R2017-118 Professional Service Agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for Auditing Services and Non-Audit Advisory Services

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August 1,2017 City of Decatur Page 3 integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity's 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 our testing of internal control over compliance and the result 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. We will issue written reports upon completion of our audit of your financial statements and compliance with requirements applicable to major programs.We will make reference to May, Cocagne& King, P.C.'s audit of Civic Center Authority in our report on your financial statements. We cannot provide assurance that unmodified opinions will be expressed. Circumstances may arise in which it is necessary for us to modify our opinions, add an emphasis-of-matter or other-matter paragraph(s), or withdraw from the engagement. If our opinions on the financial statements or the single audit compliance opinion are other than unmodified, we will discuss the reasons with you in advance. If circumstances occur related to the condition of your records,the availability of sufficient, appropriate audit evidence, or the existence of a significant risk of material misstatement of the financial statements or material noncompliance caused by error, fraudulent financial reporting,or misappropriation of assets,which in our professional judgment prevent us from completing the audit or forming opinions on the financial statements or an opinion on compliance, we retain the right to take any course of action permitted by professional standards, including declining to express opinions or issue reports, or withdrawing from the engagement. We also will issue a written report on Illinois Municipal Code Subsection (q)Section 11.74.4-3 of Public Act 85- 1142 upon completion of our audit. Auditor responsibilities, procedures,and limitations We will conduct our audit in accordance with U.S. GAAS and the standards for financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards.Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the basic financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.An audit involves performing procedures to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the basic financial statements.The procedures selected depend on the auditors'judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.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 basic financial statements. There is an unavoidable risk, because of the inherent limitations of an audit,together with the inherent limitations of internal control, that some material misstatements or noncompliance may not be detected, even though the audit is properly planned and performed in accordance with U.S. GAAS, Government Auditing Standards, and the Uniform Guidance. Because we will not perform a detailed examination of all transactions, material misstatements,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 entity or to acts by management or employees acting on behalf of the entity, may not be detected. Because the determination of abuse is subjective, Government Auditing Standards do not expect auditors to provide reasonable assurance of detecting abuse.