Audit Selection Committee Meeting Minutes for October 13, 2025
Renaissance Community Development District
An audit selection committee meeting of the Renaissance Community Development District was held on Monday, October 13, 2025 at 8:45 a.m. at the Office of Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A, 5220 Summerlin Commons Blvd, Suite 201A, in Fort Myers, Florida, 33907 and via web conference.
Present and constituting a quorum were:
Linda Stuart – Vice Chair
Chris Bezaire – Assistant Secretary
Steven Epkins – Assistant Secretary
Also present were:
Cal Teague – District Manager from Premier District Management (PDM)
Melissa Gindling – Assistant District Manager, PDM
Mandie Rainwater – Assistant District Manager, PDM
Attending remotely was:
Brian Williams – Attorney, Cole, Scott & Kissane
The following is a summary of the actions taken at the Renaissance Community Development District (CDD) audit selection committee meeting.
FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS Call to Order and Roll Call
The Renaissance Community Development District audit selection committee meeting was called to order, and District Manager Cal Teague called the roll. Three Committee members were present. Also attending were Melissa Gindling and Mandie Rainwater from PDM. Also attending via web conference was Brian Williams.
SECOND ORDER OF BUSINESS Audit Committee
A. Review Proposals
District Manager Teague stated that qualification statements for auditing services were requested and two proposal were received from Berger Toombs Elam Gaines & Frank and Grau & Associates. District Manager Teague stated that Berger Toombs had a partner retire, and this put them behind schedule for the Fiscal Year 2024 audit. He suggested inserting a penalty clause if the Fiscal Year 2025 audit is not completed by June 15th, 2026
Along with the qualification statements for auditing services that were provided in the packets, were ranking sheets for each committee member to evaluate the auditing firms. The completed ranking sheets were collected from the committee and the scores were calculated.
B. Develop Recommendations
Of the three ranking sheets, Berger Toombs Elam Gaines & Frank was ranked highest by two committee members. Attorney Williams suggested including a termination for convenience clause to be included. District Manager Teague suggested adding a 5% penalty clause if the audit is received late. The Committee will recommend Berger Toombs at the following Board of Supervisors meeting.
THIRD ORDER OF BUSINESS Audience Comments
There were no Audience comments.