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10. The ~ntract should be executed and submitted in triplicate to the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, 3'25 North Salisbury $~reet, 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 contra~t contemplates an unqualified opinion being rendered. Any limitations or restrictions in sco~e which would lead to a qualification should be f~lly 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 Loca! 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 ~ include any cost the Auditor may incur from work paper or peer reviews or any other quality as.~ranc~ 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). The report of audit, as fried with the Secretary of the Local Government Commission, becomes a matter of public record [or 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 previsions except: 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 incorporate the engagement letter into the contract. In case of conflict bet~,veen 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 conflie~ng terms of this contract are specifically deleted in Item 21 of this contract. 1S. 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 explanation must be given in Item 21 for any Governmental Unit not receiving a single 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 Government 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 Govern- ment Commission, 2l. 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 180 POTTER & COMPANY, P.A., CPA Auddt firm C ATHY H. COMBS~ CPA~ PARTNER Approved by ~e S~retaw of ~e L~ Government Commission m provid~ in Article 3, Chapter 1~9 of ~e General Statut~ er Ar~ele 31, Pa~ 3, Chapter 115~ of the General Statute. For the Seere~'y, L~e~l Go~ernment Gommt~ton (Sl~t~) Date CABARRUS COUNTY Govermnent~l Unit By {Please type or print name .nd (Signature of Mayor or Cha/rperson of govern/ng board) This instrument has been preaudited In the manner re- quired by The Local Government Budget and lV~cal Con- trol Act or by The School Budget and Fiscal Control Act. BLAIR BENNETT {govetmmental Unit Finance Officer (Please typ~ or Iwira) (Signature) Date