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August 9,2021 <br /> City of Decatur <br /> Page 12 <br /> from us or from any such affiliated company.Any such affiliated company shall be subject to the same <br /> restrictions on the use and disclosure of your information as apply to us. <br /> Professional standards require us to be independent with respect to you in the performance of these services. <br /> Any discussion that you have with our personnel regarding potential employment with you could impair our <br /> independence with respect to this engagement.Therefore,we request that you inform us prior to any such <br /> discussions so that we can implement appropriate safeguards to maintain our independence and objectivity. <br /> Further,any employment offers to any staff members working on this engagement without our prior knowledge <br /> may require substantial additional procedures to ensure our independence.You will be responsible for any <br /> additional costs incurred to perform these procedures. <br /> Our relationship with you is limited to that described in this letter.As such,you understand and agree that we <br /> are acting solely as independent accountants.We are not acting in any way as a fiduciary or assuming any <br /> fiduciary responsibilities for you.We are not responsible for the preparation of any report to any governmental <br /> agency,or any other form,return,or report or for providing advice or any other service not specifically recited in <br /> this letter. <br /> Our engagement ends on delivery of our signed report.Any additional services that might be requested will be a <br /> separate,new engagement.The terms and conditions of that new engagement will be governed by a new, <br /> specific engagement letter for that service. <br /> Government Auditing Standards require that we make our most recent external peer review report publicly <br /> available.The report is posted on our website at www.CLAconnect.com/Aboutus/. <br /> Mediation <br /> i <br /> Any disagreement,controversy,or claim("Dispute")that may arise out of any aspect of our services or <br /> relationship with you,including this engagement,shall be submitted to non-binding mediation by written notice <br /> ("Mediation Notice")to the other parry. In mediation,we will work with you to resolve any differences <br /> voluntarily with the aid of an impartial mediator. <br /> The mediation will be conducted as specified by the mediator and agreed upon by the parties.The parties agree <br /> to discuss their differences in good faith and to attempt,with the assistance of the mediator,to reach an <br /> amicable resolution of the Dispute. <br /> Each party will bear its own costs in the mediation.The fees and expenses of the mediator will be shared equally <br /> by the parties. <br /> Any Dispute will be governed by the laws of the state of Illinois,without giving effect to choice of law principles. <br /> Time limitation <br /> The nature of our services makes it difficult,with the passage of time,to gather and present evidence that fully <br /> and fairly establishes the facts underlying any Dispute that may arise between the parties.The parties agree <br /> that, notwithstanding any statute or law of limitations that might otherwise apply to a Dispute,including one <br /> arising out of this agreement or the services performed under this agreement,for breach of contract or fiduciary <br /> duty,tort,fraud,misrepresentation or any other cause of action or remedy,any action or legal proceeding by <br />