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LCC-205 (Rev. 1/111991) CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS File is Triplicate. of Orange County, North Carolina cova=cUtd Una: On this 29 day of Uuch 19_.91-.. J)g o rte & Touchf Auditor Post Office Box 2778 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602 -2778 M&Wng Addr= hereinafter referred to as Board of the Auditor, and Cot= C 10!$n$ =rS —of Orange Cam EMU EMU Umt hereinafter referred to as the Governmental Unit, agree as follows: 1. The Auditor shall examine all statements and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles and additional required legal statements and disclosures of all funds and /or divisions of the Governmental Unit for the period beginning JUly 1. , 19-9D. and ending JIMP 30 19_qL__ The combining, individual fund, and account group financial statements and schedules shall be subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the examina- tion of the combined financial statements and an opinion will be rendered in relation to the combined financial statements taken as a whole. The Audit will have no scope limitations except: 2. The Auditor shall conduct his examination and render his report in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The examination shall include such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as are considered by the Auditor to be necessary in the circumstances, except as follows: (See Item 12.) 3. It is agreed that generally accepted auditing standards include a review of the Governmental Unit's system of internal con- trol and accounting as same relates to accountability of funds and adherence to budget and law requirements applicable thereto; that the Auditor will make a written report, which may or may not be a part of the written report of audit, to the Governing Body setting forth his findings, together with his recommendations for improvement. All matters defined as "reportable conditions" in AU 325 of the AICPA Professional Standards will be communicated to the Governing Board in writing. The Auditor shall file a mpv of all reports with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. 4. After completing his examination, the Auditor shall submit to the Governing Body a written report of audit. This report shall include, at least, the financial statements and notes thereto prepared in accordance with generally accepted account- ing principles, combining and supplementary information requested by the client or required for full disclosure under the law, and the auditor's opinion on the material presented. The Auditor shall furnish I copies of the report of audit to the Governing Body as soon as practical after the close of the accounting period. The Auditor shall file three conies of said revort of audit (1 copy if no single audit is required) with the Secretary of the Local_ Government Commission. 5. It is agreed that time is of the essence in this contract. All audits are to be performed and the report of audit submitted by _OcrOber 31, 19 91 _ 6. Should circumstances disclosed by the audit call for a more detailed investigation by the Auditor than necessary under ordinary circumstances, the Auditor shall inform the Governing Body in writing of the need for such additional Investiga- tion and the additional compensation required therefor. Upon approval by the Secretary of the Local Government Com- mission, this agreement may be varied or changed to include the increased time and compensation as may be agreed upon by the Governing Body and the Auditor. 7. The Auditor shall perform a compliance examination for all federal and State financial assistance programs in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984 (Pub. L. No. 98 -502 and G.S. 159 -34). The Auditor will file three copies of all reports required under the Federal and State Single Audit Acts with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission: (This includes the report required in Item 3.) (See Items 15 and 18.) 8. In consideration of the satisfactory performance of the provisions of this agreement, the Governmental Unit shall pay to the Auditor, upon approval by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, it fee which includes any cost the Auditor may incur from work paper reviews by third parties (Federal and /or State a ncies as uired under the Fed ral and State Single Audit Acts: CAFR and Certification of Tax Levy ,3.0, S�0; Single Audit o£ Grit Funds $16,500 9. All local government and public authority contracts for annual or special audits, financial statement preparation, finance- related investigations, or any audit - related work in the State of North Carolina require the approval of the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. Invoices for services rendered under these contracts shall not be paid by the govern- mental unit until the invoice has been approved by the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. (This also includes any progress billings.) All invoices should be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. The original and one copy will be returned to the auditor. Approval is not required on contracts and invoices for system improvements and similar services of a non - auditing nature.