File #: 22-405    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 3/29/2022 In control: County Administrative Office
On agenda: 4/26/2022 Final action: 4/26/2022
Title: Operational Realignment of Payroll Operations Services and Professional Services Agreement with CliftonLarsenAllen (CLA) for Payroll Audit Services
Sponsors: Amy Nilsen
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. CLA Payroll Audit Proposal.pdf, 3. Assessment of Management and Accounting with Follow-up Responses.pdf, 4. Humboldt County CPS HR 9-6-18.pdf, 5. Draft CHARTER & PLAN.pdf

To: Board of Supervisors

From: County Administrative Office

Agenda Section: Departmental

SUBJECT:
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Operational Realignment of Payroll Operations Services and Professional Services Agreement with CliftonLarsenAllen (CLA) for Payroll Audit Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Consider Operational Realignment of Payroll Operations and Professional Services Agreement with CliftonLarsenAllen (CLA) for Payroll Audit Services; and
2. Authorize the County Administrative Officer (CAO), or designee thereof, to pursue and execute a letter of engagement and professional services agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in the amount of $259,000 for payroll auditing services described in Attachment 1, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3. Authorize the CAO, or designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the agreement with CLA, after review and approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
4. Direct the CAO to return with any supplemental budgets and personnel allocations necessary to effectuate the Board's direction.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100)

DISCUSSION:
On March 1, 2022, your Board directed staff to return to your Board with refined options for the potential realignment of county payroll operations. Specifically, your Board directed the Interim Director of Human Resources (HR), the County Administrative Officer, and the Auditor-Controller to engage in discussions concerning the collective goal with respect to payroll operations, evaluate previously collected data regarding payroll operations, provide your Board with updated findings, and present your Board with refined options related to the placement of the payroll function.

Since this direction was provided the County Administrative Officer, the Auditor-Controller, and the Interim Director of Human Resources have met three times in earnest to discuss payroll operations and...

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