Dept./Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending Type of Service: Professional Service Contract (Non-Fair and Open) Exception to Public Bidding - Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1)(a)(i) Purpose: To provide the audits for the years of 2022 and 2023, fiscal activities for the City of Newark for both the Statutory Audit and the Single Audit; for the review and assistance with the preparation and filing of the Annual Debt Statements, and the Annual Unaudited Financial Statements for the years of 2022 and 2023, the Municipal Budget, Budget Amendments, Adopted Budget, the Budget CAP Calculation, the Budget Levy CAP Calculation Workbook, the Calculation of the Reserve for Uncollected Taxes and for the Resolutions, Ordinances and documentation needed to support the Unaudited Financial Statements, the Municipal Budget, Budget Amendments and the Adopted Budget; along with other advisory and related accounting services for the years ending 2022 and 2023. Entity Name: Samuel Klein and Company, LLP Entity Address: 550 Broad Street, 11th Floor, Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contract Amount: Not to exceed $485,000.00 Funding Source: 2022 Budget/Office of the City Clerk/NW011-020-0201-71250-B2022 Contract Period: One (1) year commencing May 19, 2022 through May 18, 2023 Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor (X) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS ( ) Fair and Open (X) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ ( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) N/A Additional Information: Partial Certification of Funds in the amount of $130,332.00.