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City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota Page | 5 C. Consultant qualifications/profile Municipal utility rate study experience For nearly 50 years, our specialists have worked with communities to review utility rates and connection/impact fees, explore available financing for project improvements, and perform long-range financial forecasting. We help as many as 50 utility clients each year plan for the future through long-term forecasting and planning for major capital projects that require creative rate and funding solutions. This experience gives Baker Tilly a broad view of industry issues and a specific familiarity with municipal utility goals. Industry involvement Our memberships in national and local industry organizations and our involvement as authors, speakers, trainers and promoters of governmental finance helps us actively assist you with the implementation of new regulations or the adoption of new standards. Industry involvement American Water Works Association (AWWA) Association of Government Accountants Water Environment Federation Government Finance Officers Association Central States Water Environment Association National Association of Municipal Advisors (NAMA) International City/County Management Association Association of Certified Fraud Examiners We do not just belong to these organizations; we are active members who serve on boards and committees and support the organizations with our leadership and financial support. We are often called upon by the different local governmental associations to analyze proposed changes and to provide recommendations to improve these proposals and/or to identify elements within the proposed changes that impact our clients and their operations. In recent years, Baker Tilly has conducted training or developed educational programs on utility rates and financing, strategic planning, GASB pronouncements, budgeting, taxation, local income taxes (LIT), and other legislative impacts as well as various other topics where significant changes have occurred. Keeping you up-to-date Consistent communication is a critical component of the value we provide to our municipal clients. We will share relevant thought-leadership and other resources on issues that impact local governments and utilities to keep the City up-to-date. Read our recently published article on Utility Billing here.