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Audit Objective

Determine if District officials sought competition for procurement of professional services.

Key Findings

District officials did not:

• Use competitive methods to select seven of 25 professional service providers who were paid $128,205 during the audit period.
• Have written agreements for four professional service providers who were paid $58,409 during the audit period.

Key Recommendations

• Seek competition for all professional services.
• Enter into written agreements and pass resolutions for current and future professional services.

District officials agreed with our recommendations and indicated they planned to initiate corrective action.