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�ity �i ....�.�y �.r� or .ii ww� �� 1 �M � � .,'� ......... .� �1��1+�5{��, �'�,� May 1, 2017 To the Ciry Council and Citizens of the City of Roseville: Minnesota statutes require all cities to issue an annual report on its financial position and activity prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), and audited in accardance with generally accepted auditing standards by a firm of licensed certified public accountants or the Office of the State Auditor. Pursuant to that requirement, we hereby issue the comprehensive annual financial report of the City of Roseville for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. This report consists of management's representations concerning the �nances of the City of Roseville. Consequently, management assumes full responsibility for the completeness and reliability of all of the information presented in this report. To provide a reasonable basis for making these representations, management of the City of Roseville has established a comprehensive internal control frameworlc that is designed both to protect the government's assets from loss, theft, or misuse and to compile sufficient reliable informatioil for the preparation of the City of Roseville's financial statements in conformity with GAAP. Because the cost of internal controls should not outweigh their benefits, the City of Roseville's internal controls have been designed to provide reasonable rather than absolute assurance that the financial statements will be free from material misstatement. As management, we assert that, to the best of our knowledge and belief, this financial report is complete and reliable in all material respects. The City of Roseville's financial statements have been audited by BerganKDV, a firm of licensed certified public accountants. The goal of the independent audit was to provide reasonable assurance that the financial statements of the City of Roseville for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 are free of material misstatement. The independent audit involved examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the fmancial statements; assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management; and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. The independent auditor concluded based upon the audit, that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an unqualified opinion that the City of Roseville's financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, are fairly presented in conformity with GAAP. The independent auditor's report is presented as the first component of the fmancial section of this report. GAAP requires that management provide a narrative introduction, overview, and analysis to accompany the basic financial statements in the form of Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A). This letter of transmittal is designed to complement the MD&A and should be read in conjunction with it. The City of Roseville's MD&A can be found immediately following the report of the independent auditors. 1