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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3095 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2045
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire1/11/2023Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and
Hampshire
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3095 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
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By Representative Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield and Senator Mark, a joint petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2045) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Paul W. Mark (with the approval of the
mayor and city council) relative to authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple
year contract to audit the books and accounts of said city. Municipalities and Regional
Government. [Local Approval Received.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act authorizing the city of Pittsfield to award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Article 7 of section 22 of chapter 72 of the acts of 2013 is hereby amended
2by striking out Section 7-6 inserting in place thereof the following section:-
3 SECTION 7-6 INDEPENDENT AUDIT.
4 The city council shall annually provide for an outside audit of the books and accounts of
5the city to be conducted by a certified public accountant or a firm of certified public accountants,
6which has no personal interest, direct or indirect, in the fiscal affairs of the city or any of its
7officers. The mayor shall annually provide to the city council a sum of money sufficient to
8satisfy the estimated cost of conducting the audit as presented to the mayor, in writing, by the
9city council. The city council may award a 1 year or multiple year contract to audit on or before
10September 15 of the first year of the contract year. The report of the audit shall be filed in final
11form with the city council not later than March 1 in the year following its award. At least every 5 2 of 2
12years, the city council shall conduct a competitive procurement process to retain these auditing
13services.
14 SECTION 2. All contracts for audit services entered into or executed by the city before
15the effective date of this act shall be valid and enforceable.