Pays a finance consultant up to $18,000 to help close the 2018-19 books

The district is paying a consultant to guide accounting staff through closing the 2018-19 unaudited actuals, including preparing and reviewing closing entries. The work ran July 15 through September 15, 2019, so it began before this vote.

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Notes on the official text

The title spells the contractor's surname "Shieh" while the action text spells it "Sheih", which appears to be a typo that does not change the contract's amount, term or scope.

Vendor / partner: Individual contractor
Action: New agreement
Category: Budget, finance & payments
Term: Jul 15, 2019 – Sep 15, 2019
This vote: $18,000
Funding: General Purpose
Resource / site: 0000-905
Vendor no.: 006126
Presented by: Superintendent
File: 19-1589 · agenda P.-2
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Oct 10, 2019

Official text

Ratification by the Board of Education of a Professional Services Contract between the District and Cynthia Sheih, Alameda, CA, for the latter to provide support with the FY18/19 Unaudited Actuals, supporting and guiding the Accounting Staff in closing processes, coordinating closing tasks and assignments, preparing, reviewing, and approving closing entries and items, via the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, for the term July 15, 2019 through September 15, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $18,000.00.

History

Oct 10, 2019 Adopted on the General Consent Report

Also on the agenda: Sep 25, 2019

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