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LGC-205 (Bev. 1/1/199~) File in Triplicate. CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS of Cabarrus County, North Carolina Governmental Unit On this 2nd day of F~br~gIy . 19 95 Potter & Company. P.A., ' ' Aac~t0r 49 Union S=~eet ~or~:~ Co~ord~ North Ga~ol±na 28025 CPA' s Mailing Addr~ · hereinafter referred to as the Auditor, and ~he Board of .Commissioners of Cabarrus CremeX hereinafter referred Governing Board Go~ernmen~kl U~t ' to as the Governmental Unit, agree ms follows: 1. The Auditor shall audit 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 I , 19 ql, : and ending .hmo qO ~ 19 95 . The combining, individual Rind, and account group financial statements and schedules shall be subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit 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 audit and render his report in accordance with generally acoepted auditing standards. The audit shall include such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing proeedure~ as are considered by the Auditor to be necessary in the circumstances, except as follows: (See Item l%) 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 Board setting forth his findings, together with his recommendations for improvement. That written report must include all matters defined as "reportable conditions" in AU 325 of the AICPA Professional Standards. The Auditor shall file a copy of that report with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission. 4. After completing his audit, the Auditor shall submit to the Governing Board a written report of audit. This report shall include, at least, the financial statements of the governmental unit and all of its component units and notes thereto prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting 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 the required number of copies of the report of audit to the Governing Board as soon as practical after the close of the accounting period. (See Item 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 or'~'oho'c ~1 , 19 q5 . 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 Board 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 Board and the Auditor. 7. The Auditor shall perform a compliance audit 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 the required number of 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 15.) 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, a fee which includes 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) as required under the Federal and State Single Audit Acts: $28,500 plus ~ , r e~ rodu~tio~n costs 9. All local government and public authority contracts for annual or special audits, rinaneim statement preparation, ~,nanee- 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 oj the Local Government Commission. (This also includes any progress billings.) All invoices should be submitted in triplicate to the Secretary of thc Local Government Gommission. 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. (Continued on Reverse)