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ORDINANCE NO. 71-11-569
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EMPLOYMENT OF CARNEY G. ALLEN,
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, TO MAKE AN AUDIT OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE
CITY OF PADUCAH AND OF ALL CITY OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR 1971, IN CON-
SIDERATION OF THE PAYMENT TO THEM OF THE SUM OF $5,000.00
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Paducah has
heretofore authorized the accounting firm of Schuette & Taylor to
prepare the audit of all accounts of the City of Paducah for the year
1971, and
WHEREAS, the City and the accounting firm of Schuette & Taylor
have agreed to terminate the auditing contract, and
WHEREAS, Carney G. Allen, a former partner in the firm of
Schiette & Taylor, has for several years performed the actual audit
for the accounts for the City, and
WHEREAS, the said Carney G. Allen, Certified Public Accountant,
has offered to perform the City's audit for 1971, under the same terms
and conditions as heretofore agreed upon with the firm of Schuette &
Taylor,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That Carney G. Allen, Certified Public Accountant,
be, and he is 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 his 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 Accountant 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 auditor will furnish to the City in pamphlet form fifty 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 copies of the transcript of the Auditor's 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 Auditor
shall assist the City Manager in establishing procedures for converting
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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. An emergency is declared to exist and this ordinance
shall therefore be introduced and remain on file for public inspection
for at least one week in the completed form in which it shall be put
upon its final passage, and if adopted shall be in full force and
effect immediately thereafter.
Mayor
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners November 9, 1971
Passed by the Board of Commissioners November 23, 1971
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, November 23, 1971.