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5/16/2006
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5i
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2006 S Finance - Audit Contract for the June 30, 2006 Fiscal Year
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Minutes - 20060516
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ACCESS TO WORKING PAPERS <br />The working papers for the engagement are the property of Cherry, Bekaert & Holland, L.L.P.. and <br />constitute confidential information. Except as discussed below, any requests far access to our a~'~' <br />working papers will be discussed with you prior to making them available to requesting parties, <br />The workpapers forthis engagement will be retained for a minimum of three years afterthe date the <br />auditors' report is issued or for any additional period requested by the entity, If we are aware that a <br />federal and State awarding agency, pass-through entity, or auditee is contesting an audit finding, we <br />will contact the party(ies) contesting the audit finding for guidance prior to destroying the <br />workpapers. <br />Our Firm, as well as all other major accounting firms, participates in a "peer review" program, <br />covering our audit and accounting practices. This program requires that once every three years we <br />subject our quality assurance practices to an examination by another accounting firm. As part of the <br />process, the other firm will review a sample of our work. It is possible that the work we perform for <br />you may be selected by the other firm for their review. If it is, they are bound by professional <br />standards to keep all information confidential. If you object fo having the work we do for you <br />reviewed by our peer reviewer, please notify us in writing. <br />USE OF THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS <br />The firm may from time to time, and depending on the circumstances, use third-party service <br />providers in serving your account. We may share confidential information about you with these <br />service providers, but remain committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of our <br />information. Accordingly, we maintain internal policies, procedures and safeguards to protect the <br />confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, we will secure confidentiality agreements <br />with all service providers to maintain the confidentiality of your information and we will take <br />reasonable precautions to determine that they have appropriate procedures in place to prevent the <br />unauthorized release of your confidential information to others. In the event that we are unable to <br />secure an appropriate confidentiality agreement, you will be asked to provide your consent prior to <br />the sharing of your confidential information with the third-party service provider. Furthermore, the <br />firm will remain responsible for the work provided by any such third-party service providers. <br />SUBPOENAS <br />In the event we are requested or authorized by you or required by government regulation, subpoena, <br />or other legal process to produce our working papers or our personnel as witnesses with respect to <br />our engagement for you, you will, so long as we are not a party to the proceeding in which the <br />information is sought, reimburse us for our professional time and expense, as well as the fees and <br />expenses of our counsel, incurred in responding to such a request. <br />OTHER MATTERS <br />If any dispute, controversy or claim arises in connection with the performance or breach of this <br />agreement, either party may, on written notice to the other party, request that the matter be <br />mediated. Such mediation would be conducted by a mediator appointed by and pursuant to the rules <br />of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) or such other neutral facilitator acceptable to both <br />parties. Both parties would exert their best efforts to discuss with each other in good faith their <br />respective positions in an attempt to finally resolve such dispute, controversy, or claim. <br />
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