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a- 10. The contract should be esacuted and submitted In triplicate to the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, 325 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 -1388. 11. Upon approval, the original contract will be returned to the Governmental Unit, a copy will be forwarded to the Auditor, and a copy retained by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. The audit should not be started before the contract is approved. 12. This contract contemplates an unqualified opinion being rendered. Any limitations or restrictions in scope which would lead to a qualification should be fully explained in an attachment to this contract. Contracts with such limitations will not be approved unless satisfactory explanation is made. 13. If an approved contract needs to be varied or changed, the change must be reduced to writing, signed by both parties, and submitted to the Secretary of the Local Government Commission for approval. No change shall be effective unless approved by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, the Governing Board, and the Auditor. 14. A separate contract should not be made for each division to be audited or report to be submitted. The scope of the audit and the fee for the audit should be clearly stated. Stated fees include any cost the Auditor may incur from work paper or peer reviews or any other quality assurance program required by third parties (federal and State agencies or other organizations). 15. Three copies (one copy for units not having a single audit) of the report of audit and any other written report by the Auditor shall be filed with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission when (or prior to) submitting the invoice for the services rendered no later than four months after the close of the fiscal year (for fiscal years ending June 30 this would be October. 31' ). T he report ai audit, as fi:ea with tl:e Secretary of the Local Govern,aen' Cowzu:.s:un, becomes i matter of public record for inspection and review In the offices of the Secretary by any interested parties. These reports are used in the preparation of Official Statements for debt offerings as well as by municipal bond rating services. 16. There are no special provisions except: See engagement letter attached. 17. Whenever the Auditor uses . an engagement letter with the client, Item 16 should be completed by referencing the engage- ment letter and attaching a copy of the engagement letter to the contract to inoorporate the engagement letter into the contract. In case of conflict between the terms of the engagement letter and the terms of this contract, the terms of this contract will control. Engagement letter terms are deemed to be void unless the conflicting terms of this contract are specifically deleted in Item 21 of this contract. 18. A Governmental Unit not having a single audit on federal and State funds would list Item 7 in Item 21 of the contract as being a deleted provision. An eEplanation must be &en in Item 21 for any Governmental Unit not receiving a sin le audit on federal and State funds (e.g., a single audit is not required under the Federal and State Single Audit Acts and is not being performed). 19. If this audit engagement is subject to the standards for audit as defined in the Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, then the Auditor warrants by accepting this engagement that he/she will meet the requirements for an external quality control review specified in the Gwernrnent Auditing Standards. Copies of any written communications that are a result of an external quality control review will be made available to the Secretary of the Local Government Commission upon his request. 20. There are no other agreements between the parties hereto and no other agreements relative hereto that shall be enforceable unless entered Into In accordance with the procedure set out herein and approved by the Secretary of the Local Covern- ment t "amre?Kior+_. 21. All of the above paragraphs are understood and shall apply to this agreement, except the following numbered paragraphs shall be deleted: (See Items 17 and 18.) Deloitte & Touche Auditor By Rex Price, Partner (P type ar print) Approved by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission as provided in Article 3, Chapter 159 of the General Statutes or Article 31, Part 3, Chapter 115C of the General Statutes. Lee Smile For the k , , , Local rt on � (&t6nature) q n Date MAY % 3 17go Orange Count Goverumeacal Udt By Moses Care Jr. Chair (Pkue type or =me and title) This instrument has been preau n the manner re- quired by The Local Government udget and Fiscal Con- trol Act or by The School Budget and Fiscal Control Act,. Kehneth T. Chavious Governmental Udt Ffaa m offim 04ma tyro or Mal) Date