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Ms. Pamela Arends -King <br />Assistant Director of Finance and Management Services <br />City of Santa Ana <br />April 21, 2008 <br />Page 6 <br />compliance and we will not express such an opinion in our report on compliance issued <br />pursuant to Government Auditing Standards. <br />OMB Circular A -133 requires that we also plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable <br />assurance about whether the auditee has complied with applicable laws and regulations and <br />the provisions of contracts and grant agreements applicable to major programs. Our <br />procedures will consist of tests of transactions and other applicable procedures described in <br />the OMB Circular A -133 Compliance Supplement for the types of compliance requirements <br />that could have a direct and material effect on each of the City of Santa Ana's major <br />programs. The purpose of those procedures will be to express an opinion on the City of Santa <br />Ana's compliance with requirements applicable to each of its major programs in our report <br />on compliance issued pursuant to OMB Circular A -133. <br />Audit Administration, Fees, and Other <br />We may from time to time, and depending on the circumstances, use third -party service <br />providers in serving your account. We may share confidential information about you with <br />these service providers, but remain committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security <br />of your information. Accordingly, we maintain internal policies, procedures, and safeguards <br />to protect the confidentiality of your personal information. We will remain responsible for <br />the work provided by any such third -party service providers. <br />We understand that your employees will prepare all cash, accounts receivable, or other <br />confirmations we request and will locate any documents selected by us for testing. <br />You may request that we perform additional services not addressed in this engagement letter. <br />If this occurs, we will communicate with you regarding the scope of the additional services <br />and the estimated fees. <br />In connection with the requirements of OMB Circular A -133, at the conclusion of the <br />engagement, we will complete the appropriate sections of and sign the Data Collection Form <br />that summarizes our audit findings. We will provide a print -ready master of our opnion for <br />the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and the Single Audit Report. We will provide <br />bound copies of the Community Redevelopment Agency report to the City of Santa Ana; <br />however, it is management's responsibility to submit the reporting package (including <br />financial statements, schedule of expenditures of federal awards, summary schedule of prior <br />audit findings, auditors' reports, management letter, and a corrective action plan) along with <br />the Data Collection Form to the designated federal clearinghouse and, if appropriate, to pass - <br />through entities. The Data Collection Form and the reporting package must be submitted <br />within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditors' reports or nine months after the end <br />of the audit %period, unless a longer period is agreed to in advance by the cognizant or <br />