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FI' QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE <br />Abdo, Eick & Meyers, LLP (the Firm) has a professional staff of more than 160 in its Edina and Mankato offices. The two offices serve <br />clients of all sizes and industries, but 25 percent of our business is dedicated to serving the municipal industry. Our Firm's ability to <br />serve you is evidenced by our significant governmental client base and the capabilities of our personnel. The following summarizes the <br />type of governmental services we provide: <br />Governmental Client Base <br />Our governmental client base is composed of cities, municipalities and other public entities. They are as follows: <br />• Audit services for approximately 100 cities. <br />o 19 municipal clients receive the GFOA's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. <br />• Finance director services for approximately 12 cities. <br />o 2 municipal clients receive the GFOA's Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. <br />• Audit services for approximately 63 fire relief organizations. <br />• Audit services for approximately 30 school districts and charter schools. <br />• Audit services for the State of Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association, Office of the Legislative Auditor and the <br />Minnesota House of Representatives. <br />• Audit services for EDA's and HRAs. <br />The audit will be performed by our Edina office, including field supervision and review. <br />Audit services are provided on an annual basis for a total of approximately 200 clients including cities, school districts, fire relief <br />organizations, city owned utilities, the State of Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor, the Minnesota House of Representatives and <br />stand-alone EDA's and HRA's. <br />Personnel <br />Our firm has committed a substantial component of our staff to governmental services. The following table shows the number of our <br />professional staff dedicated governmental services by position within the firm. <br />35 <br />30 <br />25 <br />20 <br />15 -4, <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 m <br />4ggltpWzi <br />421ifitt, <br />Partners / Managers / Accounting <br />Presidents Supervisors Staff <br />Support Staff <br />o Non -CPA DCPA <br />Total <br />Our substantial governmental client base and commitment of staff to governmental services has provided our firm <br />with the competence to serve your professionally and efficiently. <br />-6- <br />