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Mayfield Vllage <br />Engagement Letter <br />August 3, 2010 <br />Page 5 <br />• Events occurring subsequent to the fiscal year end requiring adjustment to or disclosure in the <br />financial statements or federal awards expenditure schedule. <br />Management is responsible for adjusting the financial statements to correct misstatements we may detect <br />during our audit and for affirming to us in the representation letter that the effects of any uncorrected <br />misstatements we aggregate during our engagement and pertaining to the latest period the statements <br />present are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the opinion units (Financial statements <br />include the related footnotes and required and other supplemental information). <br />Communication <br />Our Responsibilities <br />As part of this engagement the Auditor of State will communicate certain additional matters (if applicable) <br />to the appropriate members of management and to those charged with govemance. These matters <br />include <br />• The initial selection of and changes in significant accounting policies and their application; <br />• The process management uses to formulate particularly sensitive accounting estimates and the <br />basis for their conclusions regarding the reasonableness of those estimates; <br />• Audit adjustments, whether posted or waived; <br />• Any disagreements with management, whether or not satisfactorily resolved, about matters that <br />individually or in the aggregate could be significant to the financial statements or our opinion; <br />• Our views about matters that were the subject of management's consultation with other <br />accountants about auditing and accounting matters; <br />• Major issues that were discussed with management related to retaining our services, including, <br />among other matters, any discussions regarding the application of accounting principles and <br />auditing standards; and <br />• Serious difficulties we encountered in dealing with management during the audit. <br />We will present those charged with governance our Summary of Unadjusted Differences (if any) at the <br />conclusion of our audit. <br />Terms and Conditions Supporting Fee <br />As a result of our planning process, the Village and the Auditor of State have agreed to an approach <br />designed to meet the Village's objectives for an agreed-upon fee, subject to the following conditions. <br />Our Responsibilities: <br />In providing our services, we will consult with the Village regarding matters of accounting, financial <br />reporting or other significant business issues. Accordingly, our fee includes estimated time necessary for <br />this consultation. However, should a matter require research, consultation or audit work beyond this <br />estimate, the Auditor of State and the Village will agree to an appropriate revision in services and fee. <br />These revisions will also be set forth in the form of the attached Amendment to Letter of Arrangement. <br />Your Responsibilities: <br />The ~Ilage will provide in a timely manner all financial records and related information to us, an initial list <br />of which has been [will be] furnished to you, including timely communication of all significant accounting <br />and financial reporting matters, as well as working space and clerical assistance as mutually agreed upon <br />and as is normal and reasonable in the circumstances. When and if for any reason the village is unable <br />to provide these schedules, information and assistance, the Auditor of State and the Village will mutually <br />revise the fee to reflect additional services, if any, we require to achieve these objectives. These <br />revisions will 6e set forth in the form of the attached Amendment to Letter of Arrangement. <br />Confidential Information: <br />