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SECTION18:AUDITS <br />TheCitywillcomplywith2CFR§200.508 Auditeeresponsibilities and: <br />(a)Procureorotherwisearrangefortheauditrequiredbythispartinaccordancewith <br />§200.509 Auditorselection,andensureitisproperlyperformedandsubmittedwhenduein <br />accordancewith§200.512 Reportsubmission. <br />(b)Prepareappropriatefinancialstatements,includingthescheduleofexpendituresofFederal <br />awardsinaccordancewith§200.510 Financialstatements. <br />(c)Promptlyfollowupandtakecorrectiveactiononauditfindings,includingpreparationofa <br />summaryscheduleofpriorauditfindingsandacorrectiveactionplaninaccordancewith <br />§200.511 Auditfindingsfollowup,paragraph(b)and§200.511 Auditfindingsfollowup, <br />paragraph(c),respectively. <br />(d)Providetheauditorwithaccesstopersonnel,accounts,books,records,supporting <br />documentation,andotherinformationasneededfortheauditortoperformtheauditrequired <br />bythispart. <br />A.External InconformancewiththeCity'sCharter,provisionsofTexasLocalGovernmentCode <br />andrequirementsofFederalawards,theCitywillbefinanciallyauditedannuallybyanoutside <br />independentauditingfirmwhichincludesafinancialstatementaudit,SingleAuditofFederal <br />AwardswhenCityexpenditureofFederalawardsexceedsthecurrent$750,000SingleAudit <br />thresholdorasprovidedunderthespecifictermsofFederalAwards. <br />1.Auditorprocurement.Inprocuringauditservices,theCitywillfollowtheprocurement <br />standardsin§200.317through§200.326ContractprovisionsofSubpartDPostFederalAward <br />RequirementsofthispartortheFAR(48CFRpart42),asapplicable.The/źƷǤ͸ƭlatestauditor <br />RequestforProposalisinthe Appendix.` <br />Whenprocuringauditservices,theobjectiveistoobtainhighqualityaudits.Proposals <br />submittedtotheCityareevaluatedbyaCityappointedcommitteeandevaluatedbythecriteria <br />outlinedin2CFR§200.509(a)\].Thevariousfactorsareassessedandpotentiallyweightedby <br />relativeimportance.Peerreviewsandexternalqualitycontrolreviewsareasignificantpartof <br />procurementconsiderationasisexperiencewithauditsofGovernmentalentities.Inrequesting <br />proposalsforauditservices,theobjectivesandscopeoftheauditmustbemadeclearandthe <br />nonFederalentitymustrequestacopyoftheauditorganization'speerreviewreportwhichthe <br />auditorisrequiredtoprovideunderGAGAS.Factorstobeconsideredinevaluatingeach <br />proposalforauditservicesincludetheresponsivenesstotherequestforproposal,relevant <br />experience,availabilityofstaffwithprofessionalqualificationsandtechnicalabilities,theresults <br />ofpeerandexternalqualitycontrolreviews,andprice.Wheneverpossible,theauditeemust <br />makepositiveeffortstoutilizesmallbusinesses,minorityownedfirms,andwomen'sbusiness <br />enterprises,inprocuringauditservicesasstatedin2CFR§200.321 Contractingwithsmalland <br />minoritybusinesses,women'sbusinessenterprises,andlaborsurplusareafirms,ortheFAR(48 <br />CFRpart42),asapplicable. <br />CITYOFSANMARCOSCDBGDRFINANCIALPOLICIES&PROCEDURESMANAUAL28|P <br />AGE <br /> <br />