HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 22-166RESOLUTION N(D. 22-166
BE IT RESOLVEE) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the firm of Whitley Penn, LLP, of Houston, Texas, was designated as the
independent auditing firm for the City of Beaumont for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2019 with an option to renew on a year-to-year basis for a period not to exceed
three (3) additional years, upon mutual consent of both parties_
THAT the City Council hereby consents to the contract extension with Whitley
Penn, LLP for the fiscal year 2022 in the amount of $1 05,855.00.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
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PASSEE) BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 19th day of
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To the HIonforablei Mayor and
Members of the City Counci"
City of Beaumont, Texas
Vlooilon Office
3737 Buffalo Speedway
Stfite 1600
Houston, Texas 770,98
713-621 . 1515 Main
You have requested that we audit the financial statements of the governmental activities,,, the business -type activities, each,
Major fund,, and the aggregate rernaining fund information of City of Beaumont, Texas (the "City""), as of September 3,0, 2022
and for the year then einided, and the related notes, to the finiancial statements, which collectively comprise the Citys basic
over aera mjor fedl and state award programs f r the
financial statements. In ad'ditione, we will audit the City's, co 0
year ended'September 30, 2022.
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The objectives, of our compliance audit are to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidencie to foirm an opinion and report at
the level specified in thegovernmental audit requirement about whether ;the ent"Ity complied in all material respects with
the appil''icable compliance requirements and, identify audit and reporting requirements specified in the governmental auclit
requirement that are supplementary to GAAS, and Government Audit�ingi, Standards, if any, and perform procedures to address
those requirements.
Management's, Discussion and Analysis
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General Fund Budgetary Comparison Sch ied u I
Pension Information and Other Post -employment Benefit Information
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AND ACCOUNTING NIIIETWORK
To the Honorable Mayor and June 30, 2022
Members of the City Council Page 2 of 11
City of Beaumont, Texas
Supplementary information other than RSI will accompany the City's basic financial statements. We will subject the following
supplementary information to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and certain
additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling the supplementary information to the underlying accounting and
other records used to prepare the financial statements or to the financial statements themselves, and additional procedures
in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. We intend to provide an opinion
on the following supplementary information In relation to the financial statements as a whole:
Combining and individual fund financial statements and budgetary comparison schedules
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards
Also, the document we submit to you will include the following other additional information that will not be subjected to the
auditing procedures applied in our audit of the financial statements:
Introductory Section
Statistical Section
Data Collection Form
Prior to the completion of our engagement, we will complete the sections of the data Collection Form that are our
respon ibllity. The form will summarize our audit findings, amounts and conclusions. it is management' responsibility to
submit a reporting package including financial statements, schedule of expenditure of federal awards, summary schedule of
prior audit findings and corrective action plan along with the Data Collection Form to the federal audit clearinghouse{ The
financial reporting package rust be text searchable, unencrypted, and unlocked. Otherwise, the reporting package will not
be accepted by the federal audit clearinghouse. we will assist you In the electronic submission and certification. You may
request from us copies of our report for you to include with the reporting package submitted to pass -through entities.
The Data Collection Form is required to be submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of our auditors' reports or
nine months after the end of the audit period, unless specifically waived by a federal cognizant or oversight agency for audits.
Data Collection Forms submitted untimely are one of the factors in assessing programs at a higher risk.
Audit of the Financial Statements
We will conduct our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S.
AAS), the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller
General of the United States of America; the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CF ) Part 200,
Uniform Administra tive R q it men ts, Cost Princi le , and A udit Requirement or Federal Awords Un1forrn Guidance); and
the audit requirements of Chapter 783 of the Texas Government Code, Texas Grant Management .Standard "Tx MS"). As
part of an audit of financial statements in accordance with GAAS and in occordan e with o ernmen t A uditing Standards, we
exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,
design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud
is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,
rnisrep resentations, or the override of internal control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
entity's Internal control. However, we will communicate to you in writing concerning any significant deficiencies or
material weaknesses in internal control relevant to the audit of the financial statements that use have identified
during the audit.
To the Honorable Mayor and
ilembers of the City Council
City of Beaumont, Texas
June 30, 2022
Page 3 of 11
Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates
made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that
achieves fair presentation.
Conclude, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether there are conditions or events, considered in the
aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the City's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period
of time.
Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, together with the inherent limitations of internal control, an unavoidable risk
that some material misstatements or noncompliance may not be detected exists, even though the audit is properly planned
and performed in accord ante with GAAS and Government Auditing Standards of the Comptroller General of the United States
of America. Please note that the determination of abuse is subjective and Government AuditinStandards does not require
auditors to detect abuse.
Our responsibility as auditors is limited to the period covered by our audit and does not extend to any other periods.
We will issue a written report upon completion of our audit of the City's basic financial statements. Circumstances may arise
in which our report may differ from its expected form and content based on the results of our audit. Depending on the nature
of these circumstances, it may be necessary for us to modify our opinions, add an emphasis -of --matter- or other -matter
paragraph(s) to our auditor's report, or if necessary, withdraw from the engagement. if our opinions on the basic financial
statements are other than unmodified, we will discuss the masons 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 to issue
report as a result of this engagement.
in accordance with the re quir'ernents of Governme t A uditingto dard , we will also issue a written report describing the
scope of our testing over internal control over financial reporting and over compliance with laves, regulations, and provisions
of grants and contracts, including the results of that testing. However-, providing an opinion on internal control and
compliance over financial reporting will not be an objective of the audit and, therefore, no such opinion will be expressed.
Audit of Major Program Compliance
Our audit of the City's major federal and state award program(s) compliance will be conducted in accordance with the
requirements of the Single Audit Act, as amended; the Uniform Guidance; and Tx MS, and will include tests of accounting
records, a determination of major programs in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and T GMS and other procedures we
consider necessary to enable us to express such an opinion on major federal and state award program compliance and to
reader the required reports. we cannot provide assurance that an unmodified opinion on compliance will be expressed.
Circurnstan es may arise in which it is necessary for us to modify our opinion or withdraw from the engagement.
The Uniform Guidance and Tx MS rewire that we also plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether material noncompliance with applicable laws and regulations, the provisions of contracts and grant agreements
applicable to major federal and state award programs, and the applicable compliance requirements occurred, whether due
to fraud or error, and express an opinion on the entity's compliance based on the audit. Reasonable assurance is a high level
of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with GAAS,
Govern men t A uditin g Standards, Uniform Guidance, and TxG MS will always detect m ate r-ial noncompliance when it exists.
The risk of not detecting material noncompliance resulting from fraud is higher than for that resulting from error, as fraud
may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Noncompliance
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with the compliance requirements is considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the
aggregate, it would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user- of the report on compliance about the entity's
compliance with the requirements of the federal and state programs as a whole.
s part of a compliance audit in accordance with GAAS and in accordance with Government AuditingStandards, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also identify and assess the risks of
material noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks.
To the Honorable Mayor and June 30, 2022
Members of the City Council Page 4 of 11
City of Beaumont, Texas
Our procedures will consist of determining major federal and state programs and performing the applicable procedures
described in the J.S. Office of i' Management and Bridget OMB Compliance Supplement and TxG MS for the types of compliance
requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each of the entity's major programs, and performing such other
procedures as we considers necessary in the circumstances. The purpose of those procedures will be to express are opinion
on the entity's compliance with requirements applicable to each of its major programs in our report on compliance issued
pursuant to the Uniform Guidance and TxGM .
Also, as required by the Uniform Guidance and TxGMS,tyre will obtain an understanding of the entity's internal control over
compliance relevant to the audit in order to design and perform tests of controls to evaluate the effectiveness of the design
and operation of centrals that we consider relevant to preventing or detecting material noncompliance with compliance
requirements applicable to each of the entity's major federal and state award programs. Our tests will be less in scope than
would be necessary to render an opinion on these controls and, accordingly, no opinion will be expressed in our report.
However., we will communicate to you, regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and any
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control oven corn pi ia nce that we have identified during the audit.
We will issue a report on compliance that will include an opinion or disclaimer of opinion regarding the City's major federal
and state programs, and a report on internal controls over compliance that will report any significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses identified; however, such report will not express an opinion on internal control.
Management's responsibilities
Our audit will be conducted on the basis that management and, when appropriate, those charged with governance
acknowledge and understand that they have responsibility:
For the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States ofAmerica.;
For the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair
presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error;
For identifying, in its accounts, all federal and state awards received and expended during the period and the federal
and state programs under which they were received;
For maintaining records that adequately identify the source and application of funds for federal and state funded
activities;
For preparing the schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards (including notes and nonash assistance
received) in accordance with the Uniform Guidance;
• For the resign, implementation, and maintenance of internal control over federal and state awards that provides
reasonable assurance that the entity is managing federal and state awards in compliance with federal and state
statutes, regulations, and the tens and conditions of the federal and state awards,
• For identifying and ensuring that the entity complies with federal and state laws, statutes, regulations, rules,
provisions of contracts or grant agreements,, ents, and the terms and conditions of federal and state award programs, and
implementing systems designed to achieve compliance with applicable federal and state statutes, regulations, and
the terms and conditions of federal and state award programs;
• For disclosing accurately, currently, and completely the financial results of each federal and state award in
accordance with the requirements of the award;
• For identifying and providing report copies of previous audits, attestation engagements, or other studies that directly
relate to the objectives of the audit, including whether related recommendations have been implemented;
• For taking prompt action when instances of noncompliance are identified;
• For addressing the findings and recommendations of auditors, for establishing and maintaining a process to track
the status of such findings and recommendations and tatting corrective action on reported audit findings from prior
periods and preparing a summary schedule of prig audit findings;
• For following up and tatting corrective action on current year audit findings and preparing a corrective action plan
for such findings;
For submitting the reporting package and data collection form to the appropriate parties;
For malting the auditor aware of any significant contractor relationships where the contractor is responsible for -
program compliance;
To the Honorable Mayer and
Members of the City Council
City of Beaumont, Texas
June 3, 2022
Page 5 of 11
• To provide us with
a) Access to all information of which management is aware that is relevant to the preparation and fair presentation
of the financial statements, and relevant to federal and state award programs, such as records, documentation,
and other matters;
b) Additional information that we may request from management for the purpose of the audit; and
c Unrestricted access to persons within the City from whom we determine it necessary to obtain audit evidence.
d) A written acknowledgement of all the documents that management expects to issue that will be included in the
annual report and the planned timing and method of issuance of that annual report; and
e) A final version of the annual report (including all the documents that, together, comprise the annual report) in
a timely manner prior tothe date of the auditor's report
• For 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 current year period(s) under audit are immaterial, both individually and in the
aggregate, to the financial statements as a whole;
• For acceptance of nonattest servl ces, including identifying the proper party to oversee nonattest work;
For maintaining adequate records, selecting and applying accounting principles, and safeguarding assets;
0 For informing us of any known or suspected fraud affecting the entity involving management, employees with
significant role in internal control and others where fraud could have a material effect on compliance;
• For the accuracy and completeness of all information provided;
• For taking reasonable measures to safeguard protected personally identifiable and other sensitive information; and
a For confirming your understanding of your responsibilities as defined in this letter to us in your management
representation letter.
With regard to the supplementary information (including the schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards) referred
to above, you acknowledge and understand your responsibility (a) for the preparation of the supplementary information in
accordance with the applicable criteria such as the Uniform Guidance and Tx1, b to provide us with the appropriate
written representations regarding supplementary information, ( to include our report on the supplementary information in
any document that contains the supplementary information and that indicates that we have reported on such supplementary
information, and (d) to present the supplementary information with the audited financial statements, or if the supplementary
information will not be presented with the audited financial statements, to make the audited financial statements readily
available to the Intended users of the supplementary information no later than the date of issuance by you f the
supplementary ry information and our report thereon.
As part of our audit process, we will request from management and, when appropriate, those charged with governance,
written confirmation concerning representations made to us in connection with the audit.
We understand that your employees will prepare all confirmations we request and will locate any documents or invoices
selected by us for testing.
If you intend to publish or otherwise reproduce the financial statements and snake reference to our firm, you agree to provide
us with printers' proofs or masters for our review and approval before printing. You also agree to provide us with a copy of
the final reproduced material for our approval before it is distributed.
onattest services could include assistance with preparation of the financial statements and note disclosures, government -
wide adjustment adjusting entries, and preparation of the data collection form and submission to the federal audit
clearinghouse. We will not assume management responsibilities on behalf of the City. However, use will provide advice and
recommendations to assist management ent of the City in performing its responsibilities.
The ity's management is responsible for (a) making all management decisions and performing all management functions;
(b) assigning a competent individual to oversee the services; c evaluating the adequacy of the services performed; (d)
evaluating and accepting responsibility for the results of the services performed; and (e) establishing and maintaining internal
controls, including monitoring ongoing activities.
To the Honorable Mayor and June 30, 202
Members of the City Council Page 6 of 11
City of Beaumont, Texas
Our responsibilities and limitations of the nonattest services are described below:
The nonattest services are limited to the services we described above. Our firm, in its sole professional judgment,
reserves the right to refuse to do any procedure or take any action that could be construed as raking management
decisions or assuming ng management responsibilities, including determining account coding and approving journal
entries. Our firm will advise the City regarding these nonattest services, but the City must make all decisions with
regard to those matters.
Fees and Timing
The tinning of our audit will be scheduled for performance and completion as follows:
Document internal control and preliminary tests July 2022
Perform year-end audit procedures January 2023
Issue audit reports February March 2023
We anticipate meeting these deadlines barring any delays.
Patrick Simmon , CPA is the engagement partner for the audit services specified in this letter. His responsibilities include
supervising Whitley Penn, LLP's services performed as part of this engagement and signing or authorizing another qualified
firm representative to sign the audit report.
Our fee for the audit services will be based on the amount of time required and the difficulty of the work involved which we
estimate to be $105,855. The fee estimate for the audit is based on anticipated cooperation from the Citypersonnel and
the assumption that unexpected circumstances will not be encountered during the audit. If significant additional time is
necessary, we will keep you informed of any problems we encounter and our fees will be adjusted accordingly.
Our invoices for thesfees will be rendered each month as work progresses and are payable on presentation and payment is
due in Tarrant County. You agree to pay reasonable attorney fees and collection costs incurred relating to collection of fees
for services performed under the terns of this engagement. In accordance with Whitley Penn, LLP policy, work may be
suspended if your account becomes 30 clays or more past duo and will not resume until your account is paid in full. In addition,
invoices not paid in full by the last day of the month will be assessed interest at a rate of one percent per month. if we elect
to terminate our services for nonpayment, our engagement will be deemed to have been complete even if we have not Issued
our report. You will be obligated to compensate us for all time expended and to reimburse us for all out-of-pocket
expenditures through the date of termination. Our final auditors` report will be released upon final payment of any
outstanding invoices.
You may request that we perform additional services not addressed in this engagement letter. If this occurs, we will
communicate with you concerning 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, our services will continue to be governed by the terms of this engagement letter.
To the Honorable Mayor and June 301, 2022
Members of the City Council Page 7 of 11
City of Beaumont, Texas
We would like to make the following comments regarding the fee estimates:
1. Our fee estimates have not considered the effects of any changes to auditing standards and accounting principles,
which may be promulgated by the AI PA, Congress, or any other regulatory body in the future and are unknown to
us at this time. If significant additional tirne is necessary resulting in increased fees, we will endeavor to notify you
of any such circumstances as they are assessed.
. The ity's personnel are responsible for the preparation of all items requested in the Prepared by Client ("' ")
listing and received by the date requested. Any delays caused by not preparing the items when requested may result
in additional fees, as well as the possibility of postponing our fieldwork. The PBC listing will be provided to you during
the planning process of the engagement.
. Time incurred for audit adjustments identified during our audit and the related additional testing required has not
been considered in our fee estimates. Prior to performing any additional testing, we will notify you of the exceptions
and obtain approval for any additional fees which may be incurred.
4. Our fee estimates are based on all general ledger sub ledgers being reconciled to the general ledger balance and any
adjustment necessary should be recorded to the general ledger prior to our fieldwork start date.
The ethics of our profession prohibit the rendering of professional services where the fee for such services is contingent, or
has the appearance of being contingent, upon the results of such services. Accordingly, it is important that our bills be paid
promptly when received. If a situation arises in which it may appear that our independence would be questioned because of
significant unpaid bills, we may be prohibited from issuing our auditor's' report.
In the unlikely evert that differences concerning our services or fees should arise that are not resolved by mutual agreement,
to facilitate judicial resolution and save time and expense of both parties, the City and Whitley Penn, LLP agree not to demand
a trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to our services and fees for this engagement.
Any controversy, dispute, or questions arising out of or in connection with this agreement or our engagement shall be
determined by arbitration conducted in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association, and any decision
rendered by the American Arbitration Association shall be binding on both parties to this agreement. The costs of any
arbitration shall be borne equally by the parties. Any and all claims in arbitration relating to or arising out of this
contract/agreement shall be governed by the lags of Texas and to the extent any issue regarding the arbitration is submitted
to a court, including the appointment of arbitrators or confirmation of an award, the District courts in Tarrant County shall
have exclusive jurisdiction. Any action arising out of this agreement or the services provided shall be initiated within two
years of the service provided.
This letter replaces and supersedes any previous proposals, correspondence and understanding, whether written or oral. The
agreements contained in this engagement letter shall survive the completion or termination of this engagement.
To ensure that Whitley Penn, Li_.P"s independence is not impaired under the AI PA Code of Professional Conduct, you agree
to inform the engagement partner before entering into any substantive employment discussions with any of our personnel.
Other Matters
During the course of the engagement, we may communicate with you or your personnel via fax or e-mail, and you should be
aware that communication in those mediums s contains a risk of misdirected or intercepted communications.
In the course of our services, our firm may transmit confidential information that you provided us to third parties in order to
facilitate our services. As applicable, we require confidentiality agreements with all our service providers to maintain the
confidentiality of your information and additionally the firm will take reasonable precautions to determine that our service
providers have the appropriate procedures in place to prevent the unauthorized release of confidential information to others.
To the Honorable Mayor and June 30,, 2022
Members of the City Council Page 8 of11
City of Beaumont, Texas
We will remain ultimately responsible for the work provided by a ny third -party service providers used under this agreement.
By your signature below, you consent to having confidential information transmitted to entities outside the firm. Please feel
free to inquire if you would like additional information regarding the transmission of confidential information to entities
outside the firm.
Regarding the electronic dissemination of audited financial statements, including financial statements published
electronically on your Internet 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.
Professional standards prohibit us from being the sole host and/or the sole storage for your financial and non-finan laI data.
As such, it is your responsibility to maintain your original data and records and we cannot be responsible to maintain such
original information. By signing this engagement letter, you affirm that you have all the data and records required to make
your boos and records complete.
In the evert we are required by government regulation, required by subpoena or other legal process to produce information
or our personnel for interviews or depositions in relation to a matter involving the City, the City will, so long as we are not a
party or the focus of the proceeding or inquirer in which the information is sought, reimburse us for our professional time and
expenses, as well as the flees and expenses of our counsel, incurred in responding to such requests.
The audit documentation for this engagement is the property of Whitley Perin, L P and constitutes confidential information.
However, we may be requested to male certain audit documentation available to your pass -through regulatory entity and
federal and state agencies and the U.S. Government Accountability office pursuant to authority given to it by law or
regulation, or to peer reviewers. If requested, access to such audit documentation will be provided under the supervision
Whitley Penn, LLP's personnel. Furthermore, upon request, we may provide copies of selected audit documentation to these
agencies and regulators. The regulators and agencies may intend, or decide, to distribute the copies of information contained
therein to others, including other governmental agencies.
The City may wish to include our report on these financial statements in an exempt offering document. The City agrees that
the aforementioned auditor's report, or reference to our Firm, will not be included in such offering document without 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 letter. For exempt offerings for which we are
not involved, you will clearly indicate that we were not involved with the contents of such offering document and a disclosure
as shown below will be included in the exempt offering:
"Whitley Pena, our independent auditor, has not been engaged to perform and has not performed, since the date
of its report included herein, any procedures on the financial statements addressed in that report. Whitley Penn also
has not performed any procedures relating to this offering document."
Further, we will be available during the year to consult with you on financial management and accounting ratters of a routine
nature.
During the course of the audit, we may observe opportunities for economy in, or improved controls over, your operations.
We will bring such matters to the attention of the appropriate level of management, either orally or in writing.
We agree to retain our audit documentation or work papers for a period of at lust fire years from the date of our report.
You agree to inform us of facts that may affect the financial statements of which you may become aware during the period
from the date of the auditor's report to the date the financial statements are issued.
To the Honorable Mayor, and
Members of the City Council
City of Beaurnont, Texas
June 3,0,, 2022
Page 9 of 11
At the conclusion of our audit engagement, we will communicate to the Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council the
following significant findings from the audit:
6 Our view about the qualitative aspects of the City's significant accounting, practices;
0 Significant difficulties, if any, encountered during the audit;
Uncorrected misstatemeat s, other than those w,le believe are trivial, if any;
Disagreements with management, if any;
Other findings orissues, if any, arising from the, auclit that are, in our professional judgment, significant and relevant
to those, charged with governance, regarding their oversight of the financial reporting process;
Material, corrected misstatements that were brought to the attention, of inanagement as a result of our audit
priocedures,'
Representations we requested from management,
Managernent's consultations with other accountants,, if any, and!
Significant 'issues,., if any, arising from the, audit that were discussed, it the subject of correspondence, with,
managernent.
In accordance with the requirements of Government Auditing Standards, we have attached a copy of our latest external peer
review report of our firm for your consideration and files.
Please sign, and return thile attached copy of this letter, tio indicate your acknowIledgment of, and agreement with,, the
arrangements for our audit of the financial statements' compliance over major federal and state award programs including
our respective responsibilities.
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Peer Reviewer's Responsf t
Our responsibility isto expressan optnion on the design of the sys ern of qtuafity control andthe fimii's
compliance therewith based on our review.
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Opinion
In our opinion, the system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practice of WhJtley Penn
LLP applicable to engagements not subject to PCAOB per - nnt inspection in effect for the year
ended April 30, 2021, has been suitably &sig:ned and compliedwith to. pro�ride the f mi -iAth reasonable
assurance of perfoming and reporting in confornik with applicable professional standards in all
m t riil respects_ Finis can receive a rating pass, pass with i nyi s , or fail. Whitey Penn
LLP has received a peer review rating of pass.
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Phoenix, An-zona
October $ 2021