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134 Report on Compliance and Other Matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the City's financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. Minnesota Legal Compliance In connection with our audit, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the City of Lake Elmo failed to comply with the provisions of the contracting - bid laws, depositories of public funds and investments, conflicts of interest, public indebtedness, claims and disbursements, and miscellaneous provisions sections of the Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide for Cities, promulgated by the State Auditor pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 6.65, insofar as they relate to accounting matters. However, our audit was not directed primarily toward obtaining knowledge of such noncompliance. Accordingly, had we performed additional procedures, other matters may have come to our attention regarding the City’s noncompliance with the above referenced provisions, insofar as they relate to accounting matters. City of Lake Elmo’s Response to Findings Government Auditing Standards require the auditor to perform limited procedures on the City of Lake Elmo’s response to the findings identified in our audit and described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Responses and Corrective Action Plans. The City’s response was not subjected to the other auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on the response. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the City’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the City’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose. SCHLENNER WENNER & CO. St. Cloud, Minnesota June 11, 2024