HomeMy WebLinkAboutOB 5 AUDIT COMM SELEC 3-21-88TO: FROM: SUBJECT: WILLIA~ ~. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER RONALD~DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE SELECTION RECOMMENDATION: Pleasure of the City Council. DISCUSSION: Resolution No. 87-131 was adopted on December 21, 1987 creating the City of Tustin Audit Committee. Since that time, we'vee been advertising, please see News Release attached, for interested citizens to apply. As of this date, we have received seven requests for consideration. Attached for your review are the requests. I think you will find an equal mix of residents and non-residents with business' located in the City that .are interested in servihg the community. The number Of applicants is quite manageable and give's the Council several options for selection of Committee members. Option 1. The full Council could adjourn a regular meeting to a workshop date to interview all the applicants and act on the appointments at a subsequent meeting. Option 2. The Council could select two Council members to interview the applicants and recommend appointments to the full Council at a subsequent meeting. · Option 3. The Council could review the applications and recommend appointments without interviews. RAN:is City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way · Tustin. California 92680 · (714) 544-8890 FOR IMMEDIATE ~_~:A~E DATE: CONTACT: CITY OF TUSTIN SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR NEWLY FORI4ED AUDIT COMNII-FEE TUSTIN, January 2Z--The City Council of the City of Tustin, is seeking community-minded citizens tJ serve on the newly formed Audit Committee. This independent Audit Committee will be composed of three citizens, selected from the community at large and appointed by the City Council to serve staggered, two-year terms. Duties include; review and advise on selection of · external auditors, review of Annual Financial Statements and auditor's opinions and review of auditor's Management Letter and management's response. Committee members will be required to attend three meetings annually and are subject to Conflict of Interest and Financial Disclosure ~aws of the State of California. Mayor Richard Edgar stated~ "Speaking for myself and the other members of the City Council, we strongly encourage interested citizens to apply. Citizen participation in the audit and ~inancial reporting process provides a vital link in ensuring the quality of the audit and the resulting Annual Financial Report of the City." Letters of application should be addressed to: Mayor & Members of the City Council 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92680 Additional details of the selection process will be provided at a later date. J, N - 9 1988 14811 Myford Road, Tustin, California 92680 714-544-7140 January 28, 1988 Mayor Richard B. Edgar 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92680 'ear Mayor Edgar: It is my understanding that the City of Tustin is goin. g to establish an Audit Committee. I would like to submit my application as an appointee to this committee. I am enclosing my biography resume for the Council's consideration. I have always had a very high interest in Tustin's fiscal viability as well as its balance of business and our .residential community. · Would you please let me know if I may be of service on the Audit Committee. Sincerely, Frank H. Greinke President FHG: jes FRANK H. GREINKE Frank was born December 31, 1931, in Joliet, Illinois. He moved to Los Angeles in 1946 and was graduated from Belmont High School in 1949 where he served as Senior Class President. He attended Los Angeles City College and Pepperdine University. Mr. Greinke was employed by Standard Oil Company of California (Chevron, USA) in various fields of accounting and as a Wholesale Fuel Representative from 1952 to 1965. Frank and Margaret Greinke were married in 1952 and raised five children and have nine grandchildren. They moved from La Canada to Tustin in 1965. when they purchased their own oil business from Motor Fuels Ltd. in Tustin. Since 1965, Mr. Greinke has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Counties 0il Company located in Tustin. The Company has over 3,000 business accounts in Orange County and has been in the petroleum marketing business since 1930. Mr. Greinke also contributes a substantial amount of time to community and charitable activities. In 1974 Mr. Greinke was named Tustin's Man of the Year. He has served on many public works commissions for Tustin and Caltrans, including Parks Bond Chairman, Tus%in Now and Tomorrow, Tustin Sign Commission, Caltrans Aesthetic Review, Sewer Bonds Chairman, Development Preview Commission, Orange County 3oint Powers Authority, and Southern California Hazardous Waste Council. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the University of California at Irvine Medical Research, and as Treasurer of the Orange County Multiple Sclerosis Society. He is also currently on the Board of Directors of the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (based in Washington D.C.) and the California Independent 0il Marketers Association in Sacramento, California. Mr. Greinke served as President of the Tustin Chamber of Commerce in 1969 and the Tustin Lions Club in 1979. He was elected to the Saddleback Community College Board of Trustees and served as Vice President of the Board of Trustees in 1975. In 1982 Mr. Greinke was elected as a member of the Tustin City Council and served as Mayor of the City of Tustin. He was a founding director of Sunwest Bank and has been active in local politics for many years. 13191 Wickshire Lane Santa. Ana, California 92705 Phone: (714) 544-2431 February 11, 1988 Mayor Ron Hoesterey and Members of the City Council City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, California 92680 Dear Mayor Hoesterey and Members of the City Council; As a citizen interested in serving the City of Tustin, I would like the opportunity to participate on your newly formed Audit Committee. My interest in the City derives from my participation On my local community homeowners' association, and from our annex- ation into the City of Tustin in Februayy of last year. I feel that I can make a valuable contribution to the committee, and would like to be considered as a candidate for one of the positions. My professional backgroun~ includes over fifteen years experience in public and private accounting, in which I have been heavily in- volved in the preparation of financial reports and the analysis of business operations. Thank you for your consideration of my application, and I look forward~ to meeting with you soon. Sincerely, Evelyn R. Feldman February 4 1988. The Mayor City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92680 Y~r. Mayor, I want to be considered for the Audit Committee for the City of T.ustin. I have been a resident of Tustin for the past six years and have settled here to raise my family. I am very interested in serving Tustin in this capacity because I am extremely interested in city government. I love our city and want to 'be part of its government. Sincerely, 14641 Carfax Ave Apt C Tustin, CA 92680 Jerry Weil 1702 Summerville Avenue Tustin, California 92680 January 21, 1988 Tustin City ..Council Honorable Mayor Dick Edgar City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin CA 92680 Dear Mayor Edgar; I would like to submit my name for consideration for appointment to the new Audit Committee. I graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, am employed as a Product Manager.for Cahn Instruments of Cerritos, CA and have been a resident of Tustin for the past 14 years. For the past 25 years I have been either Treasurer or Financial Advisor to several civic and religious organizations, including 13 years as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer'of Tustin Meadowls. In most cases these organizations were in poor financial condition when I arrived and in excellent financial condition when I left. Through my association with the City of Tustin as President of the Tustin Water-Corp., I have knowledge of some of the aspects of the City's finances also. I feel very strongly that the Audit Committee should contain at least one or more members who are not part of the CPA fraternity. I understand the budgetary process very well. I also know general accounting procedures and how they are used and abused.- I think that I would bring a unique blend of logic and experience to the Audit Committee. .. Thank you for your consideration. Yours truly. Jerry Weil ,_ ELSLEY 335 Centennial Way ~ Tustin, California 92680-3714 714/730-9200 ~~~'1~'~? ~'[~ Branch Offices & . [[.. ~'.~,~,~.~,~"~ Affiliated Offices ~RTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ............... Worldwide January 18, 1988 JAN 0 Tustin City Council City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, Ca. 92680 Gentlemen: I am very interested in serving on the auditing committee which was recently formed to review city finances. It is my understanding from the City Manager's office that you are looking for scmeone who has a strong financial and accounting background as. well as being a Tustin (or Tustin water service area) resident. Further it is my understanding that the comuittee will meet 2 or 3 times per year. I believe that I meet all of your requirements. I am the managing partner of Helsley, Mulcahy & Fesler, CPA's and our offices are located directly across the street from City Hall. I have been a Certified Public Accountant since 1971. I am also a resident of the Tustin area. I am very interested in our ccmuunity and would ~lcome the opportunity of serving on your comuittee. I would enjoy meeting with one or more of your council members to learn more about your comuittee and your goals. Enclosed is a promotional package relating to our firm to assist in your evaluation. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, HELSLEY, .MUIfJkHY & FESLER Thomas D. Mulcahy ~ TDM/bgd Enclosure WA'TE;:I~ T. SULLIENS C[RTIIIrI[D PUBLIC ACCOUNT,~NT 14081 BOUTH YOFIBA. 8UlT~ 102 TUBTIN, GALIIrORNIA 'J3&80-14'70 TKL~'PHONr ('714) '731-'7115 December 29, 1987 Honorable Earl Prescott, Councilman City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, Ca. 92680 Dear Mr. Prescott, In accordance with the announcement on page one of the December 24, 1987 issue of The 'Tustin l~ews, I hereby apply for membership in the newly formed Audit Committee. My home, 1712 La Loma Drive, Santa Aha, Ca. 92?05, is located in the Lemon Heights area of North Tustin and is served by the Lemon Heights Mutual Water Company. I am uncertain if this meets the qualification of "residing withSn the city's water service area". If not, than [ would need an exception to be made in my case. My primary qualifications are that I am a self-employed Certi£ied Public Accountant, having operated my own practice for 22 years. I have been officed in Tustin since 1Q79. I am a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the California Society of CPAs. In addition, I am an active participant in two sub-committees of the California Society: Management of an AccOunting Practice, and; Personal Financial Planning. Participation in these committees has given me an extensive knowledge of local CPA firms, some of which would be well qualified to conduct the audit of our city's books and records. Other personal data should include my place and date of birth: Los Angeles, California; December 1, 1929. I was educated through the L. A. City School system, graduating from the George Washington High School of TV fame. After serving two years in the U S Army fnom 1951 to 1953, I attended and graduated from UCLA. community of Tustin, it% people and it's history. I have always considered myself under the Tustin sphere of influence and enjoyed the quiet charm of our city. I am very pleased to offer my services to our city and feel I am uniquely qualified by my profession, knowledge and contacts. Very Truly Yours Walter T. Sullens, CPA MIrMll[R AM[RIOAN INITITUT! OF (~[RTIIflI~D IlUILIO ADI~OUNTANTI nALIIrORNIA lOCalITY OF CERTIFIED IIIUllLIQ AGCOUNTANTi William G. Daly P. O. Box 82 Tustin, CA 92681 February 10,1988 4 .. F!NANCE DEPT. City Council City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 96280 Gentlemen' I am writing to introduce myself an interest in becoming a member new to the City of Tustin and am in my community. to you and also to expr. ess of the Audit Committee. I seeking to become involved I have a BS in Accounting from am a CPA.' In addition, I have public accounting. I have worked on in local governmental units. I feel what seperates me from all the other experience would be of great benefit the University of Illinois and four years of experience in a number of engagements this qualification is applicanl~s. I feel my to the City of Tustin. Should you wish to contact me you may do so at 714-558-1040. I thank you for your time and consideration.~ am Sincerely, William G.' Daly