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Findings and Recommendations 5 findings
F1
The expenditures by the CEO Office of Human Resources on a consultant contract in 1998 and 1999 exceeded the amount authorized by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on December 8, 1998.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The County Executive Officer investigate the management of the consultant contract, and if in fact mismanagement did occur, County Executive Officer to consider appropriate action. [Findings 1-4]
F2
The CEO Office of Human Resources increased the billing rates up to 35% on the consultant contract without prior approval by the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Orange County Board of Supervisors appoint a committee of senior financial and purchasing personnel to review contracts approved by the Board of Supervisors for the past three years to determine if other contracts have exceeded the cost originally approved by the Board and were then returned to the Board for retroactive approval of the increased contract costs. [Finding 5]
F3
The CEO Office of Human Resources made a significant change of scope in the consultant contract, but did not rebid the contract for the new services.
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Orange County Board of Supervisors implement procedures to prevent future occurrences if the committee finds significant overruns on other contracts. [Finding 5] Responses are requested to Recommendation 1 from the Orange County Executive Officer. Responses to Recommendations 2-3 are required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors. NOTES 1 County of Orange Contract Policy Manual, August 1998, -3-3 2 Price Agreement for a Performance Management Appraisal Training Program for the County of Orange with consultant firm, dated February 1, 1999, Proposal Cost Summary 3 Price Agreement for a Performance Management Appraisal Training Program for the County of Orange with consultant firm, dated February 1, 1999, Pricing Structure, 5
F4
CEO Office of Human Resources added an additional project to the consultant contract (Human Resources Visioning Project) without competitive bidding or sole source justification.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Orange County Board of Supervisors retroactively approved the unauthorized expenditures, increased billing rates and changed the scope in the consultant contract on December 7, 1999. Responses to Findings 1-4 are requested from the Orange County Executive Officer, Response to Finding 5 is required from the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
No recommendations for this finding
No Responses Found 1
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