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ORDINANCE NO. 71-6-477
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 1971 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 1971 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 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 1971, 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
accountants 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 will furnish to the City
in pamphlet form fifty (50) copies of said audit, one 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 (S) copies of the
transcript of the auditors' work sheet, one copy to be furnished to the
Mayor, the members of the Board of Commissioners, the City Manager and
the City Treasurer. The auditors shall assist the City Man ager in
establishing procedures for converting various finance problems from
manual to data processing procedures, and the auditors 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
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form in which it shall be put upon its final passage, and if adopted
shall be in full force and effect ten (10) days thereafter.
Mayor i
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners May 25, 1971
Passed by the Board of Commissioners June 1, 1971
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, June 1, 1971.