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Jeffrey Kerekes

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Oct 16, 2009, 1:25:32 PM10/16/09
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What do you think about adding this in to the final part of the letter?  It is something we discussed this past summer. I am not sure if it still accurately captures the urgency and intent of the remaining commissioners.  I know that it is stressful and time consuming for people to show up and prepare for meetings that cannot take place given we fail to have a quorum. 



In light of these factors, we therefore ask you to move forward without delay. Given we are unable to meet our Charter responsibilities, we will all resign effective December 1, 2009 without a full contingent of appointments well underway.






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Friday, October 16, 2009
 
John DeStefano, Jr
Mayor
City of New Haven
165 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06511
 
RE: Financial Review & Audit Commission Appointments
 
Dear Mayor DeStefano:
 
We the undersigned Commissioners of the Financial Review & Audit Commission (FRAC) are writing to express our deep concern over the lack of appointments to FRAC.  As you are aware, we are tasked with reviewing the monthly financial reports, selecting the City’s Auditor, and tasked with a project to prepare a Five Year Plan. We are unable to meet this obligation without being able to have a quorum of commissioners.  At the time of this writing, we have only four of nine commissioners appointed to the commission with a fifth one hopefully finalized in the near future (and a sixth one in perhaps a few months). At present, we are unable to hold an official meeting.  Our concern is that the FRAC has not had an official and genuinely productive meeting in years despite its charter obligations.  Our recent official meetings have been about organizing our work rather than doing it.
 
In our current incarnation, we are unable to meet our obligation to select an Auditing firm for the City. Members of our commission have submitted numerous names of potential commissioners and urge your immediate attention to appoint the remaining commissioners.  We are all eager to take up these challenges and make a meaningful contribution to the City and we need your help to make this possible.
 
The current time table, according to the Controller, is that we will advertise for a new Auditing Firm in December, 2009, get proposals back and conduct interviews in January 2010, make a selection in February 2010 and then submit the recommendation to BOA for approval beginning of March 2010. While this schedule affords us a little spare time, the BOA approval process for appointments takes several weeks at the quickest and often longer. We currently are in possession of RFPs from firms interested in working with the City on a five year plan and do not have a enough members to have a quorum to move forward on these proposals. In light of these factors, we therefore ask you to move forward without delay. Given we are unable to meet our Charter responsibilities, we will all resign effective December 1, 2009 without a full contingent of appointments well underway.
 
Please find a list of possible Commissioners attached for your review.
 
With Sincerity,
 
 
Jeffrey Kerekes, Commissioner                          Carmen Canales, Commissioner
Edward Piazza, Commissioner                          Martin O’Connor (Are you signing on?)
 
 
Cc:       Sean Matteson, Chief of Staff
            Carl Goldfield, President, BOA
 
 

Potential Financial Review & Audit Commission Members

 
  1. Doug Hausladen (D): douglas....@aya.yale.edu (via Emily Byrne)
  2. Peter Blasini: pbb...@aol.com (via Emily Byrne)
  3. Susan Jordan: bellesl...@yahoo.com (via Emily Byrne)
  4. DAVID Cameron (via Alfreda Edwards)
  5. Ken Joyner (via Alfreda Edwards
  6. Peter dobkin call (via Alfreda Edwards)
  7. Gwendolyn Sykes, former Yale U. CFO (via Gina Calder)
  8. Harvey Koizim
  9. Nancy Ahern (R)  Nancy...@hinfoserv.com
  10. Tom Mallone (R)
  11. Cordalie Benoit, JD (R) 203-624-6737, cordali...@aya.yale.edu
  12. Harry David, MBA (I) 203-530-8106, hda...@yahoo.com
  13. Stephen H. Kovel, Owner, Hull's Art Supply & Framing, 1144 Chapel Street, New Haven  CT  06511, (w) 203 865 4855, (h) 203 745 3945    
  14. Richard Tortora, Bank Manager at Bank of America, richard....@bankofamerica.com, c:203-915-9730






Thanks,

Jeffrey Kerekes

CANALES CARMEN

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Oct 16, 2009, 4:41:28 PM10/16/09
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If we do in fact add it then we should all be prepared to follow thru on this action.

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O'Connor, Martin

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Oct 16, 2009, 6:04:11 PM10/16/09
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Colleagues,

 

I am afraid that I will not be able to sign the letter as drafted. Expressing our needs and frustrations is important. I think we should leave it at that.

 

Peace

Marty

CANALES CARMEN

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Oct 18, 2009, 1:04:21 AM10/18/09
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We should probably just sent it without the resignation information.  Would that be acceptable?

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Jeffrey Kerekes

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Oct 18, 2009, 9:24:14 AM10/18/09
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That works for me.



Thanks,

Jeffrey Kerekes

Edward Piazza

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Oct 18, 2009, 10:57:43 AM10/18/09
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I aqgree although I plan to resign if I see no progress. I refuse to meet if we do not have a quorum.

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