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.. DRAFT . Grandview Square 5201 Eden Avenue Suite 370 Edina, MN 55436 I I REPORT ON MINNESOTA LEGAL COMPLIANCE Honorable Mayor and Council City of Arden Hills, Minnesota We have audited the fmancial statements of the governmental activities) the business-type activities, each major fund" and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Arden Hills, Minnesota (the City) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, which collectively comprise the City's basic fInancial statements and have issued our report thereon dated April 14, 2006. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the provisions of the Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guide!or Local Government, promulgated by the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor pursuant to Minnesota statute 6.65. Accordingly, the audit included such tests of the accounting records and such . other auditing procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. The Minnesota Legal Compliance Audit Guidefor Local Government covers six main categories of compliance to be tested: contracting and bidding, deposits and investments, conflicts of interest, public indebtedness, claims and disbursements and miscellaneous provisions. Our study included all of the listed categories. The results of our tests indicate that for the items tested, the City complied with the material terms and conditions of applicable legal provisions, except as described in the schedule of [mdings and questioned costs on the following page. This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Council, management, others within the City and the Minnesota Office of the State Auditor, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. April 14, 2006 Minneapolis, Minnesota ABDO, E1CK & MEYERS, LLP Certified Public Accountants . -55- 952.835.9090 . Fax 952.835.326] ,",,'WW.aemcpAs.com