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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOTHER-2022-008--Amendment to contract to Audit accounts F• i` Attachment 2 LGC =205 Amendment AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS Rev . 10/2021 i Whereas Primary Government Unit Orange County, North Carolina and Discretely Presented Component Unit ( DPCU ) ( if applicable) j N/A and Auditor Cherry Bekaert LLP f 1 entered into a contract in which the Auditor agreed to audit the accounts of the Primary Government Unit and DPCU ( if applicable) Fiscal Year Ending Audit Report Due Date for and originally due on 106/30/21 110/31 /21 L, hereby agree that it is now necessary that the contract be modified as follows . Original due date Modified due date F✓ Modification to date 10/31 /21 01 /31 /22 Original fee Modified fee ❑ Modification to fee I Primary other Reason (s ) for Contract Amendment (choose 1 ) (choose 04) O ❑ Change in scope O ❑ Issue with unit staff/turnover ❑✓ Issue with auditor staff/workload i 4 ❑ Third -party financial statements not prepared by agreed- upon date r 0 ❑ Unit did not have bank reconciliations complete for the audit period 4' O ❑ Unit did not have reconciliations between subsidiary ledgers and general ledger complete 4 ❑ Unit did not post previous years adjusting journal entries resulting in incorrect beginning balances in the general ledger O ❑ Unit did not have information required for audit complete by the agreed - upon time O ❑ Delay in component unit reports O . ❑ Software - implementation issue 0 ❑ Software - system failure 0 ❑ Software - ransomware/cyberattack 0 ❑ Natural or other disaster O ❑ Other (please explain ) Plan to Prevent Future Late Submissions If the amendment is submitted to extend the due date , please indicate the steps the unit and auditor will take to prevent late filing of audits in subsequent years . Indicate NA if this is an amendment due to a change in cost only . The draft of the ACFR will be prepared earlier to ensure enough time for the review process and for any corrections to be agreed upon and made . Additional Information Please provide any additional explanation or details regarding the contract modification . Draft AC.F.R not prepared based on agreed upon date in November 2021 . The audit team experienced team member turnover during the audit as well .. By their signatures on the following pages , the Auditor, the Primary Government Unit, and the DPCU ( if applicable) , agree to these modified terms . Page 1 of 3 LGC -205 Amended AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS Rev . 10/2021 SIGNATURE PAGE AUDIT FIRM Audit Firm * Cherry Bekaert LLP Authorized Firm Representative * (typed or printed) Signature* April Adams Date * Email Address 01 /25/22 aadams@cbh . com GOVERNMENTAL UNIT Governmental Unit* Orange County, North Carolina Date Primary Government Unit Governing Board Approved Amended Audit Contract* (if required by governing board policy) Mayor/Chairperson * (typed or printed ) Sig ture * Renee A . Price �e Date Email Address rprice@orangecotmtync . gov Chair of Audit Committee (typed or printed , or " NN ) Signature N/A Date Email Address GOVERNMENTAL UNIT — PRE -AUDIT CERTIFICATE * ONLY REQUIRED IF FEES ARE MODIFIED IN THE AMENDED CONTRACT* (Pre-audit certificate not required for hospitals) Required by G . S . 159-28 ( al ) or G . S . 115C-441 (a1 ) This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by The Local Govemment Budget and Fiscal Control Act or by the School Budget and Fiscal Control Act. Primary Governmental Unit Finance Officer* Signature* Gary Donaldson Date of Pre-Audit Certificate* Email Address* gonaldson@orangecountync . gov Page 2 of 3 is LGCw205 Amended AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS Rev. 10/2021 i F f, SIGNATURE PAGE — DPCU ( complete only if applicable ) i, DISCRETELY PRESENTED COMPONENT UNIT DPCU N /A Date DPCU Governing Board Approved Amended Audit Contract (If required by goveming board policy) DPCU Chairperson (typed or printed ) Signature Date Email Address i° f Chair of Audit Committee (typed or printed , or "NA") Signature N/A Date Email Address , i c DPCU — PRE -AUDIT CERTIFICATE *ONLY REQUIRED IF FEES ARE MODIFIED IN THE AMENDED CONTRACT* (Pre-audit certificate not required for hospitals) Required by G . S . 159 -28 (al ) or G . S . 115C -441 (al ) is This instrument has been pre-audited in the manner required by The Local Govemment Budget and Fiscal Control Act or by the School Budget and Fiscal Control Act. I DPCU Finance Officer (typed or printed ) Signature N/A Date of Pre-Audit Certificate Email Address Page 3 of 3