2007 Consolidated Financial Report

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~~ ~~~~ ~~~ Chartered Acc~unta~ts ~ 18 C r~enood Cer7 ire 3~~~ aeziel Drive 1lVindsor ~N NSIN 5K8 AUDITORS' REPORT T~le~h~ne t5~9y X51-35~~0 Fax ~5~9f X51-~53Q ~~19~ ~~~-35~#~ I~~~rn~i ~vw~r.k~r~g.t;~ Ta the warden and Members of Councii of the Carparatinn of the County of Essex; vVe have audited the conoiidated statement of financial position of the Carparatian of the County of i=ssex as at December ~~, ~aa~ and the consolidated statements of financial activities and cash flaws far the year then ended. Thane financial statements are the responsibility of the County's administration. Cur responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based an our audit. VUe conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generaliy accepted auditing standards. Thaw standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of rr~aterial misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a fast basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disciasures in the financial statements. An auriit else includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by adrninistratian, a well as evaluating the averal~ financial statement presentation. In our apinianr these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial pasition of the County as at December 31 t ~Oa~' and the results of its financial act~vlties and its cash flaws far the year then ended in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by the public nectar Accounting Daard of the Canadian institute of Chartered A~ccountants~ Cur audit was conducted far the purpose of forming an opinion an the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The current year's supplementary information included in chedulc ~ is presented far the purpnses of additional analysis and is not a required pert of the basic consolidated financial statements. such supplementary infarmatian has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial statements and, in our apinian, i fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic consaiidated financial statements taken as a whole. ~1P~G ~~v ~~ Chartered ~ccauntants, Licensed Public Accountants Windsor, Canada June 3, ~aa8 ~~h,iG i.~~ a Canadian Eir~tiited Piak~ili~y pariner~hip ~~ tt~e Ca~i~3dian mernd~r firrri of h~PI~1G InC~rr~aii~nal, a Swi,s caopcrat~ve.