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the Supplemental Agenda was also part of the Consent Calendar. Councilmember Beltran moved to have Item 30 excluded from the Consent Calendar and tabled to the next City Council Meeting. Finance Director Chamberlain indicated that today copies of the 1992-93 audit were delivered to Council and that McGladery & Pullen had commenced audit for fiscal year 1993-94. Councilmember Beltran asked who had authorized the audit and Director Chamberlain explained that the audits are ongoing. This firm has consistently conducted the City's audit. Urgency has come about because the City has not met deadlines in the past and it must meet a November 15, 1994, deadline or lose childcare grants. Councilmember Beltran expressed dissatisfaction with this audit firm because of the untimely submission of the 1992-93 audit. Councilmember Beltran asked for a letter of clarification from McGladery & Pullen or Finance Director Chamberlain, as to what caused the delay. In fairness to the auditors, Councilmember Cisneros indicated she was a member of the City's Budget Committee and requested that the Treasurer be allowed to address this question. City Treasurer Williams said the resignation, in January, of the Finance Director, an integral member of the finance team, who provided information to the auditors; the 50% turn -over rate of key fiscal staff; and the fact that in the past 12 months the City has had 3 or 4 city managers have delayed the auditor's representation letter stating they are materially correct. City Treasurer Williams suggested that a compromise be reached so as not to cause further delay for the audit; thereafter, the item can be sent to committee for RFP to look for a new firm for the following year. Mayor Gonzales warned that if the audit is delayed that some of the City's programs would be placed in jeopardy, such as the Child Care Program. Councilmember Beltran asked if there was a reluctance on the part of a City department to report its financial picture. City Treasurer Williams answered that this was not brought to his attention. Councilmember Sandoval asked Finance Director Chamberlain if she could foresee problems and she responded that even now the audit is proceeding ahead of schedule and the audit should meet the deadline. Councilmember Beltran withdrew his motion to exclude this agenda item from the consent calendar and to table it to the next meeting. CONSENT CALENDAR 2