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RESULTS OF DESK REVIEWS AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION Our firm, or any of its partners, has not been the subject of any federal or state desk reviews of its audits for the past three years. Further, such have not been subject to any disciplinary action, pending or outstanding, with any state regulatory bodies or professional organizations for the past three years. USE OF CONSULTANTS OR SUB -VENDORS Schlenner Wenner & Co. does not utilize the assistance of consultants or sub -vendors in its audit practice unless they are necessary for specific expertise such as OPEB studies, etc. Further, the firm does not anticipate the use of such in its audit of the City for any general audit procedures. We understand that no subcontracting will be allowed without the express prior written consent of the City. OUR SERVICE TEAM We believe the key to establishing an excellent professional relationship between your City and our firm is the client service team. The team we have assigned to serve you combines technical expertise and the proven ability to work effectively with our clients' personnel. Our client service team, led by Molly M. Thompson, CPA, Partner, and Ryan J. Schmidt, CPA, Manager, and includes individuals who have extensive experience with auditing and consulting related to governmental entities. This commitment will ensure the City will receive quality service backed by the full resources of our firm. Biographic sketches are included below for the full time engagement team proposed for your City. Audit art er in are - Molly M. Thompson, CPA Molly joined the St. Cloud office of Schlenner Wenner & Co. in January 1993. She has been performing government audits since 1990. Previously, Molly was employed with a national accounting firm as an Audit Senior. Molly is a Certified Public Accountant who graduated with Magna Cum Laude honors from the University of St. Thomas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting. Molly is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is licensed as a CPA in Minnesota and has the required Yellowbook CPE requirements, and has for the past twenty years. Molly spends virtually 100% of her billable time performing audits and related tasks - 35% of which is dedicated to school district audits, 35% is dedicated to other governmental audits such as cities, townships and special districts, and 30% is dedicated to other for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and benefit plan audits. Molly has over twenty years of experience auditing Minnesota cities. In addition, Molly is active on several non-profit Boards in Central Minnesota. Molly has provided audit, accounting, and consulting services to numerous cities, townships, school districts, special districts, joint powers, and HRA' s. Molly has professional affiliations with the Minnesota Association of School Business Officials and Minnesota Government Finance Officers Association. Molly has over twenty years of experience in the areas of auditing, accounting, and consulting. She has experience in auditing large and small governmental, not-for-profit, and for-profit entities. Molly also audits many employee benefit plans. In addition, Molly has assisted clients in evaluating their internal control structures, communicating recommendations to management and governing boards, and assisting with the implementation of recommendations made. Molly also has vast experience in implementing bookkeeping and financial statement preparation systems on a large variety of accounting software packages. She has developed systems and streamlined systems for a large variety of clients. 7