HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 5 - Attachment B - Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance
Whale Rock
Commission
San Luis Obispo, California
Auditor’s Communication with
Those Charged with Governance
For the year ended June 30, 2022
March 14, 2023
To the Members
of Whale Rock Commission
San Luis Obispo, California
We have audited the financial statements of the Whale Rock Commission (Commission) as of and for the
year ended June 30, 2022, and have issued our report thereon dated March 14, 2023. Professional
standards require that we advise you of the following matters relating to our audit.
Our Responsibility in Relation to the Financial Statement Audit
As communicated in our engagement letter dated October 10, 2022, our responsibility, as described by
professional standards, is to form and express an opinion(s) about whether the financial statements that
have been prepared by management with your oversight are presented fairly, in all material respects, in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our audit of
the financial statements does not relieve you or management of your respective responsibilities.
Our responsibility, as prescribed by professional standards, is to plan and perform our audit to obtain
reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit of financial statements includes consideration of internal control over financial
reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for
the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, as part of our audit, we considered the internal control of the Commission solely
for the purpose of determining our audit procedures and not to provide any assurance concerning such
internal control.
We are also responsible for communicating significant matters related to the audit that are, in our
professional judgment, relevant to your responsibilities in overseeing the financial reporting process.
However, we are not required to design procedures for the purpose of identifying other matters to
communicate to you.
We have provided our findings regarding significant control deficiencies over financial reporting and
material weaknesses, and other matters noted during our audit in a separate letter to you dated March
14, 2023.
To the Members
of the Whale Rock Commission
San Luis Obispo, California
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Planned Scope and Timing of the Audit
We conducted our audit consistent with the planned scope and timing we previously communicated to
you.
Compliance with All Ethics Requirements Regarding Independence
The engagement team, others in our firm, as appropriate, our firm, and our network firms have complied
with all relevant ethical requirements regarding independence.
Significant Risks Identified
We have identified the following significant risks:
Risk of Management Override of Internal Controls – A risk of management override of internal
controls exists at any entity where management can change or decide not to perform that entity’s
internal controls.
Revenue Recognition Risk – Errors in revenue recognition can affect bond covenant ratios and the
net position of the Commission.
Qualitative Aspects of the Entity’s Significant Accounting Practices
Significant Accounting Policies
Management has the responsibility to select and use appropriate accounting policies. A summary of the
significant accounting policies adopted by the Commission is included in Note 1 to the financial
statements. There have been no initial selection of accounting policies and no changes in significant
accounting policies or their application during the year ended June 30, 2022.
Significant Accounting Estimates
Accounting estimates are an integral part of the financial statements prepared by management and are
based on management’s current judgments. Those judgments are normally based on knowledge and
experience about past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accounting
estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the financial statements and because
of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ markedly from management’s current
judgments.
The most sensitive accounting estimates affecting the financial statements are capital asset depreciation
and useful life.
Management’s estimate of capital assets depreciation and useful life is based on historical useful lives of
such assets. We evaluated the key factors and assumptions used to develop the estimate of capital assets
depreciation and useful life and determined that they are reasonable in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole and in relation to the applicable opinion units.
To the Members
of the Whale Rock Commission
San Luis Obispo, California
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Financial Statement Disclosures
Certain financial statement disclosures involve significant judgment and are particularly sensitive
because of their significance to financial statement users. The most sensitive disclosures affecting the
Commission’s financial statements relate to:
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Capital Assets
Significant Difficulties Encountered during the Audit
We encountered no significant difficulties in dealing with management relating to the performance of
the audit.
Uncorrected and Corrected Misstatements
For purposes of this communication, professional standards also require us to accumulate all known and
likely misstatements identified during the audit, other than those that we believe are trivial, and
communicate them to the appropriate level of management. Further, professional standards require us
to also communicate the effect of uncorrected misstatements related to prior periods on the relevant
classes of transactions, account balances or disclosures, and the financial statements as a whole and each
applicable opinion unit. Uncorrected misstatements or matters underlying those uncorrected
misstatements could potentially cause future-period financial statements to be materially misstated, even
though the uncorrected misstatements are immaterial to the financial statements currently under audit.
In addition, professional standards require us to communicate to you all material, corrected
misstatements that were brought to the attention of management as a result of our audit procedures.
None of the misstatements identified by us as a result of our audit procedures and corrected by
management were material, either individually or in the aggregate, to the financial statements taken as
a whole or applicable opinion units.
Disagreements with Management
For purposes of this letter, professional standards define a disagreement with management as a matter,
whether or not resolved to our satisfaction, concerning a financial accounting, reporting, or auditing
matter, which could be significant to the Commission’s financial statements or the auditor’s report. No
such disagreements arose during the course of the audit.
Representations Requested from Management
We have requested certain written representations from management, which are included in the attached
letter dated March 14, 2023.
Management’s Consultations with Other Accountants
To the Members
of the Whale Rock Commission
San Luis Obispo, California
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In some cases, management may decide to consult with other accountants about auditing and accounting
matters. Management informed us that, and to our knowledge, there were no consultations with other
accountants regarding auditing and accounting matters.
Other Significant Matters, Findings, or Issues
In the normal course of our professional association with the Commission, we generally discuss a variety
of matters, including the application of accounting principles and auditing standards, significant events
or transactions that occurred during the year, operating and regulatory conditions affecting the entity,
and operational plans and strategies that may affect the risks of material misstatement. None of the
matters discussed resulted in a condition to our retention as the Commission’s auditors.
Required Supplementary Information
We applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information (RSI) that
supplements the basic financial statements. Our procedures consisted of inquiries of management
regarding the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with
management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we
obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We did not audit the RSI and do not express
an opinion or provide any assurance on the RSI.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Commission members, and management
of the Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified
parties.
Badawi and Associates, CPAs
Berkeley, California
March 14, 2023