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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />June 28, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />1 The final draft of the RFP was provided for City Council. The final draft has been reviewed by <br />2 the City Attorney, with the final comments anticipated prior to the July 1st RFP release date. New <br />3 items added to the RFP since the March 8 Work Session included: <br />4 Added pricing option for weekly recycling. <br />5 Updated current customer counts. <br />6 Added question regarding Diversity, Equity and inclusion plan under Qualifications and <br />7 Proposal Elements. <br />8 <br />9 Motion by Councilmember Walker, seconded by Councilmember Webster, to Approve <br />10 Resolution 22-055 – Release the Request for Proposal for Solid Waste and Recycling Collection <br />11 Services. <br />12 <br />13 Motion carried 4-0. <br />14 <br />B.15 2021 Financial Audit Presentation. <br />16 <br />17 Redpath CPA Andy Hering reviewed a power point summary of the 2021 Financial Audit. The <br />18 reports issued were the annual comprehensive financial report including the Independent <br />19 Auditor’s Report; State Legal Compliance Report; Report on Internal Controls; and <br />20 Communication with Those Charged with Governance. <br />21 <br />22 The audit fieldwork involves the auditor performing tests to verify: <br />23 Occurrence: recorded transactions and events pertaining to the City. <br />24 Completeness: all transactions and events that should have been recorded were recorded. <br />25 Data mining techniques: review of journal entries and disbursement register. <br />26 Unmodified opinion on the financial statements. <br />27 <br />28 The State Legal Compliance Report which is required by Minnesota Statute §6.65 covers seven <br />29 categories for the OSA audit guide: <br />30 Contracting and bidding <br />31 Deposits and investments <br />32 Conflicts of interest <br />33 Public indebtedness <br />34 Claims and disbursements <br />35 Other miscellaneous provisions <br />36 Tax increment provisions <br />37 <br />38 There were no compliance findings. <br />39 <br />40 The Report on Internal Controls had no internal control findings after Redpath gained an <br />41 understanding of internal controls in place and their effectiveness in order to design our audit <br />42 procedures for expressing an opinion on the financial statements; obtained narratives of controls <br />43 on each major class of transaction and account balance and performed walkthroughs and other <br />44 tests to determine adherence to controls in place and effectiveness. <br />45 <br />7