01-13-25 - Council Meeting Agenda

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�EHLERS PUBLIC FINANCE ADVISORS January 3, 2025 Meg Sawyer, Human Resources and Communications Manager City of Lino Lakes 600 Town Center Parkway Lino Lakes, MN 55014 RE: Accounting and Financial Operations Support Proposal Dear Meg, Thank you for the opportunity to submit a proposal to provide accounting and financial operations support for the City of Lino Lakes (the "City"). The purpose of this letter is to offer a proposed scope of work as well as to identify anticipated costs. The proposal is predicated on completing the work both on -site and remotely on a City -owned computer. The proposed services are intended to be flexible and are designed to help the City meet its regular and annual accounting needs and respond to transitions in personnel. We feel confident the services outlined below will meet the immediate needs of the City and set-up staff for success in managing the City's financial operations. At Ehlers, we pride ourselves on helping communities achieve their goals cost-effectively. Scope of Work Ehlers will provide accounting and financial operations support, serving as a resource to staff. Services will include but are not limited to: • General guidance and oversight assistance; • Mentoring and training staff; • Audit preparation; and • Other accounting functions, as requested. Staffing Kelly Horn will serve as the primary contact. Prior to her role as a Senior Fiscal Consultant with Ehlers, Kelly most recently served as the City of Buffalo's Finance Director. Kelly has a decade of direct local government experience and also served the City of Prior Lake as Assistant Finance Director, the City of Excelsior as Finance Director, and worked as an auditor, auditing various Cities and Schools across the state of Minnesota. BUILDING COMMUNITIES. IT'S WHAT WE DO. ( 3060Centre Point Drive, Roseville, MN55113 ehlers-inc.com