Laguna Hills Council Decides to Keep Outside Auditing Firm
The city will keep its outside auditor despite opposition from two City Council members who wanted a different company to take a fresh look at the books.
In a 3-2 vote last week, the council approved retaining Moreland & Associates of Newport Beach to conduct the city’s annual audits at a cost of up to $21,600 for two years.
The auditing firm has handled the audits since 1993, when it beat out five competitors for the job.
With the city’s contract with the auditor about to expire, a council majority proposed a two-year extension, but council members Melody Carruth and Cindy Greengold proposed putting the contract out to bid.
Councilman R. Craig Scott argued that Moreland & Associates has done a good job for a fair price.
“There is no question in terms of value,” he said.
“I find nothing that compels me to say we need to make a switch now.”
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