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scheduleoffindingsandquestionedcostsasitem2016001.Ouropiniononeachmajorfederalprogram <br />isnotmodifiedwithrespecttothismatters. <br />The/źƷǤ͸ƭresponsetothenoncompliancefindingidentifiedinourauditisdescribedintheaccompanying <br />scheduleoffindingsandquestionedcosts.The/źƷǤ͸ƭresponsewasnotsubjectedtotheauditing <br />proceduresappliedintheauditofcomplianceand,accordingly,weexpressnoopinionontheresponse. <br />ReportonInternalControlOverCompliance <br />ThemanagementoftheCityisresponsibleforestablishingandmaintainingeffectiveinternalcontrolover <br />ove.Inplanningandperformingour <br />compliancewiththetypesofcompliancerequirementsreferredtoab <br />auditofcompliance,weconsideredthe/źƷǤ͸ƭinternalcontrolovercompliancewiththetypesof <br />requirementsthatcouldhaveadirectandmaterialeffectoneachmajorfederalprogramtodetermine <br />theauditingproceduresthatareappropriateinthecircumstancesforthepurposeofexpressingan <br />opiniononcomplianceforeachmajorfederalprogramandtotestandreportoninternalcontrolover <br />complianceinaccordancewiththeUniformGuidance,butnotforthepurposeofexpressinganopinion <br />ontheeffectivenessofinternalcontrolovercompliance.Accordingly,wedonotexpressanopinionon <br />theeffectivenessoftheCity'sinternalcontrolovercompliance. <br />A deficiencyininternalcontrolovercompliance existswhenthedesignoroperationofacontrolover <br />compliancedoesnotallowmanagementoremployees,inthenormalcourseofperformingtheirassigned <br />functions,toprevent,ordetectandcorrect,noncompliancewithatypeofcompliancerequirementofa <br />federalprogramonatimelybasis.A materialweaknessininternalcontrolovercompliance isadeficiency, <br />orcombinationofdeficiencies,ininternalcontrolovercompliance,suchthatthereisareasonable <br />deralprogramwill <br />possibilitythatmaterialnoncompliancewithatypeofcompliancerequirementofafe <br />notbeprevented,ordetectedandcorrected,onatimelybasis.Asignificantdeficiencyininternalcontrol <br />overcompliance isadeficiency,oracombinationofdeficiencies,ininternalcontrolovercompliancewith <br />atypeofcompliancerequirementofafederalprogramthatislessseverethanamaterialweaknessin <br />internalcontrolovercompliance,yetimportantenoughtomeritattentionbythosechargedwith <br />governance. <br />Ourconsiderationofinternalcontrolovercompliancewasforthelimitedpurposedescribedinthefirst <br />paragraphofthissectionandwasnotdesignedtoidentifyalldeficienciesininternalcontrolover <br />compliancethatmightbematerialweaknessesorsignificantdeficiencies.Wedidnotidentifyany <br />deficienciesininternalcontrolovercompliancethatweconsidertobematerialweaknesses.However, <br />materialweaknessesmayexistthathavenotbeenidentified. <br />Thepurposeofthisreportoninternalcontrolovercomplianceissolelytodescribethescopeofour <br />testingofinternalcontrolovercomplianceandtheresultsofthattestingbasedontherequirementsof <br />theUniformGuidance.Accordingly,thisreportisnotsuitableforanyotherpurpose. <br />IslerCPA <br />ByGaryIskra,CPA,amemberofthefirm <br />Eugene,Oregon <br />November21,2016 <br />164 <br />