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Theauditingfirmmustdemonstratethatithasthebreadthanddepthofstaffandtheabilityto: <br />a)ConducttheCity'sfinancialauditinaccordancewithgenerallyacceptedauditing <br />standardsandcontractualrequirements. <br />b)Prepareappropriatefinancialstatements,includingthescheduleofexpendituresof <br />Federalawardsinaccordancewith§200.510 Financialstatements. <br />Auditedfinancialstatementswillinclude: <br />Statementsoffinancialposition,resultsofoperationsorchangesinnetassets, <br />and,whereappropriate,cashflowsforthefiscalyearaudited. <br />ScheduleofexpendituresofFederalawards.Theauditeemustalsopreparea <br />scheduleofexpendituresofFederalawardsfortheperiodcoveredbythe <br />auditee'sfinancialstatementswhichmustincludethetotalFederalawards <br />expended. <br />Notesthatdescribethatsignificantaccountingpoliciesusedinpreparingthe <br />schedule. <br />Asummaryscheduleofpriorauditfindingsandacorrectiveactionplanin <br />accordancewith§200.511 Auditfindingsfollowup,paragraph(b)and§200.511 <br />Auditfindingsfollowup,paragraph(c),respectively. <br />c)SubmittotheFederalAuditClearinghousethereportingpackagerequiredby2CFR <br />§200.507(c)(3)andthedatacollectionformpreparedinaccordancewith2CFR§200.512(b) <br />withintheearlierof30calendardaysafterreceiptoftheauditor'sreport(s),orninemonths <br />aftertheendoftheauditperiod. <br />d) <br />TheauditingfirmmustholdalicenseundertheCivilStatutesofTexasandbecapableof <br />demonstratingthatithassufficientstaffwhichwillenableittoconducttheCity'sfinancialaudit. <br />Theauditingfirmwillcompleteitsfinancialauditwithin120daysoftheCity'sfiscalyear <br />endTheauditingfirmwillsubmititsManagementLettertotheCityCouncilwithin30days <br />ofthecompletionofitsfinancialaudit.TheManagementLetterwillstatetheauditingfirm's <br />findingsofnoncomplianceandrecommendationsforcompliance. <br />Thoughthe/źƷǤ͸ƭexternalauditorshaveroutinelysubmittedrequiredreportstotheFederalAudit <br />Clearinghouse,therequirementisnotstatedintheAuditServicesRequest(seeAppendix).The <br />FederalAuditClearinghouserequirementswillbeincorporatedintofutureAuditServicesRequest <br />forProposals. <br />TheauditingfirmisretainedbyandisaccountabledirectlytotheCityCouncilandwillhave <br />accesstodirectcommunicationwiththeCityCounciliftheCitystaffisunresponsivetothe <br />auditingfirm'srecommendationsoriftheauditingfirmconsiderssuchcommunication <br />necessarytofulfillitslegalandprofessionalresponsibilities. <br />2.Restrictiononauditorpreparingindirectcostproposals.Anauditorwhopreparestheindirect <br />costproposalorcostallocationplanmaynotalsobeselectedtoperformtheauditrequiredby <br />thispartwhentheindirectcostsrecoveredbytheauditeeduringtheprioryearexceeded$1 <br />million.Thisrestrictionappliestothebaseyearusedinthepreparationoftheindirectcost <br />proposalorcostallocationplanandanysubsequentyearsinwhichtheresultingindirectcost <br />agreementorcostallocationplanisusedtorecovercosts. <br />CITYOFSANMARCOSCDBGDRFINANCIALPOLICIES&PROCEDURESMANAUAL29|P <br />AGE <br /> <br />