Audit Committee

That legal costs in the total amount of $6,823.45 requested for reimbursement (AC-C 39-2018) including accumulated interest, BE APPROVED pursuant to section 4.9(d) of the Regional Council Expense Policy; and That staff BE DIRECTED to issue payment of $6,823.45 to Aird Berlis LLP.

That Report AC-C 17-2019, dated May 6, 2019, respecting 2018 Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, BE RECEIVED and the following recommendations BE APPROVED: Audit Committee Open Session Minutes 03-2019 May 6, 2019 Page 3 1. That the audited consolidated financial statements of the Regional Municipality of Niagara (the “Niagara Region”), including the sinking fund financial statements and the trust fund financial statements, Appendix 2 of Report AC-C 17-2019, for the year ended December 31, 2018, BE APPROVED; and 2. That the audit findings report pertaining to the audited consolidated financial statement, Appendix 3 of Report AC-C 17-2019, of the Niagara Region for the year ended December 31, 2018 BE RECEIVED for information.

That the following items BE RECEIVED for information: AC-C 14-2019 Q2 2019 Follow-up Status of Internal Audit Recommendations AC-C 15-2019 Internal Audit Plan Progress Update Dashboard AC-C 18-2019 Niagara Regional Housing 2019 Draft Audited Financial Statements