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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Dan,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I just realized the pdf you looked at was just what I sent to the Board to determine the required State Auditor protocol for electronic signatures which is why it is not sign able. The audit exemption I need everyone to sign was sent via adobe ESign. It is sent to each signer in the order I listed on the program. Keith has signed and it will be forwarded to you after Harold signs. The order of signatures I set up is Keith, Harold, Dan, Geoff and Marcus. If anyone has a number for Harold to check and see if he can sign the exemption, please either call him or forward to me and I will call him.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Darcy<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> DANIEL CONWAY <dconway@thkassoc.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> 03/30/2020 4:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> darcybeardcpa@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: [Board] Audit Exemption<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Darcy,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>The PDF that you attached is not the correct type of PDF in which I can sign digitally. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Can you please resend the document? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>Dan<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Keith Bierman</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:khbkhb@gmail.com">khbkhb@gmail.com</a>><br>Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:33 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Board] Audit Exemption<br>To: District Board of Directors+District Manager <<a href="mailto:board@chnorthmetro.us">board@chnorthmetro.us</a>><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#6633FF'>I'd defer to Marcus or any other lawyer ;> But I *think* they should be OK with each of us signing separate copies of the same document. If anyone thinks the OSA would prefer that as a single PDF, I can certainly combine them (my fear would be that they could view that as tampering, rather than helpful). <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Keith Bierman<br><a href="mailto:khbkhb@gmail.com" target="_blank">khbkhb@gmail.com</a><br>303 997 2749<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:25 PM Darcy Beard <<a href="mailto:darcybeardcpa@comcast.net" target="_blank">darcybeardcpa@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>I have attached the Electronic Signature Policy which is printed on the Audit exemption form. It does not specifically state all signatures need to be on one form. Please review and let me know if you think it would satisfy the OSA if I sent the form to each board member individually. I can upload more than one form to the OSA portal so maybe it would work. Alternatively, the OSA had the following update on the website so perhaps if we can gather the signatures on one form (I can always resend if Harold is unavailable) we can submit the form after the deadline. Let me know how you would like to proceed.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Darcy</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>COVID-19 UPDATE</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>In response to guidance from federal, state, and local public health authorities, effective immediately the OSA and its employees are implementing social distancing practices to help control the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>The OSA remains open for business.</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'> <b>However, most OSA employees are now working remotely from home.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>To ensure continuity of operations as best as possible, <b>we are accepting late submissions for applications for exemption from audit</b>. We also encourage local governments to explore options for electronic board member approvals. The OSA's policies for electronic signatures for board approvals can be found on the application for exemption from audit.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>For additional questions about audit and exemption filings, please please contact the Local Government Audit Division at <b>303.869.3000</b> or send us an email (<b><a href="mailto:osa.ga@state.co.us" target="_blank"><span style='color:#004376'>osa.lg@state.co.us</span></a></b>) and we will get back to you promptly.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red'>Thank you for your cooperation and patience.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i>Darcy Beard CPA</i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><i>The information contained in this electronic communication and any document attached hereto or transmitted herewith is confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the individual or entity named above. 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