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To the Honorable City Council <br />of the City of Santa Ana <br />Santa Ana, California <br />EXHIBIT 3 <br />We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, business -type activities, each <br />major fund, and aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Santa Ana, California (the City) <br />for the year ended June 30, 2018. Professional standards require that we provide you with information <br />about our responsibilities under generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing <br />Standards as well as certain information related to the planned scope and timing of our audit. We have <br />communicated such information in our planning letter to you dated July 23, 2018. Professional <br />standards also require that we communicate to you the following information related to our audit. <br />Significant Audit Findings <br />Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices <br />Management is responsible for the selection and use of appropriate accounting policies. The significant <br />accounting policies used by the City are described in Note 1 to the financial statements. As discussed <br />in Note IE to the financial statements, in fiscal year 2017-2018, the City implemented Governmental <br />Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 75, Accounting and Financial Reporting for <br />Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions. The adoption of this standard required retrospective <br />application resulting in a reduction of previously reported net position. No other accounting policies <br />were adopted and the application of other existing policies was not changed during the year ended <br />June 30, 2018. We noted no transactions entered into by the City during the year for which there is a <br />lack of authoritative guidance or consensus. All significant transactions have been recognized in the <br />financial statements in the proper period. <br />Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are <br />based on management's knowledge and experience about past and current events and assumptions <br />about future events. Certain accounting estimates are particularly sensitive because of their <br />significance to the financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them <br />may differ significantly from those expected. <br />The most sensitive estimates affecting the City's financial statements were as follows: <br />a. Management's estimate of the fair market value of investments is based on <br />quoted prices in an active market. When quoted prices in active markets are not <br />available, fair values are based on evaluated prices received by the City's broker <br />or custodian. <br />-1- <br />2875 Michelle Drive, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92606 • Tet• 714.978.1300 • Fax: 714.978.7893 <br />Offtres located nirDS peadf&I Diego Counties <br />