AUDIT ENGAGEMENT LETTERACRICARRCI R
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CPAs and Advisors
September 3, 2020
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members,
City of Clearwater, Florida:
Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC
600 Cleveland Street
Suite 1000
Clearwater, FL 33755
727.446.0504
727.461.7384 (fax)
CRIcpa.com
We are pleased to confirm our understanding of the services we are to provide City of Clearwater for the year
ended September 30, 2020. We will audit the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business -
type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information, including the related notes to the
financial statements, which collectively comprise the basic financial statements, of City of Clearwater as of and
for the year ended September 30, 2020. We will also audit the financial statements of each of the City's nonmajor
governmental funds, nonmajor enterprise funds, internal service funds and fiduciary funds presented as
supplemental information in the accompanying combining and individual fund financial statements as of and for
the year ended September 30, 2020. Accounting standards generally accepted in the United States of America
provide for certain required supplementary information (RSI), such as management's discussion and analysis
(MD&A), to supplement City of Clearwater'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 City of
Clearwater'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. The following RSI is required by U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles and will be subjected to certain limited procedures, but will not be
audited:
1) Management's Discussion and Analysis.
2) Required Supplemental Information — Pension Trust Funds
a) Employees' Pension Plan — Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
b) Firefighters' Relief and Pension Plan —Schedule of Changes in Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios
c) Employees' Pension Plan — Schedule of Contributions
d) Firefighters' Relief and Pension Plan — Schedule of Contributions
e) Employees' Pension Plan — Schedule of Investment Returns
f) Firefighters' Relief and Pension Plan — Schedule of Investment Returns
3) Required Supplemental Information — Other Postemployment Benefits
We have also been engaged to report on supplementary information other than RSI that accompanies City of
Clearwater's financial statements. We will subject the following 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 we 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:
1) Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance Projects
2) Schedule of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in Fund Balance — Budget and Actual (GAAP Basis) —
Community Redevelopment Agency Special Revenue Fund
The following 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 other information (except as described above for nonmajor funds, internal service funds
and fiduciary funds).
1) Introductory section
2) Statistical section
3) Other information section
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 supplementary information referred to in the second paragraph 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 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) and
Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
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 the entity's 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 the entity's internal control and
compliance. The Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General 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 and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
Both reports will state that the report is not suitable for any other purpose.
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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 Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, and will include tests of accounting records,
a determination of major program(s) and project(s) in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550,
Rules of the Auditor General, and other procedures we consider necessary to enable us to express such opinions.
We will issue written reports upon completion of our Single Audit. Our reports will be addressed to Mayor and
City Council Members of City of Clearwater. 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
you 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 we 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 government or to acts by management or employees acting on behalf of the government.
Because the determination of waste and abuse is subjective, Government 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 receivables and certain
other assets and liabilities by correspondence with selected individuals, funding sources, creditors, and financial
institutions. We will request written representations from your attorneys as part of the engagement, and they
may bill you for responding to this inquiry. At the conclusion of our audit, we will require certain written
representations from you about your 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.
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Audit Procedures—Internal Control
Our audit will include obtaining an understanding of the government 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 and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, 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 and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
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 those charged with governance internal control related matters that are required to be
communicated under AICPA professional standards, Government Auditing Standards, and the Uniform Guidance
and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
Audit Procedures—Compliance
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement, we will perform tests of City of Clearwater'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 and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General requires that we also plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the auditee has complied with federal and state statutes,
regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal awards applicable to major programs and state financial
assistance applicable to major projects. 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 of City of Clearwater's major programs and projects. For federal
programs and state projects that are included in the Compliance Supplement, our compliance and internal control
procedures will relate to the compliance requirements that the Compliance Supplement identifies as being subject
to audit. The purpose of these procedures will be to express an opinion on City of Clearwater's compliance with
requirements applicable to each of its major programs and projects in our report on compliance issued pursuant
to the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General.
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Other Services
We will also assist in preparing the data collection form and any other nonaudit services you request of the City
of Clearwater in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and the Uniform Guidance and
Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General 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 preparing the data collection form and any other
nonaudit services you request. 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.
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. You are 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). Your
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. You are also responsible for providing us with (1) access to all
information of which you are aware that 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 and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, (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.
Your 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 as a whole.
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You are 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 government 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. Your responsibilities include informing us of your knowledge of any allegations
of fraud or suspected fraud affecting the government received in communications from employees, former
employees, grantors, regulators, or others. In addition, you are responsible for identifying and ensuring that the
government 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
and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General, it is management's responsibility to evaluate and monitor
noncompliance with federal and state statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of federal awards and
state financial assistance; 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 should be available for our review on September 30, 2020.
You are responsible for identifying all federal awards and state financial assistance received and understanding
and complying with the compliance requirements and for the preparation of the schedule of expenditures of
federal awards and state financial assistance (including notes and noncash assistance received) in conformity with
the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. You agree to include our report on the
schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance in any document that contains and
indicates that we have reported on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. You also agree to include the
audited financial statements with any presentation of the schedule of expenditures of federal awards that includes
our report thereon or make the audited financial statements readily available to intended users of the schedule
of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance no later than the date the schedule of
expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance is issued with our report thereon. Your
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 and state financial assistance in accordance with
the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General; (2) you believe the schedule of
expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance, including its form and content, is stated fairly in
accordance with the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General; (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 and state financial
assistance.
You are 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. You agree to include our
report on the supplementary information in any document that contains, and indicates that we have reported on,
the supplementary information. You also agree to include the audited financial statements with any presentation
of the supplementary information that includes our report thereon or make the audited financial statements
readily available to users of the supplementary information no later than the date the supplementary information
is issued with our report thereon. Your responsibilities include acknowledging to us in the written representation
letter that (1) you are responsible for presentation of the supplementary information in accordance with GAAP;
(2) you believe 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) you have disclosed to us any significant
assumptions or interpretations underlying the measurement or presentation of the supplementary information.
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Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining 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 Objectives 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 studies. You are 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.
You agree to assume all management responsibilities relating to the data collection form preparation services and
any other nonaudit services we provide. You will be required to acknowledge in the management representation
letter our assistance with preparation of the data collection form and have accepted responsibility for them.
Further, you agree 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.
Dispute Resolution
In the event of a dispute between the parties which arises out of or relates to this contract or engagement letter,
the breach thereof or the services provided or to be provided hereunder, if the dispute cannot be settled through
negotiation, the parties agree that before initiating arbitration, litigation or other dispute resolution procedure,
they will first try, in good faith, to resolve the dispute through non-binding mediation. All parties agree that an
alternative form of dispute resolution shall not be undertaken by either party until the expiration of fifteen (15)
calendar days following notice being provided to the other party indicating that the dispute cannot be settled
through mediation. The mediation will be administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Dispute
Resolution Rules for Professional Accounting and Related Services Disputes. The costs of any mediation
proceedings shall be shared equally by all parties.
Electronic Data Communication and Storage and Use of Third Party Service Provider
In the interest of facilitating our services to your company, we may send data over the Internet, securely store
electronic data via computer software applications hosted remotely on the Internet, or allow access to data
through third -party vendors' secured portals or clouds. Electronic data that is confidential to your company may
be transmitted or stored using these methods. We may use third -party service providers to store or transmit this
data, such as, but not limited to, providers of tax return preparation software. In using these data communication
and storage methods, our firm employs measures designed to maintain data security. We use reasonable efforts
to keep such communications and data access secure in accordance with our obligations under applicable laws
and professional standards. We also require our third -party vendors to do the same.
You recognize and accept that we have no control over, and shall not be responsible for, the unauthorized
interception or breach of any communications or data once it has been sent or has been subject to unauthorized
access, notwithstanding all reasonable security measures employed by us or our third -party vendors. You consent
to our use of these electronic devices and applications and submission of confidential client information to third -
party service providers during this engagement.
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To enhance our services to you, we will use a combination of remote access, secure file transfer, virtual private
network or other collaborative, virtual workspace or other online tools or environments. Access through any
combination of these tools allows for on -demand and/or real-time collaboration across geographic boundaries
and time zones and allows CRI and you to share data, engagement information, knowledge, and deliverables in a
protected environment. In order to use certain of these tools and in addition to execution of this
acknowledgement and engagement letter, you may be required to execute a separate client acknowledgement
or agreement and agree to be bound by the terms, conditions and limitations of such agreement. You agree that
CRI has no responsibility for the activities of its third -party vendors supplying these tools and agree to indemnify
and hold CRI harmless with respect to any and all claims arising from or related to the operation of these tools.
While we may back up your files to facilitate our services, you are solely responsible for the backup of your files
and records; therefore, we recommend that you also maintain your own backup files of these records. In the event
you suffer a loss of any files or records due to accident, inadvertent mistake, or Act of God, copies of which you
have provided to us pursuant to this agreement, we shall not be responsible or obligated to provide you a copy of
any such file or record which we may retain in our possession.
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.
We understand that your employees will prepare all cash, accounts receivable, or other confirmations we request
and will locate any documents selected by us for testing.
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. The Data Collection Form
and the reporting package must be submitted within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's
reports or nine months after the end of the audit period.
We will provide copies of our reports to Mayor and City Council Members; 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.
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The audit documentation for this engagement is the property of Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC 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 its designee, 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 Carr,
Riggs & Ingram, LLC 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.
The audit documentation for this engagement will be retained for a minimum of five years after the report release
date or for any additional period requested. 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 on approximately October 1, 2020 and to issue our reports no later than March 31,
2021. David Alvarez is the engagement partner and is responsible for supervising the engagement and signing the
reports or authorizing another individual to sign them.
Our fees for these services will be a total all-inclusive maximum price for the engagement as defined in the
scope of work listed in the RFP for the year ended September 30, 2020. We will not bill for any out-of-pocket
expenses.
SERVICE 2020
Perform external audit services in accordance with auditing standards generally $119,000
accepted in the United States of America (GAAS).
Perform Federal and State Single Audit 7,500
Auditing the special purpose Schedule of Revenue for Emergency Medical 1,500
Services (EMS)
Total $128,000
Our professional fees are based on the key assumptions that City of Clearwater will:
• Ensure that the predecessor's work papers will be made available for timely review.
• Make available documents and work papers for review at City of Clearwater's headquarters location,
although we may choose to review at alternate locations.
• Prepare certain schedules and analyses and provide supporting documents as requested.
• Assist us in obtaining an understanding of the accounting systems of City of Clearwater.
• Not experience a significant change in business operations or financial reporting standards.
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 your account becomes 30 days or more overdue and
may not be resumed until your 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 termination, even if we have
not completed our report. You will be obligated to compensate us for all time expended through the date of
termination. The above fee is based on anticipated cooperation from your personnel and the assumption that
unexpected circumstances will not be encountered during the audit. If significant additional time is necessary, we
will discuss it with you and arrive at a new fee estimate before we incur the additional costs.
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We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to City of Clearwater 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 it to us.
Very truly yours,
Carr, Riggs, & Ingram, LLC
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