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Special i Co ncil ccti Monday, August , 2007 Page 27 Al Sands, 2612 Aldine Mr. Sands opined that the outside auditor should be asked to provide his recommendation, since it was his report; and that he should be in- formed of tonight's action and then make his decision. Finance hector Chris biller l~~Ir. Miller concurred with Mr. Sands' suggestion; that if the City At- torney was amending their position on the impact of Twin Lakes liti- gation, the City Attorney send a letter to the City Auditor and let the Auditor determine whether it changed their audit opinion. Mr. Miller noted that the audit report captured the City's financial situation on December 31, 2006; and this motion would propose that information made available on August 6, 2007 be incorporated into that report. Mr. Miller noted that allowances and expected subsequent events were taken into account when the audit was done; however, this tim- ing and step was unusual. Mayor Klausing noted that the auditor's response may indicate no change, as his prerogative, or changes could ultimately be made to the report. Mayor Klausing opined that he had no problem with the City Attorney preparing a letter for potential attachment to the 2006 finan- cial report, and letting the auditor make the call. Councilmember Ihlan opined that the City was aware of pending liti- gation on December 31, 2006; however, that they didn't know the outcome of the litigation. Councilmember Ihlan further opined that there was a distinction between the audit report and the auditor's pro- fessional opinion, and the City's comprehensive annual financial re- port and full disclosure by the City. Councilmember Ihlan reiterated her concern that this information gets into the report so the taxpayer on the street or on line can see the footnote line. Councilmember Pust requested that someone put the letter on line and any additional copies of the report have the letter inserted; however, asked that taxpayer monies not be spend on reprinting the report. e. Appoint Commissioner -Consider Appointing a Parks and Rec- reation Commissioner