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Recommendation to Accept the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Audited Financial Statements and Compliance Reports. [City Council/SACIC] (Finance 2410)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Annually, the City of Alameda (City) is subject to financial and compliance audits to be performed by licensed certified public accountants. Staff is presenting for acceptance ten (10) reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 issued by the independent auditors.
BACKGROUND
The City Charter Article IV, Section 4-2, various financing covenants, and rules associated with restricted funding sources require the City to publish financial statements presented in conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and to be audited by a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The financial reports noted in the exhibit section of this report below include financial statements and supplemental data that summarize the results and operations of all funds and give the financial position of the City and Successor Agency to the former Community Improvement Commission (CIC) for FY 2019-20.
The audited financial statements are a comprehensive document reflecting the financial position of the City. The audited financial statements and the other reports and financial statements are attached as Exhibits 1-10.
DISCUSSION
The City's external independent audit firm, Maze and Associates (Maze), completed its audit of the annual Financial Statements for the FY ended June 30, 2020, and has issued an unmodified (or "clean") audit opinion validating the fair presentation of the City's financial position as of June 30, 2020. The City's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report shows that the City continued to hold a sound financial position for FY 2019-20. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report contains the basic financials of the City, including Alameda Municipal Power (AMP). The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report also includes the financial...
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