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MALLOY MONTAGUE KARNOWSKI RADOSEVICH NCO., A.A. r INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON COMPLIAN Ciry Council and Residents ' Ciry of Ramsey Ramsey, Minnesota PRINCIPALS KENNETH W. MALLOY, CPA THOMAS M. MONTAGUE, CPA THOMAS A. KARNOWSKI, CPA PAULA. RADOSEVICH, CPA WILLIAM J. LAUER, CPA We have audited the general purpose fuiancial statements of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota, as of and for the year ended December 31, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated March 25, 1997. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the provisions of the Minnesota Le ag 1 Compliance Audit Guide for Local GoverrLm__ent promulgated by the Legal Compliance ' Task Force pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 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 Le ag 1 Compliance Audit Guide for Local Government covers five main categories of compliance to be tested: contracting and bidding, deposits and investments, conflicts of interest, public indebtedness, and claims and disbursements. Our study included all of the listed categories. ' The results of our tests indicate that for the items tested the City of Ramsey complied with the material terms and conditions of applicable legal provisions. Further, for the items not tested, based on our audit and the procedures referred to above, nothing came to our attention to indicate that the City had not complied with such legal provisions. This report is intended for the information of the City Council and management of the City of Ramsey, the cognizant audit agency, and other federal agencies. However, this report is a matter of public record and its distribution is not limited. i ~ March 25, 1997 _ 410 PARK NATIONAL BANK BUILDING _ = 5353 WAYZATA BOULEVARD MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416 -124- TE LE P H O N E: 612-545-0424 TELEFAX: 612-545-0569