RESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF EAST ORANGE AWARDING CONTRACT TO WIELKOTZ & COMPANY, LLC TO PERFORM AUDITING SERVICES FOR THE AUTHORITY

WHEREAS, in order to investigate, implement and manage strategies regarding parking and traffic management issues, the City Council (the “City Council”) of the City of East Orange (the “City”), pursuant to Ordinance No. 14-1970 duly adopted March 9, 1970 (the “Creation Ordinance”) and the Parking Authority Law (N.J.S.A. 40:11A-1 et seq.) of the State as amended and supplemented (the “Act”), created and established the East Orange Parking Authority (the “Authority”) as a public body corporate and politic of the State and an agency of the City with all the powers, privileges, and authority conferred by the Creation Ordinance and the Act; and

WHEREAS, the Authority is empowered by the Act to appoint and employ professionals, technical advisors and experts as the Authority may determine to be necessary for its efficient operation; and

WHEREAS, the Authority has determined that it is necessary to retain the services of a contractor with expertise in providing auditing services, including but not limited to, conducting an audit of the Authority’s annual financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and preparing an audit report for the same (the “Auditing Services”); and

WHEREAS, on or about June 24, 2022, the Authority, through its employees and agents, publicly advertised a request for proposals (the “Request for Proposals”) for Auditing Services, pursuant to the State’s Local Public Contracts Law N.J.S.A. 40:11A-1 et seq. (the “Public Contracts Law”) the Fair and Open Process N.J.S.A. 19:44A-20.4 et seq.; and

WHEREAS, on July 14, 2022, the Authority received one (1) proposal in response to the Request for Proposals, from Wielkotz & Company, LLC (“W&C”); and

WHEREAS, the Authority has examined the proposal and determined the services and fees set forth in W&C’s proposal are reasonable, necessary and appropriate and desires to authorize a contract award for the Auditing Services to W&C; and

WHEREAS, toward that end, the Authority desires to approve the execution of a contract award to W&C to provide Auditing Services, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Request For Proposals and proposal submitted by W&C, in the amount of
$11,500.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the East Orange Parking Authority, in the County of Essex as follows:

Section 1. The aforementioned recitals are incorporated herein as though fully set forth at length.

Section 2. The Authority hereby authorizes and directs the Chairperson, in consultation with counsel, to prepare and execute a contract with W&C for the Auditing Services in the amount of $11,500, as set forth herein.

Section 3. Notice of this contract award shall be published as required by law.

Section 4. A copy of this resolution shall be available for public inspection at the offices of the Authority.

Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately.

Moved by:

Seconded by:

RECORDED VOTE:

REGULAR MEMBERS
YES
NO
ABSTAIN
NOT PRESENT
Taahira Muhammad

Appiffany Boston

Medinah Muhammad

Clarence McKnight

The foregoing resolution is a true and complete copy of a resolution of the Authority adopted at a regular meeting thereof duly called and held on July 20, 2022.

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