Agenda - 05-19-20; 8-d - Audit Contract Renewal Extension for Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC

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20 Orange County - 2020 Engagement Letter March 25, 2020 Page 8 and we will not express such an opinion in our report on compliance issued pursuant to Government Auditing Standards. The Uniform Guidance and the State Single Audit Implementation Act requires that we also plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the auditee has complied with federal statutes,regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal and state awards applicable to major programs. Our procedures will consist of tests of transactions and other applicable procedures described in the OMB Compliance Supplement and the Audit Manual for Governmental Auditors in North Carolina, issued by the Local Government Commission, for the types of compliance requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each of Orange County's major programs. The purpose of these procedures will be to express an opinion on Orange County's compliance with requirements applicable to each of its major programs in our report on compliance issued pursuant to the Uniform Guidance and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Other Services We will also assist in preparing the financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards, and related notes of the County in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the Uniform Guidance based on information provided by you. These nonaudit services do not constitute an audit under Government Auditing Standards and such services will not be conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards. We will perform these services in accordance with applicable professional standards. The other services are limited to the financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards, and related notes services previously defined. We,in our sole professional judgement,reserve the right to refuse to perform any procedure or take any action that could be construed as assuming management responsibilities. Audit Administration, Fees, and Other We understand that your employees will prepare all cash or other confirmations we request and will locate any documents selected by us for testing. At the conclusion of the engagement, we will complete the appropriate sections of the Data Collection Form that summarizes our audit findings. It is management's responsibility to electronically submit the reporting package (including financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards, summary schedule of prior audit findings, auditors' reports, and corrective action plan) along with the Data Collection Form to the federal audit clearinghouse. We will coordinate with you the electronic submission and certification. The Data Collection Form and the reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditors' reports or nine months after the end of the audit period. We will provide copies of our reports to Orange County, North Carolina; however, management is responsible for distribution of the reports and financial statements. Unless restricted by law or regulation, or containing privileged and confidential information, copies of our reports are to be made available for public inspection.