R2023-254 Resolution Authorizing Professional Service Agreement with Sikich LLP for Auditing Services and Non-Audit Advisory Services

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% SIKICH. SIKICH.COM JAMES R.SAVIO,CPA,MAS QUALITY CONTROL PARTNER The quality control partner will provide a second partner review of the audit workpapers and the City of Decatur's annual comprehensive financial report. VICTORIA DAILEY,CPA As the director,Victoria will be the City of Decatur's secondary contact for anything related to the successful audit of your organization.Victoria will be responsible for leading the assurance team in the field and coordinating all assurance efforts. TOM SIWICKI,CPA DIRECTOR As the director,Tom will be the City of Decatur's secondary contact for anything related to the successful audit of your organization.Tom will be responsible for leading the assurance team in the field and coordinating all assurance efforts. LAURA BABULA,CPA SENIOR AUDIT MANAGER As the senior audit manager,Laura will be the City of Decatur's secondary contact for anything related to the successful audit of your organization. Laura will be responsible for leading the assurance team in the field and coordinating all assurance efforts. BRADLEY JOHNSON,CPA As the audit manager,Brad will be another contact for anything related to the successful audit of your organization.Brad will be responsible for leading the assurance team in the field and coordinating all assurance efforts. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL STAFF Other professional staff assigned to the engagement will be full-time employees of the firm and have a minimum of one to three years of auditing experience.In addition,all professional staff assigned to government engagements meet and usually exceed the CPE requirements contained in the U.S. Government Accountability Office, Government Auditing Standards (2018). Moreover, our government staff possess a specific knowledge of local government accounting and reporting requirements and their application for local governments. This is achieved by attending at least 40 hours per year of a combination of external courses sponsored by the AICPA,ICPAS,GFOA and IGFOA,as well as internal courses. This enables our firm to staff our governmental engagements with qualified professionals in the industry,providing valuable services to our governmental clients during the audit and throughout the year.We can assure you that our professional staff would not need any"on the job accounting or financial reporting training"by your staff.Moreover,we can assure the City of Decatur the quality of staffing for a multi-year engagement,even if a change in personnel is required,subject to your approval. ACCOUNTING TECHNOLOGY ADVISORY City of Decatur Service Proposal 1 6