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CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDITING SERVICES 16-014 <br />1) PROJECT PURPOSE <br />The City of Santa Ana (the City) is requesting proposals from qualified Certified Public <br />Accountant firms to perform its Annual Independent Audit for the two fiscal years ending June <br />30, 2016 through June 30, 2017, with the option to renew the contract for one additional two- <br />year term for a total of four years. The audits are to be performed in accordance with the <br />provisions contained in this Request for Proposals (RFP). <br />2) BACKGROUND <br />The City of Santa Ana is a Charter City in the State of California located in northern Orange <br />County. The City was incorporated in 1886 and operates under a Council -Manager form of <br />government. The City currently occupies a land area of 27.2 square miles and serves a <br />population of approximately 335,000. The City is bordered by Garden Grove, Tustin, Orange, <br />Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Westminster. The City's fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends <br />on June 30. <br />The City of Santa Ana is a full service City of approximately 960 full-time and 440 part-time <br />employees with eight (8) agencies (departments). City services include police, water, sewer, <br />road maintenance, recreation, library, planning and building, and engineering services. The City <br />contracted with the Orange County Fire Authority to outsource its fire services in 2012. The City <br />Council is composed of an elected Mayor and six (6) Council Members. <br />A. Fund Structure <br />The following funds and account groups are currently presented in the City's Comprehensive <br />Annual Financial Report: <br />1. General Fund for the general operations of the City. <br />2. Nine Internal Service Funds including public works administration, equipment <br />maintenance and risk management. <br />3. Seven Enterprise Funds including water and sewer. <br />4. Seven Special Revenue Funds including the Housing Authority Fund. <br />5. Six Capital Project funds <br />6. One Debt Service Fund <br />7. Agency Funds held by the City in a trustee capacity. <br />8. Private -Purpose Trust Fund for Successor Agency <br />