Purpose: The following procedures are designated to provide for a fair and open process in awarding professional services based on qualifications, merit and cost effectiveness through accessible advertising. Services include annual appointments and day-to-day programs, projects and contracts. Scope of Services: TOWNSHIP AUDITOR Any persons or firms interested in providing professional services to the Township of Mantua (“Township”) as defined in the New Jersey Statutes, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-2(6). 1. Appointment of Township Auditor. An independent auditor shall be appointed by the Township Committee (hereinafter the “Committee”) pursuant to general law, by a majority vote of its membership for a term of one (1) year from the first day of January in the year of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified. He shall receive such compensation as may be agreed upon and determined by the Committee. 2. Requirements. The Auditor shall be a registered municipal accountant of the State of New Jersey, but need not be a resident of the Township. In lieu of appointing an individual auditor, the Committee may appoint a firm of auditors, one (1) or more members of which shall be a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey. 3. Duties. The Township Auditor shall: A. Act as the Township Auditor and employ at the Auditor’s expense such personnel as are deemed necessary to carry on the duties prescribed for the Township Auditor. B. The Auditor shall audit the Municipality’s financial statements of the various funds for the year ending December 31, 2024 and all other related statements and supplementary schedules prepared in conformity with the Requirements of Audit as promulgated by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey for the year then ending, for the purpose of expressing an opinion on them as to whether these financial statements are fairly presented, in all material respects, in conformity with accounting practices prescribed by the Division of Local Government Services, Department of Community Affairs, State of New Jersey...
