETTE & TAYLOR,
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, TO MAKE AN AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH AND ALL CITY OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1970 IN CONSIDERATION
OF THE PAYMENT TO THEM OF THE SUM OF $5,000.00
WHEREAS, it appearing that the proposal of Schuette & Taylor in
the sum of $5,000.00 for the preparation of an audit of all accounts
of the City of Paducah for the year 1970 is fair and reasonable, and
WHEREAS, the law requires that an audit be prepared annually, such
audit of the accounts of all city officers to be made by a qualified
public accountant,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Schuette & Taylor, Certified Public Accountants,
be, and they are hereby, employed to make an audit of the accounts and
affairs of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and of all of the accounts
of all city officers, for the year 1970 in accordance with their
proposal for the price of $5,000.00, and the City Manager is hereby
authorized to enter into and sign a contract with said public account-
ants for the preparation of said audit. Said contract shall provide
for the preparation of an audit in compliance with all of the provisions
of KRS 92.405, and said Auditors shall furnish to the City in pamphlet
form fifty copies of said audit, one (1) to be published in the official
newspaper, and a copy to be available to each voter who may apply for
same at the office of the City Manager. Said contract shall also
provide for furnishing to the City eight (8) copies of the transcript
of the Auditor's work sheet, one (1) copy to be furnished to the Mayor,
the members of the Board of Commissioners, the City Manager and the City
Treasurer. The Auditor shall assist the City Manager in establishing
procedures for converting various finance problems from manual to data
processing procedures, and the Auditor shall be required to submit all
findings of discrepancies and recommendations for improvements in writing.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be introduced and remain on file
for at least one (1) week for public inspection in the completed form
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in which it shall be put upon its final passage, and if adopted shall
be in full force and dffect ten (10) days thereafter.
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 10, 1970
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 24, 1970
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, November 24, 1970.