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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with Kevin Harper CPA and Associates, in an Amount Not to Exceed $25,000 for a Total Compensation Not to Exceed $99,499, and to Extend the Contract to October 31, 2021, for Financial Services in the Finance Department. (Finance 2410)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
After the resignation of the City's Finance Director, in March 2020, the City of Alameda (City) retained Kevin Harper CPA and Associates (Kevin Harper) to provide consulting services in an amount not to exceed $74,499. The proposed amendment will extend the contract for an additional eight months and increase the compensation by an additional $25,000, for a not to exceed amount of $99,499.
BACKGROUND
After the resignation of the City's Finance Director in March of 2020, the City retained Kevin Harper to provide financial support to the City's Finance department in an amount not to exceed $74,499. Kevin Harper has assigned retired Finance Director, Olivier Flewellen, to lead the work with the City. While the City has hired a new Finance Director, Annie To, the Finance Department continues to need additional support during the implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) and to ensure the department is timely in meeting financial reporting requirements.
DISCUSSION
The City contracted with Kevin Harper to provide support and direction to the Finance Department in the absence of a Finance Director. While the City has now filled this position, there are a number of areas on which Kevin Harper is working with the City that will require continued focus. This additional assistance from Kevin Harper will allow the Finance Director to focus on completing the implementation of the new ERP.
Under the Agreement as amended, there are two primary areas in which Kevin Harper will be providing support to the City:
? Completion of the Fiscal Year (...
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