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BACKGROUND The City entered into a purchase order agreement with Robert Half International, Inc. to backfill for a retired employee through December 2021. In addition, the Department needed a temporary Senior Accountant to backfill a staff member serving as Interim Financial Services Manager for an extended duration. The Department had a second purchase order agreement with Robert Half International, Inc. for a temporary Accounting Assistant to support the implementation of the Projects and Grants Module in the City's ERP system, Tyler Munis. In January of 2022, Council approved a combined purchase order for $160,000 to cover the above needs. In March 2022, the Department lost its other Financial Services Manager and the Director of Finance, which created more workload issues on an already fragile department. Both the temporary Senior Accountant and Accounting Assistant contracts were extended to the end of the fiscal year to provide support for the Department. It is anticipated that the final expense of all the temporary staff will exceed the current purchase order by $40,000 by the end of FY 2021/22. DISCUSSION The Department entered into two separate purchase order agreements with Robert Half International, Inc., authorized by the City Manager in accordance with the City's Purchasing Procedures, that were later ratified through Council approval when the limit was projected to exceed the City Manager's approval threshold of $100,000. The Department wishes to add an additional $40,000 to the purchase order for a total of $200,000 to cover the total anticipated expense for the temporary staff still in service. The year-to-date expense is at $175,000 with an anticipated $25,000 for the remainder of the year. Submitted by. Approved by: • // Mahin Shah Geary Beaudin Interim Director of Finance City Manager Attachment: 1. Amended Purchase Order Agreement with Robert Half International, Inc. Page 2 of 2