Blake, Cumah (GOV) Tincher, Jaime (GOV) Monday, May 18, 2015 9:42 AM Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Sen, Katy (GOV) Re: Issue Write her back and tell her our understanding is it is an OLA study of the issue, not actually doing it. Sent from my iPhone 37 AM, "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" {i rote: On May 18, 2015, at Fyi Set om Senauag Moi - Original message ~ From: Rebecca Otto Date:05/18/2015 8:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shanron (GOV)" Subject: RE: Issue ‘They voted to privatize county audits last night, Sincerely, Rebecea Otto ‘State Auditor 525 Park St. Suite 500 St Paul, MN 55103 >>> "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" 05/1715 1031 PM >>> Will do, What is it? ‘Shannon Patrick | Senior Policy Advisor Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Govemor Tina Smith 116 Veterans Service Building 20 W 12th Street Saint Paul, MN 55: ‘Working to Build a Better Minnesota Web | Twitter| Facebook DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is intended to be read only by the intended recipient. It may contain confidential and/or privileged information, and may be protected from disclosure by law. If you are not the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, retransmission, distribution or copying of this e-mail (or its attachments) i strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail and any attachments. 1Blake, Cumah (GOV) From: Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 9:45 AM To: Rebecca Otto Ce: Tincher, Jaime (GOV) Subject: RE: Issue Auditor Otto- Our understanding is that the OLA is to study the issue but that the audits are still to be done by your office. Seat om Sensng Moi, ~ Original message ~ From: Rebecea Otto Date:05/18/2015 8:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" Subject: RE: Issue ‘They voted to privatize county audits lastnight. Sincerely, Rebecca Otto ‘State Auditor 525 Park St. Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55103 >>> "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" is 05/17/15 10:31 PM>>> Wil do. What is it? Shannon Patrick | Senior Policy Advisor Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith 116 Veterans Service Building 20 W 12th Street Saint Paul, MN 55155 Working to Build a Better Minnesota Web | Twitter| Facebook DISCLAIMER: This e-mail is intended to be read only by the intended recipient. It may contain confidential and/or privileged information, and may be protected from disclosure by law. Ifyou are not the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, retransmission, distribution or copying of this e-mail (or its attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail and any attachments. Original Message. From: Rebecca Otto Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2015 10:29 PM. To: Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Subject: IssueBlake, Cumah (GOV) From: Pattick, Shannon (GOV) Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 10:18 AM To: Tincher, Jaime (GOV) Subject: RE: Issue Jaime - made call this morning for clarification on this. Told that in addition to OLAY study, counties osn get private audits but that ability is delayed for one year until July 1 2016. Seat fom Sensong Maile, — Original message — From: "Tincher, Jaime (GOV)" Date:05/18/2015 9:42 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" Sen, Katy (GOV)" Subject: Re: Issue Write her back and tell her our understanding is it is an OLA study of the issue, not actually doing it. Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2015, at 9:37 AM, "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" (i ote: Fyi ‘Set om Sane Di, Original message — From: Rebecca Otto Date:05/18/2015 §:15 AM (GMT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" Subject: RE: Issue ‘They voted to privatize county audits last night. Sincerely, Rebecca Otto State Auditor '525 Park St. Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55103 >>> "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)’ i 05/17/15 10:31 PM>>> Will do, Whatis it?Blake, Cumah (GOV) From: Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Sent: Monday, May 18, 2015 11:08 AM To: Mark Dayton Ce: ‘Smith, Tina (GOV); #GOV_Gov Senior Staff Subject: RE: State Government Finance Conference Committee It is my understanding that in addition to authorizing the OLA to study and report on the efficiency of audits of counties of state auditor, the conference committee agreement also allows counties to have audits done by private CPA firms effective August 2016. Set fom Sung Mabie, —— Original message -— From: Mark Dayton Date:05/18/2015 7:31 AM (6MT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" : Cc: "Smith, Tina (GOV)", HGOV_Gov Senior Staff Subject: Re: State Government Finance Conference Committee ‘What was done with the State Auditor’s audits of local govts? Sent from my iPhone On May 18, 2015, at 3:39 AM, Patrick, Shannon (GOV) {js "ote: Governor and Lt. Governor —The state government finance conference committee has completed its work. The bill contains the 1.8% operating adjustments for agencies that you recommended, and most of your agency initiatives. Italso: Fully funds the Governor's office Provides a funding mechanism for the Senate office building Provides funding for veterans home Repeals the political contribution refund program Contains the Ethnic council changes The bill does NOT contain: Limits on the number of executive branch FTEs, or managerial, commissioner, Metropolitan Sports Facility Authority, Met Council salaries Transfers from SEGIP Requirement for legislative approval of rulemaking Move of fiscal note process to OLA Executive branch carry forward authority Elimination of the public campaign subsidy Reduction in in-lieu-rent fundingBlake, Cumah (GOV) Monday, May 18, 2015 12:56 PM Sent: To: Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Subject: Re: RE: Issue need you all to communicate with Saxhaug and Bakk on this, Sara Anderson sald the Governor was OK with. | think wires got crossed along the way but | think it can be fixed before it hits the Senate floor >>> at, Senn (0 rr >>> 09:05 AM >>> Auditor Otto- Our understanding is that the OLA is to study the issue but that the audits are still to be done by your office. Sent from Samsung Mobile - Original message From: Rebecca Otto Date:05/18/2015 8:15 AM (GIMT-06:00) To: "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" Subject: RE: Issue They voted to privatize county audits last night. Sincerely, Rebecca Otto State Auditor 525 Park St. Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55103 >>> "Patrick, Shannon (GOV)" [i 05/17/35 >>> 10:31 PM >>> Will do. What is it? Shannon Patrick | Senior Pclicy Advisor Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. Governor Tina Smith 116 Veterans Service Building 20W 12th Street Saint Paul, MN 55155Blake, Cumah (GOV) Patrick, Shannon (GOV) Monday, June 08, 2015 207 PM Mark Dayton Piper, Emily (GOV) EM Sen, Katy (GOV); Tincher, Jaime (GOV) Timing of state auditor provision Governor —Jaime asked that | send you the following. + August 1, 2015 - Under current law (Article 2, section 88) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 6.48 is repealed effective August 1, 2015. The statute provides that the state auditor may visit, without previous notice, each county and make a thorough examination of all accounts and records relating to the receipt and disbursement of the public funds and the custody of the public funds and other property. * The timing of the repeal has been described as an error. «A repeal of the repealer should take effect the day following final enactment. + August 1, 2016 ~The new provision, M.S. 6.481, which allows counties the discretion to decide whether to use a private CPA firm or the State Auditor takes effect. ‘This creates a one-year gap when there is no requirement fora county audit. * August 1, 2016 - The first date counties could notify the State Auditor of a change to a private CPA firm. + Calendar year 2017 ~ The first year of records that would be available to be audited. + January 2018 ~The first audits could be conducted by the private CPA firm after notice was provided to the State Auditor August 1, 2016.» Shannon Patrick | Senior Pelicy Advisor Office of Governor Mark Dayton & Lt. 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