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10 <br /> <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said one can be held accountable in any number of ways. He <br />said he finds the wording to be fairly clear and straightforward. <br />Commissioner Greene said this resolution is about events that have already taken place, <br />where no branch of state government had any interest to investigate. She said a contractor <br />that ran out of Smithfield was involved in transporting people overseas to be tortured. She said <br />this is not about holding others accountable to a future law. She said the very well written and <br />complete can be found online at nctorturereport.org. She said those flying the plane are just as <br />complicit in the torture as the ones committing the actual torture. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />Peggy Misch said she tried to combine this resolution and the Bills Of Rights Day <br />together and relate these two because the 8th amendment speaks against torture. <br />Peggy Misch said solitary confinement is a form of torture that is still used today and she <br />hopes the resolution that just passed can get to Governor Cooper and Attorney General Josh <br />Stein. She said this resolution is about accountability. <br />Commissioner Dorosin suggested forwarding the resolution to the Governor and <br />Attorney General. <br />Commissioner Greene asked if the resolution could be forwarded to the Johnston <br />County Commissioners. <br />Commissioner Price suggested sending the resolution to all the counties across the <br />state. <br />Commissioner Price said she forgot one question during the elections presentation, and <br />said she would like to know the costs of the elections. <br /> <br />d. Presentation of Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for FYE 6/30/2018 and <br />Approval of Audit Contract Extension <br />The Board received the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) for the fiscal <br />year ended June 30, 2018 and considered voting to approve an extension to the audit contract <br />for Mauldin & Jenkins, PLLC. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The CAFR reports on all financial activity of the County for the fiscal year July <br />1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. Mauldin and Jenkins, a firm of Certified Public Accountants, <br />audited the financial statements. The financial statements, audit and contract extension are <br />required by Chapter 159-34 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The County prepares a <br />Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) that meets the standards set by the <br />Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The CAFR is submitted to the GFOA in <br />order to be awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. The <br />financial report for the Orange County SportsPlex, as required under the management contract, <br />is included in the County’s CAFR. <br /> <br />The County received an unmodified (clean) audit opinion on the financial statements received <br />from the audit. The financial audit results indicate compliance with County financial policies. The <br />Chief Financial Officer and representatives of Mauldin and Jenkins will cover highlights of the <br />report and answer any questions. <br /> <br />The audit contract extension is required to accommodate Mauldin & Jenkins submittal of the <br />audit report to the Local Government Commission on December 4, 2018. <br /> <br /> Gary Donaldson, Chief Financial Officer, made the following PowerPoint presentation: