Item 4BCITY OF
SOUTHLAKE
MEMORANDUM
November 27, 2017
To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
From: Sharen Jackson, Chief Financial Officer
Subject: Approve a professional services agreement with Weaver
L.L.P., for audit services, in the amount not to exceed
$130,000.
Action
Requested: Approval of Weaver L.L.P. professional services agreement.
Background
Information: City Charter requires the City at the close of each fiscal year
have an independent audit performed by a Certified Public
Accountant. The objective of the audit is the expression of
an opinion as to whether the financial statements are fairly
presented, in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP -
generally accepted accounting principles.
Weaver L.L.P. will also provide a report on internal control
related to the financial statements and compliance with laws,
regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant
agreements.
Financial
Considerations: The total amount is not to exceed $130,000 (same as prior
year). The agreement is within budgeted funds.
Strategic Link: F1 Adhere to financial management principles and budget
F4 Establish and maintain effective internal controls
Citizen Input/
Board Review: None required
Legal Review: Not considered necessary -a standard agreement.
Alternatives: None
Supporting
Documents: Professional Service Agreement
Staff
Recommendation: Approve professional services contract with Weaver L.L.P.
weaver
Assurance • Tax. Advisory
June 23, 2017
To the Audit Committee
City of Southlake
1400 Mail Street
Southlake, Texas 76092
You have requested that we audit the financial statements of the governmental activities, the
business -type activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the
City of Southlake (the City), as of September 30, 2017, and for the year then ended and the related
notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the City's basic financial statements
as listed in the table of contents. We are pleased to confirm our acceptance and our
understanding of this audit engagement by means of this letter.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that
management's discussion and analysis and budgetary comparison information, among other
items, be, presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not
a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board, who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial
statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. As part of our
engagement, we will apply certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information
(RSI) in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America.
These limited procedures will consist primarily of inquiries of management regarding their methods
of measurement and presentation, and comparing the information for consistency with
management's responses to our inquiries. We will not express an opinion or provide any form of
assurance on the RSI. The following RSI is required by accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America. This RSI will be subjected to certain limited procedures but will not
be audited:
1. Management's Discussion and Analysis
2. General Fund Budgetary Comparison Schedule
3. Schedule of Net Pension Liability and Related Ratios -TMRS
4. Schedule of Contributions -TMRS
5. Condition Rating of Street System
Supplementary information other than RSI will accompany the City's basic financial statements.
We will subject the Combining and Individual Fund Financial Statements and Schedules to the
auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and perform 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 Combining and Individual Fund Financial Statements and Schedules in relation to the
financial statements as a whole.
AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER OF WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P. 12221 MERIT DRIVE, SUITE 1400, DALLAS, TX 75251
BAKER TILLY INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND ADVISORS P: 912.490.1970 F: 972.702.8321
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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:
1. Statistical Section
2. Introductory Section
Audit Objectives
The objective of our audit is the expression of opinions as to whether your basic financial
statements are fairly presented, in all material aspects, in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles and to report on the fairness of the supplementary information referred to
above when considered in relation to the financial statements as a whole. The objective also
includes reporting on internal control related to the financial statements and compliance with the
provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which
could have a material effect on the financial statements in accordance with Government
Auditing Standards. 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 emphasis -of -
matter, or other -matter paragraphs. If our opinions on the financial statements or compliance are
other than unmodified, we will discuss the reasons 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 withdraw from this engagement.
Auditor Responsibilities
We will conduct our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the
United States of America (U.S. GAAS) and Government Auditing Standards issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the basic financial statements
are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit
evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected
depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement
of the financial statements, whether due to error, fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation
of assets, or violations of laws, governmental regulations, grant agreements, or contractual
agreements.
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 financial statements. If appropriate, our procedures will therefore
include tests of documentary evidence that support the transactions recorded in the accounts,
tests of the physical existence of assets, and direct confirmation of cash, investments, and certain
other assets and liabilities by correspondence with creditors and financial institutions. As part of
our audit process, we may request written representations from your attorneys, and they may bill
you for responding. At the conclusion of our audit, we will also request certain written
representations from you about the financial statements and related matters.
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Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, together with the inherent limitations of internal
control, an unavoidable risk that some material misstatements (whether caused by errors,
fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation of assets, or violations of laws or governmental
regulations) may not be detected exists, even though the audit is properly planned and
performed in accordance with U.S. GAAS and Government Auditing Standards issued by the
Comptroller General of the United States of America.
In addition, an audit is not designed to detect immaterial misstatements or violations of laws or
governmental regulations that do not have a direct and material effect on the financial
statements. However, we will inform the appropriate level of management of any material errors,
fraudulent financial reporting, or misappropriation of assets that comes to our attention. We will
also inform the appropriate level of management of any violations of laws or governmental
regulations that come to our attention, unless clearly inconsequential. Our responsibility as auditors
is limited to the period covered by our audit and does not extend to any later periods for which
we are not engaged as auditors.
In making our risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the City's preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements 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 City'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 we have identified during the audit.
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement, we will perform tests of the City's compliance with the provisions of
applicable laws, regulations, contracts, and agreements. However, the objective of our audit will
not be to provide an opinion on overall compliance and we will not express such an opinion.
We may from time to time, and depending on the circumstances, use third -party service providers
in serving your account. We may share confidential information about you with these service
providers, but remain committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your
information. Accordingly, we maintain internal policies, procedures, and safeguards to protect
the confidentiality of your personal information. In addition, we will secure confidentiality
agreements with all service providers to maintain the confidentiality of your information and we
will take reasonable precautions to determine that they have appropriate procedures in place to
prevent the unauthorized release of your confidential information to others. In the event that we
are unable to secure an appropriate confidentiality agreement, you will be asked to provide your
consent prior to the sharing of your confidential information with the third -party service provider.
Furthermore, we will remain responsible for the work provided by any such third -party service
provider.
Management Responsibilities
Our audit will be conducted on the basis that management acknowledge and understand that
they have responsibility:
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a. For the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America;
b. 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 error, fraudulent financial reporting, misappropriation of
assets, or violations of laws, governmental regulations, grant agreements, or contractual
agreements; and
c. To provide us with:
i. Access to all information of which management is aware that is relevant to the
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements such as records,
documentation, and other matters;
ii. Additional information that we may request from management for the purpose of
the audit; and
iii. Unrestricted access to persons within the City from whom we determine it necessary
to obtain audit evidence.
d. For including the auditor's report in any document containing financial statements that
indicates that such financial statements have been audited by the City's auditor;
e. For identifying and ensuring that the City complies with the laws and regulations
applicable to its activities; and
f. 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 under audit are immaterial, both individually and in the aggregate, to the
financial statements as a whole; and
g. With respect to any nonaudit/nonattest services we perform, including preparation of
financial statements, for (a) making all management decisions and performing all
management functions; (b) assigning an individual with suitable skills, knowledge, and
experience, preferably within senior management, 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. These nonaudit/nonattest services do not
constitute an audit under Government Auditing Standards and such services will not be
conducted in accordance with Government Auditing Standards.
h. With regard to the supplementary information referred to above: (a) for the preparation
of the supplementary information in accordance with the applicable criteria; (b) to
provide us with the appropriate written representations regarding supplementary
information; (c) 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 consolidated financial statements, or if the supplementary information will not
be presented with the audited consolidated 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 of the supplementary information
and our report thereon.
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Government Auditing Standards require that we document an assessment of the skills, knowledge,
and experience of management, should we participate in any form of preparation of the basic
financial statements and related schedules or disclosures as these actions are deemed a
nonaudit/nonattest service.
During the course of our engagement, we will request information and explanations from
management regarding the City's operations, internal controls, future plans, specific transactions
and accounting systems and procedures. At the conclusion of our engagement, we will require,
as a precondition to the issuance of our report, that management provide certain representations
in a written representation letter. The City agrees that as a condition of our engagement to
perform an audit that management will, to the best of its knowledge and belief, be truthful,
accurate and complete in all representations made to us during the course of the audit and in
the written representation letter. The procedures we perform in our engagement and the
conclusions we reach as a basis for our report will be heavily influenced by the written and oral
representations that we receive from management. False or misleading representations could
cause us to expend unnecessary efforts in the audit; or, worse, could cause a material error or a
fraud to go undetected by our procedures.
Reporting
We will issue a written report upon completion of our audit of the City's basic financial statements.
Our report will be addressed to the governing body of the City. 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 paragraphs), or withdraw
from the engagement.
In accordance with the requirements of Government Auditing Standards, we will also issue a
written report describing the scope of our testing over internal control over financial reporting and
over compliance with laws, 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.
Other
We understand that your employees will prepare all confirmations we request and will locate any
documents or invoices selected by us for testing.
In the unlikely event that circumstances occur which we in our sole discretion believe could create
a conflict with either the ethical standards of our firm or the ethical standards of our profession in
continuing our engagement, we may suspend our services until a satisfactory resolution can be
achieved or we may resign from the engagement. We will notify you of such conflict as soon as
practicable, and will discuss with you any possible means of resolving them prior to suspending
our services.
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The hiring of or potential employment discussions with any of our personnel could impair our
independence. Accordingly, you agree to inform the engagement partner prior to any such
potential employment discussions taking place.
Both of us agree that any dispute between you and Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P., arising from the
engagement, this agreement, or the breach of it, may, if negotiations and other discussion fail be
first submitted to mediation in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Mediation Rules
of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) then in effect. Both of us agree to conduct any
mediation in good faith and make reasonable efforts to resolve any dispute by mediation. We
agree to conduct the mediation in (Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Midland, or San Antonio,
Texas or Los Angeles, California) or another mutually agreed upon location. The prevailing party
in any litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party court costs and reasonable
attorneys' and expert witness fees incurred in the litigation in addition to any other relief that may
be awarded.
If any term of this engagement letter is declared illegal, unenforceable, or unconscionable, that
term shall be severed and the remaining terms of the engagement letter shall remain in force.
Both of us agree that the Court should modify any term declared to be illegal, unenforceable, or
unconscionable in a manner that will retain the intended term as closely as possible. If a dispute
arising from the engagement or from this agreement or any term of it or any alleged breach of it
is submitted to a Court for interpretation or adjudication, both of us irrevocably waive right to trial
by jury and agree that the provisions of this engagement letter regarding damages, attorneys'
fees, and expenses shall be applied and enforced by the Court.
If you intend to publish or otherwise reproduce the financial statements and make 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.
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 contains a risk of
misdirected or intercepted communications.
Mr. John DeBurro is the engagement partner for the audit services specified in this letter. His
responsibilities include supervising our services performed as part of this engagement and signing
or authorizing another qualified firm representative to sign the audit report.
We estimate that the fee for our audit will range between $120,000 and $130,000. The fee estimate
is based on anticipated cooperation from your personnel and the assumption that unexpected
circumstances will not be encountered during the audit. If significant additional time is necessary,
we will discuss it with you and arrive at a new fee estimate before we incur the additional costs.
Our invoices for these fees will be rendered each month as work progresses and are payable on
presentation.
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Our fee is based upon the complexity of the work to be performed and the tasks required. Fees
for our services are due upon receipt of our invoice. For bills not paid within 60 days of the billing
dote, a late charge will be added to the outstanding balance. The late charge will be assessed
at .5% on the unpaid balance per month, or payments are due in compliance with the Texas
Local Government Code.
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.
The audit documentation for this engagement is the property of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. and
constitutes confidential information. However, we may be requested to make certain audit
documentation available to regulators or other outside parties 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 of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.'s personnel. Furthermore, upon
request, we may provide copies of selected audit documentation to regulators or other outside
parties. The regulators or other outside parties may intend, or decide, to distribute the copies of
information contained therein to others, including other governmental agencies. We agree to
retain our audit documentation or work papers for a period of at least five years from the date of
our report.
In accordance with the requirements of Government Auditing Standards, we have attached a
copy of our latest external peer review of our firm for your consideration and files.
Please sign and return the attached copy of this letter to indicate your acknowledgment of, and
agreement with, the arrangements for our audit of the financial statements including our
respective responsibilities.
We appreciate the opportunity to be your financial statement auditors and look forward to
working with you and your staff.
Yours truly,
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WEAVER AND TIDWELL, L.L.P.
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City of Southlake
June 23, 2017
RESPONSE:
This letter correctly sets forth the understanding.
Acknowledged and agreed on behalf of City of Southlake by:
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CPAs & BUSINESS ADVISORS
System Review Report
To the Partners of Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P.
and the National Peer Review Committee
We have reviewed the system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practice of Weaver and Tidwell,
L.L.P. (the "firm") applicable to engagements not subject to PCAOB permanent inspection in effect for the year
ended May 31, 2016. Our peer review was conducted in accordance with the Standards for Performing and
Reporting on Peer Reviews established by the Peer Review Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants. As a part of our peer review, we considered reviews by regulatory entities, if applicable, in
determining the nature and extent of our procedures. The firm is responsible for designing a system of quality
control and complying with it to provide the firm with reasonable assurance of performing and reporting in
conformity with applicable professional standards in all material respects. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on the design of the system of quality control and the firm's compliance therewith based on our review.
The nature, objectives, scope, limitations of, and the procedures performed in a System Review are described in
the standards at www.aici)a.org/i3rsummM.
As required by the standards, engagements selected for review included engagements performed under
Government Auditing Standards, audits of employee benefit plans, audits performed under FDICIA, and
examinations of service organizations [Service Organizations Control (SOC) 1 and 2 engagements].
In our opinion, the system of quality control for the accounting and auditing practice of Weaver and Tidwell,
L.L.P. applicable to engagements not subject to PCAOB permanent inspection in effect for the year ended May
31, 2016, has been suitably designed and complied with to provide the firm with reasonable assurance of
performing and reporting in conformity with applicable professional standards in all material respects. Firms can
receive a rating of pass, pass with deficiency(ies) or fail. Weaver and Tidwell, L.L.P. has received a peer review
rating of pass.
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October 7, 2016
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