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� : MBDO <br /> �i. EICK & <br /> � t <br /> 1VI URSLLP <br /> Certified Pubhe Accountants & Consultants May 1,2013 <br /> 5201 Fden Avenue <br /> Suite 250 <br /> Edina,NIN 55436 <br /> Board of Trustees and Plan Participants <br /> Elk River Fire Department Relief Association <br /> Elk River,Minnesota <br /> We have audited the financial statements of the governmental and fiduciary activities of the Elk River Fire Department Relief <br /> Association(the Association)for the years ended December 31,2012 and 2011,and have issued our report thereon dated <br /> May 1,2013.Professional standards require that we provide you with the following information related to our audit. <br /> Our Responsibility under Auditing Standards Generally Accepted in the United States of America <br /> As stated in our engagement letter,our responsibility,as described by professional standards,is to express an opinion about whether <br /> the financial statements prepared by management with your oversight are fairly presented,in all material respects,in conformity with <br /> accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.Our audit of the financial statements does not relieve you or <br /> management of your responsibilities. <br /> Our responsibility is to plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable,but not absolute,assurance that the financial statements are <br /> free of material misstatement.As part of our audits,we considered the internal control of the Association. Such considerations were <br /> solely for the purpose of determining our audit procedures and not to provide any assurance concerning such internal control. <br /> Significant Audit Findings <br /> In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of the Association for the years ended December 31,2012 and 2011, <br /> in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America,we consider the Association's internal <br /> control over financial reporting(internal control)as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our <br /> opinion on the financial statements,but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Association's internal <br /> control.Accordingly,we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Association's internal control. <br /> Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the preceding paragraph and would not necessarily <br /> identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses and therefore,there can be no <br /> assurance that all such deficiencies have been identified.We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be <br /> significant deficiencies. <br /> A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management,in the normal course of <br /> performing their assigned functions,to prevent,or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis.A material weakness is a <br /> deficiency,or combination of deficiencies,in internal control such that there is a reasonable possibility that material misstatement of <br /> the Association's financial statements will not be prevented,or detected and corrected on a timely basis.We did not identify any <br /> deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. <br /> A significant deficiency is a deficiency,or combination of deficiencies,in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, <br /> yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control <br /> over financial reporting that we consider to be material weaknesses,as defined above. <br /> 952.&35.9090 • Fax 952.935.3261 <br /> www.aemcpes.com <br />