HomeMy WebLinkAboutFin Auditing Services 2015; First AmendmentAMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH MAZE & ASSOCIATES ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
FOR PROFESSIONAL AUDIT SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT to the Professional Services Agreement by and between the
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL (hereinafter "CITY"), and MAZE & ASSOCIATES
ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION (hereinafter "CONTRACTOR"), is made and entered
into as of the day of , 2021.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, CITY and CONTRACTOR entered into a Professional Services
Agreement dated January 14, 2015 to perform professional auditing services for the City for
fiscal years ending on June 30, 2015 through June 30, 2020 (the "Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the CITY requires additional audit services for the fiscal year ending June
30, 2021, and the CONTRACTOR is willing to provide such services;
AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree to amend the Agreement as follows:
1. Section 2 of the Agreement, entitled "DUTIES OF CONTRACTOR" is hereby
amended to include the additional services set forth in CONTRACTOR's
proposal dated March 8, 2021, attached to this First Amendment as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference.
2. Section 4 of the Agreement, entitled `'COMPENSATION" is hereby amended to
include additional compensation payable to CONTRACTOR for the services
described in Exhibit A to this First Amendment, in accordance with Exhibit A, in
a not -to -exceed amount of $86,160.
3. Section 5 of the Agreement, entitled "TERM OF AGREEMENT" is hereby
amended to extend the term by 12 months for auditing the fiscal year ending June
30, 2021.
4. Except as specifically amended herein, all of the other provisions, terms and
obligations of the Agreement between the parties shall remain valid and shall be
in full force.
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CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
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LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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March 8, 2021
Nadine Atieh Hade
Finance Director
City of San Rafael
1400 Fifth Avenue, Room 204
San Rafael, CA 949415-1560
Dear Nadine:
Pursuant to the City's request, we are pleased to offer to extend our audit contract to include the fiscal year ended
June 30, 2021 and we are pleased to confirm our understanding of the services we are to provide for the City of
San Rafael for the fiscal year. The services we have been engaged to provide are outlined below, but we are also
available to provide additional services at your request:
1) Audit of the Basic Financial Statements, assistance with the preparation of the Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report, and review of Management Discussion & Analysis.
2) Testing two programs for compliance with the Single Audit Act and applicable laws and regulations and
issuance of our report thereon.
3) Audit of the San Rafael Child Development Program and issuance of our report thereon.
4) Testing of compliance for the Transportation Development Act Programs and preparation of required
reports. (Assumes no increase in the number of projects).
5) Perform procedures and issue agreed upon procedures opinion to comply with Proposition III
Appropriation Limit increment requirements.
6) Preparation of the City's Annual Report of Financial Transactions (Controller's Report) and issuance of a
compilation report. (See Compilation Attachment for Our Responsibilities and Your Responsibilities
related to the compilation report)
7) Preparation of the Annual Report of Financial Transactions (Controller's Report) for the JPFA and
issuance of a compilation report. (See Compilation Attachment for Our Responsibilities and Your
Responsibilities related to the compilation report)
8) Increase in audit scope due to the effect of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
Statement No. 75.
9) Web -ready CAFR PDF (with bookmarks and TOC hyperlinks).
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Exhibit A
Accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America provide for certain required
supplementary information (RSI), such as management's discussion and analysis, to supplement the City's basic
financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for
placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. As part of
our engagement, we will apply certain limited procedures to the City's RSI in accordance with auditing
standards generally accepted in the United States of America. These limited procedures will consist of inquiries
of management regarding the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for
consistency with management's responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge
we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We will not express an opinion or provide any
assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to
express an opinion or provide any assurance.
If the City's financial statements are accompanied by supplementary information other than RSI, we will subject
the supplementary information to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements and
certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying
accounting and other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves,
and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America, and will provide an opinion on it in relation to the financial statements as a whole, in a report
combined with our auditor's report on the financial statements.
Other information accompanying the financial statements will not be subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in our audit of the financial statements, and our auditor's report will not provide an opinion or any
assurance on that information.
Audit Objectives
The objective of our audit is the expression of opinions as to whether your financial statements are fairly presented,
in all material respects, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and to report on the
fairness of the accompanying supplementary information when considered in relation to the financial statements as
a whole. The objective also includes reporting on:
• Internal control over financial reporting and compliance with the provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and
award agreements, noncompliance with which could have a material effect on the financial statements in
accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
• Internal control over compliance related to major programs and an opinion (or disclaimer of opinion) on
compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal awards that could have a
direct and material effect on each major program in accordance with the Single Audit Act Amendments of
1996 and Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
The Government Auditing Standards report on internal control over financial reporting and on compliance and
other matters will include a paragraph that states that (1) the purpose of the report is solely to describe the scope
of testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the
effectiveness of internal control or on compliance, and (2) the report is an integral part of an audit performed in
accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering internal control and compliance. The Uniform
Guidance report on internal control over compliance will include a paragraph that states that the purpose of the
report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of testing of internal control over
compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the Uniform Guidance. Both reports will
state that the report is not suitable for any other purpose.
Our audit will be conducted in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America; the standards for financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States; the Single Audit Act Amendments of 1996; and the provisions of the
Uniform Guidance, and will include tests of accounting records, a determination of major program(s) in
accordance with the Uniform Guidance, and other procedures we consider necessary to enable us to express such
opinions. We will issue written reports upon completion of our Single Audit. We will make reference to the
auditor of the San Rafael Sanitation District in our reports on your financial statements. Our reports will be
addressed to the Council of the City. We cannot provide assurance that unmodified opinions will be expressed.
Circumstances may arise in which it is necessary for us to modify our opinions or add emphasis -of -matter or other -
matter paragraphs. If our opinions are other than unmodified, we will discuss the reasons with City management
in advance. If, for any reason, we are unable to complete the audit or are unable to form or have not formed
opinions, we may decline to express opinions or issue reports, or may withdraw from this engagement.
Audit Procedures - General
An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements; therefore, our audit will involve judgment about the number of transactions to be examined and the
areas to be tested. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the
reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements. We will plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether from (1) errors, (2) fraudulent financial
reporting, (3) misappropriation of assets, or (4) violations of laws or governmental regulations that are attributable
to the City or to acts by management or employees acting on behalf of the City. Because the determination of
waste and abuse is subjective, Governmental Auditing Standards do not expect auditors to perform specific
procedures to detect waste or abuse in financial audits nor do they expect auditors to provide reasonable assurance
of detecting waste or abuse.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, combined with the inherent limitations of internal control, and
because we will not perform a detailed examination of all transactions, an unavoidable risk exists that some
material misstatements or noncompliance may exist and not be detected by us, even though the audit is properly
planned and performed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing
Standards. In addition, an audit is not designed to detect immaterial misstatements or violations of laws or
governmental regulations that do not have a direct and material effect on the financial statements or on major
programs. However, we will inform the appropriate level of management of any material errors, any fraudulent
financial reporting, or misappropriation of assets that come to our attention. We will also inform the appropriate
level of management of any violations of laws or governmental regulations that come to our attention, unless
clearly inconsequential. We will include such matters in the reports required for a Single Audit. Our responsibility
as auditors is limited to the period covered by our audit and does not extend to any later periods for which we are
not engaged as auditors.
Our procedures will include tests of documentary evidence supporting the transactions recorded in the accounts,
and may include tests of the physical existence of inventories, and direct confirmation of cash, investments and
certain other assets and liabilities by correspondence with selected customers, funding sources, creditors and
financial institutions. We will request written representations from your attorneys as part of the engagement, and
they may bill the City for responding to this inquiry. At the conclusion of our audit we will also require certain
written representations from management about management's responsibilities for the financial statements;
schedule of expenditures of federal awards; federal award programs; compliance with laws, regulations, contracts
and grant agreements; and other responsibilities required by generally accepted auditing standards.
Audit Procedures - Internal Control
Our audit will include obtaining an understanding of the City and its environment, including internal control,
sufficient to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and to design the nature, timing,
and extent of further audit procedures. Tests of controls may be performed to test the effectiveness of certain
controls that we consider relevant to preventing and detecting errors and fraud that are material to the financial
statements and to preventing and detecting misstatements resulting from illegal acts and other noncompliance
matters that have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. Our tests, if performed, will be less in
scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on internal control and, accordingly, no opinion will be
expressed in our report on internal control issued pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.
As required by the Uniform Guidance, we will perform tests of controls over compliance to evaluate the
effectiveness of the design and operation of controls that we consider relevant to preventing or detecting material
noncompliance with compliance requirements applicable to each major federal award program. However, our tests
will be less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on those controls and, accordingly, no opinion
will be expressed in our report on internal control issued pursuant to the Uniform Guidance.
An audit is not designed to provide assurance on internal control or to identify significant deficiencies or material
weaknesses. Accordingly, we will express no such opinion. However, during the audit, we will communicate to
management and the Council internal control related matters that are required to be communicated under AICPA
professional standards, Government Auditing Standards, and the Uniform Guidance.
Audit Procedures - Compliance
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement,
we will perform tests of the City's compliance with provisions of applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and
agreements, including grant agreements. However, the objective of those procedures will not be to provide an
opinion on overall compliance and we will not express such an opinion in our report on compliance issued
pursuant to Government Auditing Standards.
The Uniform Guidance requires that we also plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the City has complied with federal statutes, regulations and the terms and conditions of federal awards
applicable to major programs. Our procedures will consist of tests of transactions and other applicable procedures
described in the OMB Compliance Supplement for the types of compliance requirements that could have a direct
and material effect on each major program. For federal programs that are included in the 2021 Compliance
Supplement, our compliance and internal control procedures will relate to the compliance requirements that the
2021 Compliance Supplement, identifies as being subject to audit. The purpose of these procedures will be to
express an opinion on the City's compliance with requirements applicable to each of its major programs in our
report on compliance issued pursuant to the Uniform Guidance.
Agreed -Upon Procedures
Our services to apply agreed-upon procedures that were specified and agreed to by the City related to the
Appropriations Limit Worksheet (Worksheet) for the year ended June 30, 2021, as suggested by the League of
California Cities and presented in their Article X11IB Appropriations Limitation Uniform Guidelines, will be
conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. The sufficiency of the procedures performed or to be performed is solely the responsibility of
those parties specified in the report and we will require an acknowledgement in writing of that responsibility.
Consequently, we make no representation regarding the sufficiency of the procedures described in the report
either for the purpose for which the agreed-upon procedures report has been requested or for any other purpose.
We reviewed the scope of services in conjunction with the Government Auditing Standards and believe that they
do not impinge upon our independence. Because the procedures requested do not constitute an examination or
review, we will not express an opinion or conclusion on the Worksheet. In addition, we have no obligation to
perform any procedures beyond those agreed to.
We will issue a written report upon completion of our engagement that lists the procedures performed and our
findings. Our report will be addressed to the City. If, for any reason, we are unable to complete any of the
procedures, we will describe in our report any restrictions on the performance of the procedures, or not issue a
report and withdraw from this engagement. You understand that the report is intended solely for the information
and use of the City, and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. Our report will contain
a paragraph stating that had we performed additional procedures, other matters might have come to our attention
that would have been reported to you.
An agreed-upon procedures engagement is not designed to detect instances of fraud or noncompliance with laws
or regulations; however, we will communicate to you any known and suspected fraud and noncompliance with
laws or regulations affecting the Worksheet that come to our attention. In addition, if, in connection with this
engagement, matters come to our attention that contradict the Worksheet, we will disclose those matters in our
report.
You are responsible for the Worksheet and that it is in accordance with Article XIIIB of the California
Constitution; and for selecting the criteria and procedures and determining that such criteria and procedures are
appropriate for your purposes. You are responsible for, and agree to provide us with, a written assertion about
the Worksheet. In addition, you are responsible for providing us with (1) access to all information of which you
are aware that is relevant to the performance of the agreed-upon procedures on the subject matter, (2) additional
information that we may request for the purpose of performing the agreed-upon procedures, and (3) unrestricted
access to persons within the entity from whom we determine it necessary to obtain evidence relating to
performing those procedures.
At the conclusion of our engagement, we will require certain written representations in the form of a representation
letter from management that, among other things, will confirm management's responsibility for the presentation of
the Worksheet in accordance with Article XIIIB of the California Constitution.
Other Services
We will also assist in preparing the financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and related
notes 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 the services in accordance with applicable professional standards. The other services are limited to the
financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and the related notes services previously defined.
We, in our sole professional judgment, reserve the right to refuse to perform any procedure or take any action that
could be construed as assuming management's responsibilities.
Management Responsibilities
Management is responsible for (1) designing, implementing, establishing and maintaining effective internal
controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, including internal controls over federal awards, and for evaluating and
monitoring ongoing activities to help ensure that appropriate goals and objectives are met; (2) following laws and
regulations; (3) ensuring that there is reasonable assurance that government programs are administered in
compliance with compliance requirements; and (4) ensuring that management and financial information is reliable
and properly reported. Management is also responsible for implementing systems designed to achieve compliance
with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements. Management is also responsible for the
selection and application of accounting principles; for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial
statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and all accompanying information in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles; and for compliance with applicable laws and regulations (including
federal statutes) and the provisions of contracts and grant agreements (including award agreements).
Management's responsibilities also include identifying significant contractor relationships in which the contractor
has responsibility for program compliance and for the accuracy and completeness of that information.
Management is also responsible for making all financial records and related information available to us and for the
accuracy and completeness of that information. Management is also responsible for providing us with (1) access
to all information of which management is aware is relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of the
financial statements, including identification of all related parties and all related -party relationships and
transactions; (2) access to personnel, accounts, books, records, supporting documentation, and other information
as needed to perform an audit under the Uniform Guidance; (3) additional information that we may request for
the purpose of the audit; and (4) unrestricted access to persons within the government from whom we determine
it necessary to obtain audit evidence. We understand that the City will provide us with the Closing Checklist
information required for our audit and that the City is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of that
information.
Management's responsibilities include adjusting the financial statements to correct material misstatements and
confirming to us in the management representation letter that the effects of any uncorrected misstatements
aggregated by us during the current engagement and pertaining to the latest period presented are immaterial, both
individually and in the aggregate, to the financial statements of each opinion unit taken as a whole.
Management is responsible for the design and implementation of programs and controls to prevent and detect
fraud, and for informing us about all known or suspected fraud affecting the City involving (1) management, (2)
employees who have significant roles in internal control, and (3) others where the fraud could have a material
effect on the financial statements. Management's responsibilities include informing us of its knowledge of any
allegations of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the City received in communications from employees, former
employees, grantors, regulators, or others. In addition, management is responsible for identifying and ensuring that
it complies with applicable laws, regulations, contracts, agreements and grants. Management is also responsible
for taking timely and appropriate steps to remedy fraud and noncompliance with provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts and grant agreements that we report. Additionally, as required by the Uniform Guidance, it is
management's responsibility to evaluate and monitor noncompliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the
terms and conditions of federal awards; take prompt action when instances of noncompliance are identified
including noncompliance identified in audit findings; promptly follow up and take corrective action on reported
audit findings; and prepare a summary schedule of prior audit findings and a separate corrective action plan. The
summary schedule of prior audit findings must be made available for our review.
With regard to including the auditor's report in an exempt offering document, you agree that the aforementioned
auditor's report, or reference to Maze & Associates, will not be included in any such offering document without
our prior permission or consent. Any agreement to perform work in connection with an exempt offering
document, including an agreement to provide permission or consent will be a separate engagement. With regard to
an exempt offering document with which Maze & Associates is not involved, you agree to clearly indicate in the
exempt offering document that Maze & Associates is not involved with the contents of such offering document.
Management is also responsible for identifying all federal awards received and understanding and complying
with the compliance requirements and for the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards
(including notes and noncash assistance received) in conformity with the Uniform Guidance. Management
agrees to include our report on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards in any document that contains and
indicates that we have reported on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Management also agrees to
include the audited financial statements with any presentation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards
that includes our report thereon. Management's responsibilities include acknowledging to us in the written
representation letter that: (1) you are responsible for presentation of the schedule of expenditures of federal
awards in accordance with the Uniform Guidance; (2) you believe the schedule of expenditures of federal
awards, including its form and content, is stated fairly in accordance with the Uniform Guidance; (3) the
methods of measurement or presentation have not changed from those used in the prior period (or, if they have
changed, the reasons for such changes); and (4) you have disclosed to us any significant assumptions or
interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards.
Management is also responsible for the preparation of the other supplementary information, which we have been
engaged to report on, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management agrees to
include our report on the supplementary information in any document that contains and indicates that we have
reported on the supplementary information. Management also agrees to include the audited financial statements
with any presentation of the supplementary information that includes our report thereon. Management's
responsibilities include acknowledging to us in the representation letter that: (1) management is responsible for
presentation of the supplementary information in accordance with GAAP; (2) that management believes the
supplementary information, including its form and content, is fairly presented in accordance with GAAP; (3) the
methods of measurement or presentation have not changed from those used in the prior period (or, if they have
changed, the reasons for such changes); and (4) management has disclosed to us any significant assumptions or
interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplementary information.
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining of a process for tracking the status of audit findings
and recommendations. Management is also responsible for identifying and providing report copies of previous
financial audits, attestation engagements, performance audits, or other studies related to the objectives discussed in
the Audit Objective section of this letter. This responsibility includes relaying to us corrective actions taken to
address significant findings and recommendations resulting from those audits, attestation engagements,
performance audits or other studies. Management is also responsible for providing management's views on our
current findings, conclusions, and recommendations, as well as your planned corrective actions, for the report, and
for the timing and format for providing that information.
With regard to the electronic dissemination of audited financial statements, including financial statements
published electronically on your website, you understand that electronic sites are a means to distribute information
and, therefore, we are not required to read the information contained in these sites or to consider the consistency of
other information in the electronic site with the original document.
Management agrees to assume all management responsibilities relating to the financial statements, schedule of
expenditures of federal awards, related notes, and any other nonaudit services we provide. Management will be
required to acknowledge in the management representation letter our assistance with the preparation of the
financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, and related notes and any other nonaudit services
we provide and that you have reviewed and approved the financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal
awards, and related notes and any other nonaudit services we provide prior to their issuance and have accepted
responsibility for them. Further, management agrees to oversee the nonaudit services by designating an individual,
preferably from senior management, with suitable skill, knowledge, or experience; evaluate the adequacy and
results of those services; and accept responsibility for them.
Engagement Administration, Fees, and Other
We may from time to time, and depending on the circumstances, use third -party service providers in serving your
account. We may share confidential information about you with these service providers, but remain committed to
maintaining the confidentiality and security of your information. Accordingly, we maintain internal policies,
procedures, and safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, we will secure
confidentiality agreements with all service providers to maintain the confidentiality of your information and we
will take reasonable precautions to determine that they have appropriate procedures in place to prevent the
unauthorized release of your confidential information to others. In the event that we are unable to secure an
appropriate confidentiality agreement, you will be asked to provide your consent prior to the sharing of your
confidential information with the third -party service provider. Furthermore, we will remain responsible for the
work provided by any such third -party service providers.
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 awards, summary schedule of prior audit
findings, auditor's 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. If applicable, we will
provide copies of our report to you to include with the reporting package you will submit to pass-through entities.
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 the City; however, management is responsible for distribution of the
reports and the 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.
The audit documentation for this engagement is our property and constitutes confidential information. However,
subject to applicable laws and regulations, audit documentation and appropriate individuals will be made available
Upon request and in a timely manner to a federal agency providing direct or indirect funding, or the U.S.
Government Accountability Office for purposes of a quality review of the audit, to resolve audit findings, or to
carry out oversight responsibilities. We will notify you of any such request. If requested, access to such audit
documentation will be provided under the supervision of Maze & Associates personnel. Furthermore, upon
request, we may provide copies of selected audit documentation to the aforementioned parties. These parties may
intend, or decide, to distribute the copies or information contained therein to others, including other governmental
agencies.
We will retain audit documentation for this engagement for seven years after the report release date pursuant to
state regulations. If we are aware that a federal awarding agency, pass-through entity, or auditee is contesting an
audit finding, we will contact the party(ies) contesting the audit Finding for guidance prior to destroying the audit
documentation.
We expect to begin our audit in March 2021 and to issue our reports no later than December 31, 2021. Amy
Meyer is the engagement partner and is responsible for supervising the engagement and signing the report or
authorizing another individual to sign it.
To ensure that Maze & Associates' independence is not impaired under the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct,
you agree to inform the engagement partner before entering into any substantive employment discussions with any
of our personnel.
Our fees for these services are billed based on our contract with the City. Our standard hourly rates vary according
to the degree of responsibility involved and the experience level of the personnel assigned to your audit. Our
invoices for these fees will be rendered each month as work progresses and are payable on presentation. In
accordance with our firm policies, work may be suspended if the City's account becomes thirty days or more
overdue and may not be resumed until the City's account is paid in full. If we elect to terminate our services for
nonpayment, our engagement will be deemed to have been completed upon written notification of tennination,
even if we have not completed our report(s). You will be obligated to compensate us for all time expended and to
reimburse us for all out-of-pocket costs through the date of termination.
These fees are based on anticipated cooperation from City personnel, the completion of schedules and data
requested on our Checklists by City personnel, preparation of audit confirmations we request by City personnel,
location of any documents selected by us for testing, and the assumption that there will be no unexpected increases
in work scope, such as new Single Audit Act major programs, new debt issues, etc., or delays which are beyond
our control, as discussed on the Fees Attachment to this letter. If significant additional time is necessary, we will
discuss it with City management and arrive at a new fee before we incur any additional costs.
We understand you will provide us with basic workspace sufficient to accommodate the audit team assigned to
your audit. We understand the basic workspace will be equipped with a telephone and direct Internet access,
preferably a temporary network outside of your network, a public IP address and a wired connection. We
understand you will also provide us with access to a fax machine and read only access to your general ledger
system.
You may request that we perform additional services not addressed in this engagement letter. If this occurs, we
will communicate with you regarding the scope of the additional services and the estimated fees. We also may
issue a separate engagement letter covering the additional services. In the absence of any other written
communication from us documenting such additional services, or services will continue to be governed by the
terms of this engagement letter.
Government Auditing Standards require that we provide the City with a copy of our most recent external peer
review report and any subsequent peer review reports received during the period of the contract. Our most recent
peer review report accompanies this letter.
We appreciate the opportunity to continue to be of service to the City and believe this letter accurately summarizes
the significant terms of our engagement.
If you have any questions, please let us know. If you agree with the terms of our engagement as described in this
letter, please sign the enclosed copy and return the entire copy to us.
Yours very truly,
Maze & Associates
RESPONSE:
This letter correctly sets forth the understanding of the City.
By:
Title:
Date:
City of San Rafael Engagement Letter
Fees Attachment
For the Year Ended
June 30, 2021
Our fees for the work described in the attached engagement letter will be as follows, unless they are adjusted for
one or more of the items below.
2021
1) Comprehensive Annual Financial Statements
$57,185
2) Single Audit, Two Programs
9,910
3) Child Development Program Report
6,967
4) Transportation Development Act Programs
2,910
5) Gann Limit Agreed Upon Procedures
1,000
6) SCO report for the City
5,065
7) SCO report for the JPFA
745
8) GASB 75
2,378
9) Web -ready PDF of CAFR
Included
Total
$86,160
2021 Extension Year Fees We have adjusted our fees for items 1-3 and 5 above over the prior year based solely
on the estimated change in the consumer price index of 3.00% consistent with our contract with the City dated
January 14, 2015. Our fees for items 4, 6, 7 & 8 have been adjusted only for the change in services component of
the Bay Area Cost of Living Index for the San Francisco Bay Area of 1.4%.
PDF Copies of Reports — print to PDF copies of the above reports are provided at no charge. These report
copies are high quality, but do not include any bookmarks or hyperlinks and the file sizes may be large,
depending on the length of the report. If you would like a higher quality PDF file with bookmarks and
hyperlinks in the table of contents, we have listed three options below. Please contact us for more information
on the specifics of these options. Please contact us if you would like us to prepare one of the following three
options for your CAFR, or if you'd like a quote for the preparation of a file for another type of report. In
addition, should you decide on one of the following options, please let us know at least a week in advance.
1. WEB PDF CAFR - $785
2. CAMERA READY PDF CAFR - $1,100
3. INDIVIDUAL PDF CAFR PAGES- $210
Additional Services - The above fees are for audit and assurance services described in the accompanying
engagement letter. They do not include fees for assisting with closing the books nor providing other accounting
services. Should the City require assistance beyond audit services we will provide a cost estimate before
proceeding.
Report Finalization - Our fee is based on our understanding that all information and materials necessary to
finalize all our reports will be provided to us before we complete our year-end fieldwork in your offices. In the
case of CAFRs, this includes all the materials and information required to print the CAFR. As in the past, we will
provide final drafts of all our reports before we leave your offices. We will schedule a Final Changes Meeting
With you for a date no more than two weeks after we complete our fieldwork. At that meeting, we will finalize all
reports for printing. After that date, report changes you make and changes required because information was not
received timely will be billed at our normal hourly rates.
Post -Closing Client Adjusting Entries - The first step in our year-end audit is the preparation of financial
statement drafts from your final closing trial balance. That means any entries you make after handing us your
closing trial balance must be handled as audit adjustments, or in extreme cases, by re -inputting the entire trial
balance, even if the amounts are immaterial. If you make such entries and the amounts are in fact immaterial, we
will bill you for the costs of the adjustments or re -input at our normal hourly rates.
Recurring Audit Adjustments - Each year we include the prior year's adjusting entries as new steps in our
Closing Checklist, so that you can incorporate these entries in your closing. If we are required to continue to make
these same adjustments as part of this year's audit, we will bill for this service at our normal hourly rates.
CAFR Printing - As a convenience, we can send your CAFR to a printer we use locally. We do not charge for
delivering camera-ready print masters to any printer of your choice and delivering the CAFRs or BFS to you.
However, we will bill you for any additional time spent on the CAFR printing at our normal hourly rates. This
includes changes after the report goes to the printer, obtaining, reviewing and / or delivering printer's proofs, etc.
We can also help with CAFR design, including covers, tabs, dividers, color choices, bindings, organization charts,
maps, etc. We will estimate these costs for you before proceeding.
Single Audit Act - Additional programs will each cost $4,800 in 2021, unless there are other factors which add to
that program's cost; in that case, we will provide a cost estimate before proceeding.
Grant Programs Requiring Separate Audit - Grant programs requiring separate audits represent a significant
increase in work scope, and fees for these audits vary based on the grant requirements. If you wish us to determine
and identify which programs are subject to audit, we will bill you for that time at our normal hourly rates.
Changes in City Personnel - Our experience is that changes and /or reductions in Finance Department staff can
have a pronounced impact on costs of performing the audit. If such changes occur, we will meet with you to assess
their impact and arrive at a new fee before we begin the next phase of our work. However, we reserve the right to
revisit this subject at the conclusion of the audit, based on your actual performance and our actual costs.
City of San Rafael Engagement Letter
Compilation Attachment
For the Year Ended
June 30, 2021
The services we have been engaged to provide are outlined below.
• Prepare and Electronically File the following Reports for the City:
o Annual Report of Financial Transactions for the City
o Annual Report of Financial Transactions for the JPFA
We will prepare and electronically file the Annual Financial Transactions Report(s) for the year ended June 30,
2021 in accordance with the requirements of Government Code Section 53891 and the California State
Controller's Office's Cities or Special Districts, as applicable, Financial Transactions Report Instructions dated
11/19 and perform a compilation engagement with respect to the Financial Transactions Report. City staff will
provide us with a detailed trial balance and any supporting general ledger reports or schedules required to
prepare the Report(s).
The supplementary information accompanying the Report(s), including the U.S. Bureau of the Census Survey
and any others required by the California State Controller's Office, will be presented for purposes of additional
analysis. Such supplementary information is the responsibility of management and will not be subject to our
compilation engagement.
Our Responsibilities
The objective of our engagement is to -
prepare the Report(s) in accordance with the format prescribed by the California State Controller's
Office based on information provided by you and is not intended to be a presentation in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and
2. apply accounting and financial reporting expertise to assist you in the presentation of the Report(s)
without undertaking to obtain or provide any assurance that there are no material modifications that
should be made to the Report(s) in order for them to be in accordance with the format prescribed by the
California State Controller's Office.
We will conduct our compilation engagement in accordance with Statements on Standards for Accounting and
Review Services (SSARS) promulgated by the Accounting and Review Services Committee of the AICPA and
comply with applicable professional standards, including the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct, and its
ethical principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence, and due care, when performing the
preparation and electronic filing of the Report(s), and performing the compilation engagement.
We are not required to, and will not, verify the accuracy or completeness of the information you will provide to
us for the engagement or otherwise gather evidence for the purpose of expressing an opinion or a conclusion.
Accordingly, we will not express an opinion, a conclusion, nor provide any assurance on the Report(s).
Our engagement cannot be relied upon to identify or disclose any Report misstatements, including those caused
by fraud or error, or to identify or disclose any wrongdoing within the entity or noncompliance with laws and
regulations.
We, in our sole professional judgment, reserve the right to refuse to perform any procedure or take any action
that could be construed as assuming management responsibilities since taking such action would impair our
independence.
Your Responsibilities
The engagement to be performed is conducted on the basis that you acknowledge and understand that our role is
to prepare the Report(s) in accordance with the format prescribed by the California State Controller's Office and
assist you in the presentation of the Report(s) in accordance with the format prescribed by the California State
Controller's Office. You have the following overall responsibilities that are fundamental to our undertaking the
engagement in accordance with SSARS:
1. The selection of the format prescribed by the California State Controller's Office as the financial
reporting framework to be applied in the preparation of the Report(s).
2. The preparation and fair presentation of the Report(s) in accordance with the format prescribed by the
California State Controller's Office.
3. The design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of the Report(s) that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
4. The prevention and detection of fraud.
5. To ensure that the City complies with the laws and regulations applicable to its activities.
6. The accuracy and completeness of the records, documents, explanations, and other information,
including significant judgments, you provide to us for the engagement.
7. To provide us with -
a. access to all information of which you are aware that is relevant to the fair presentation of the
Report(s), such as records, documentation, and other matters.
b. additional information that we may request from you for the purpose of the compilation
engagement.
c. unrestricted access to persons within the entity of whom we determine it necessary to make
inquiries.
You are also responsible for all management decisions and responsibilities and for designating an individual
with suitable skills, knowledge, and experience to oversee our preparation and electronic filing of your
Report(s). You are responsible for evaluating the adequacy and results of the services performed and accepting
responsibility for such services.
Our Report
As part of our engagement, we will issue a report that will state that we did not audit or review the Report(s) and
that, accordingly, we do not express an opinion, a conclusion, or provide any assurance on it(them). There may
be circumstances in which the Report(s) differ from the expected form and content. If, for any reason, we are
unable to complete the compilation of your Report(s), we will not issue a report on such Report(s) as a result of
this engagement.
Our report will disclose that the Report(s) are presented in a prescribed form in accordance with the
requirements of the California State Controller's Office and are not intended to be a presentation in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
You agree to include our accountant's compilation report in any document containing the Report(s) that
indicates we have performed a compilation engagement on such Report(s) and, prior to inclusion of the report,
to obtain our permission to do so.
Grace Zhang is the engagement partner and is responsible for supervising the compilation portion of the
engagement and signing the report or authorizing another individual to sign it.
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Report on the Firm's System of Quality Control
January- 31, 201 S
To Maze & Associates Accountancy Corporation and the
Peer Review Committee of the Calif -I Tua Society of CPAs
'We have reviewed the system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practice of Maze
&, Associates Accountancy Corporation (the firm) in effect for the year ended Nlav 31, 3017. Our
peer review was conducted in accordance with the Standarck for Performing and Reporting on
Peer Reviews established by the Peer Review Board of the American Institilte of Certified Public
Accountants (Standar&z.).
A swurnary of the nature, objectives, scope, limitations of,, and the procedures performed in a
System Review as described in the Standards may be found at .aicpa.org-j}r 11IIlIII:u-� . The
summary also includes an explanation of how engagements identified as not performed or
reported in conforrmity with applicable professional standards, if any, are evaluated by a peer
reviewer to cleternime a peer review= rating.
Firm's Responsib ility
The firm is responsible for designing a system of quality control and complying with it to provide
the firm with reasonable assurance of perforllring and reporting in conformity with applicable
professional standards in all material respects. The firm is also responsible for evaluating actions
to promptly remediate engagements deemed as not performed or reported in conformity with
professional stanclarcls, when appropriate. and for remediating wealmesses in its system of quality
control, ifany.
Peer Reviewer's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the design of the system of quality control and the
firm's compliance therewith based on our review.
Required Selections and Considerations
Engagements selected for review included engagements performed under Gavel7iment_-fudithg,
,Standlll* r , including compliance audits under the Single Audit Act.
AS a part of our peer review, we considered reviews by regulatory entitles as coIllniurucated by the
frin, if applicable, in determining the nature and extent of our procedures.
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Member. American Institute of CPAs ► California Hawaii, & Oregon Societies of CPAs
Opinion
In Our opinion. the system Of gcuility control for the accounting and auditing practice of Maze &
Associates Accountancy Corporation in effect for the year ended itlay 3 1. 20I T has been suitably
designed and complied with to proyicic the Finn with reasonable assurance of perfunning and
reporting in confonnity with applicable professional standards in all material respects. Firms can
receive a rating of pass. Pass irith deltctenuiyiessl or fiuil. Maze & Associates Accountancy
Corporation has received a peer review rating of pass.
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CONTRACT ROUTING FORM
INSTRUCTIONS: Use this cover sheet to circulate all contracts for review and approval in the order shown below.
TO BE COMPLETED BY INITIATING DEPARTMENT PROJECT MANAGER:
Contracting Department: Finance
Project Manager: Nadine Hade Extension: 3062
Contractor Name: Maze Audit Contract -Extend to include FY ended 6/30/21
Contractor's Contact: Whitney Crockett, CPA Contact's Email: whitneyc@mazeassociates.com
❑ FPPC: Check if Contractor/Consultant must file Form 700
Step RESPONSIBLE
DESCRIPTION
CONTINUE ROUTING PROCESS WITH HARD COPY
COMPLETED
DEPARTMENT
DATE
1 Project Manager
a. Email PINS Introductory Notice to Contractor
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City Attorney
b. Email contract (in Word) and attachments to City
Attorney c/o Laraine.Gittens@cityofsanrafael.org
5/11/21
5/13/2021
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City Attorney
a. Review, revise, and comment on draft agreement
7/13/=
(for Public Works Contracts) 4S& � _ /
Agreement executed by City Council authorized +,./ r
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and return to Project Manager
b. Confirm insurance requirements, create Job on
City Manager/ Mayor
PINS, send PINS insurance notice to contractor
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Department Director
Approval of final agreement form to send to
Project Manager
contractor
Forward three (3) originals of final agreement to
7/9/2021
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Project Manager
contractor for their signature
When necessary, contractor -signed agreement
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agendized for City Council approval *
*City Council approval required for Professional Services
Agreements and purchases of goods and services that exceed
Or
$75,000; and for Public Works Contracts that exceed $175,000
6/7/2021
Date of City Council approval
REVIEWER
Check/Initial
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PRINT
CONTINUE ROUTING PROCESS WITH HARD COPY
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Project Manager
Forward signed original agreements to City 7/9/21
Attorney with printed copy of this routing form
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Review and approve hard copy of signed
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City Attorney
City Attorney
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agreement _ _
Review and approve insurance in PINS, and bonds
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City Manager/ Mayor
official /
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City Clerk
Attest signatures, retains original agreement and
forwards copies to Project Manager
REVIEWER
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