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Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report - Approval
History
The Village of Orland Park Fiscal Year 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) has been completed. This report is management's annual financial report to the taxpayers, Village Board, oversight bodies, investors and creditors of the Village. This report provides a historical picture of the Village’s financial status as of December 31, 2019 and activities for the year (January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019). Our auditing firm, BKD, has expressed that the Village’s financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Village for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (a “clean” opinion, the highest obtainable).
State law (65 ILCS 5/8-8) requires that all general-purpose local governments publish within six months of the close of each fiscal year a complete set of financial statements presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm of licensed certified public accountants. With staff turnover, COVID-19 shutdowns, and delays on final reports from others, the final CAFR reporting was delayed.
In addition, Public Act 98-0738 requires the auditor to perform the following within sixty days after the issuance of audited financial statements:
- Provide a copy of the management letter and audited financial statements to the Municipality’s Corporate Authorities. If the county or municipality maintains a website, these reports shall be posted to the website.
- Present the information from the audit to the Municipality's Corporate Authorities either in person or by a live
phone or web connection during a public meeting.
This memo will provide an overview of three documents prepared or reviewed by BKD:
· Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
· Communication with Those Charged with Governance, and
· Report on Inter...
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