The County requests the auditor to determine whether the financial statements present fairly the respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable, thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the major governmental funds in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In addition, to determine whether the combining and individual non-major fund financial statements are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The County requests the auditor to consider internal control over financial reporting to determine the auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the financial statements and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting. The County requests the auditor to perform tests of compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. Providing an opinion on compliance with these provisions is not an objective of the audits. However, the results of the tests disclosing instances of noncompliance and other matters will be reported as required under Government Auditing Standards. The County requests the auditor to verify and test expenditures of the government’s Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax proceeds. In accordance with the O.C.G.A., Section 48-8-121, a schedule shall be included in each annual audit which shows for each project in the resolution or ordinance calling for imposition of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax the original estimated cost, amounts expended in prior years, and amounts expended in the current year. The auditor shall verify and test expenditures sufficient to provide assurance that the schedule is fairly presented in relation to the financial statements. The auditor’s report on the financial statements shall include an opinion, or disclaimer of opinion, as to whether the schedule is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
