MINUTES OF MEETING VIERA EAST
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

The Audit Committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the Viera East Community Development District was held on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in the Multi-Purpose Room, 5550 Faith Drive, Viera, Florida.

Present were:

Rob Dale
Pete Carnesale Steve Colasinski Paul McCarthy David Bedwell Jason Showe Tim Melloh

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS	Roll Call
Mr. Showe called the meeting to order at 7:00 a.m. A quorum was present.

SECOND ORDER OF BUSNESS	Public Comment Period
Mr. Showe: There is a public comment period, but these are specifically public  comments just on the Audit Committee. There will be plenty of public comments at the regular meeting. Are there any public comments on the Audit Committee selection process? Hearing none,

THIRD ORDER OF BUSNESS	Review of Proposals for Fiscal Year 2021
Audit Services
Mr. Showe: We actually went ahead and did the public solicitation for audits. We received one from Grau & Associates (Grau). This year has been a particular challenge for all of the auditors in terms of staffing. Right now, we are only receiving one bid for each audit proposal that we are putting out, whereas in the past, we would get two, maybe three proposals. There are really only a couple of firms in the State that do this kind of CDD auditing. Grau is probably the one that does the vast majority of them. They do a great job. I have no hesitation

August 26, 2021	Viera East CDD

in recommending them. They are going to do a fantastic job for you. Some of the other companies we used earlier this year had some staffing challenges and some of the audits weren’t completed in the statutory timeframe. So, we would let you know if any of those folks proposed, but it would be our recommendation if the Committee is amenable, to select Grau as your number one ranked vendor. It is totally up to the Board. You can choose to go through the selection process again, but it is likely that will yield you pretty similar responses. The auditors know where to go to look for these selections.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Tally	of	Audit	Committee	Members
Rankings and Selection of an Auditor
Mr. Colasinski: I shared my concerns with Jason on the phone over the issue. In other years, I would prefer to see more of a choice from local firms, but as he just said, I think this year may be a bit of an exception. I am fine with the firm as our auditor. It is the only firm that we have as a choice.
Mr. Showe: The motion would be as an Audit Committee, you are selecting Grau as your number one ranked vendor. Later at the Board meeting, the Board of Supervisors can choose to accept that ranking.

On MOTION by Mr. McCarthy seconded by Mr. Hooker with all in favor selecting Grau & Associates as the number one ranked firm to provide auditing services was approved.

FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS	Adjournment

On MOTION by Mr. McCarthy seconded by Mr. Carnasale with all in favor the Audit Committee Meeting was adjourned.

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