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LGC-205 (Rev. 2017) Of CONTRACT TO AUDIT ACCOUNTS LEE COUNTY Primary Governmental Unit N/A Discretely Presented Component Unit (DPCU) if applicable On this 21ST day of APRIL Auditor: THOMPSON, PRICE, SCOTT, ADAMS & CO., PA. WHITEVILLE, NC 28472 and BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS and N/A (Discretely Presented Component Unit) Auditor Mailing Address: 2017 PO BOX 398 Hereinafter referred to as The Auditor _ (Governing Board(s)) of LEE COUNTY (Primary Government) hereinafter referred to as the Governmental Unit(s), agree as follows: The Auditor shall audit all statements and disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and additional required legal statements and disclosures of all funds and/or divisions of the Governmental Unit (s) for the period beginning JULY 1 2016 , and ending JUNE 30 2017 . The non -major combining, and individual fund statements and schedules shall be subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and an opinion will be rendered in relation to (as applicable) the governmental activities, the business -type activities, the aggregate DPCUs, each major governmental and enterprise fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information (non -major government and enterprise funds, the internal service fund type, and the fiduciary fund types). 2. At a minimum, the Auditor shall conduct his/her audit and render his/her report in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. The Auditor shall perform the audit in accordance with Government Auditing Standards if required by the State Single Audit Implementation Act, as codified in G.S. 159-34. If required by OMB Uniform Administration Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, (Uniform Guidance) and the State Single Audit Implementation Act, the Auditor shall perform a Single Audit. This audit and all associated audit documentation may be subject to review by Federal and State agencies in accordance with Federal and State laws, including the staffs of the Office of State Auditor (OSA) and the Local Government Commission (LGC). If the audit and auditor communication are found in this review to be substandard, the results of the review may be forwarded to the North Carolina State Board of CPA Examiners (NC CPA Board). County and Multi -County Health Departments: The Office of State Auditor will designate certain programs that have eligibility requirements to be considered major programs in accordance with OMB Uniform Guidance for the State of North Carolina. The LGC will notify the auditor and the County and Multi -Health Department of these programs. A County or a Multi -County Health Department may be selected to audit any of these programs as major. 3. If an entity is determined to be a component of another government as defined by the group audit standards - the entity's auditor will make a good faith effort to comply in a timely manner with the requests of the group auditor in accordance with AU -6 §600.41 - §600.42. 4. This contract contemplates an unqualified opinion being rendered. The audit shall include such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as are considered by the Auditor to be necessary in the circumstances. Any limitations or restrictions in scone which would lead to a qualification should be fully explained in an attachment to this contract S. If this audit engagement is subject to the standards for audit as defined in Government Auditing Standards, 2011 revisions, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, then by accepting this engagement, the Auditor warrants that he has met the requirements for a peer review and continuing education as specified in Government