R2013-51 AUTHORIZING CITY MANAGER TO ENTER A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CLIFTONLARSONALLEN, LLP

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CliftonLarsonAllen LLP . 2511 Galen Drive Champaign,IL 61821 217-351-7400 1 fax 217-355-9549 Clifton LarsonAllen www.cliftonlarsonallen.com April 29, 2013 City Council City of Decatur #1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza Decatur, IL 62523-1196 Dear Council Members: We are pleased to serve City of Decatur(hereinafter "you" or the "Entity") as your independent accountants. The purpose of this engagement letter and the accompanying Professional Services Agreement, which is attached and incorporated by reference, is to confirm our acceptance and understanding of the terms of our agreement. This letter and the attached Professional Services Agreement also clarify the nature, extent and limitations of the auditing and nonattest services to be provided. Hope Wheeler will be the relationship and audit engagement partner responsible for the services provided to you. She will be assisted on this engagement by Todd Davis, manager. In addition to the services that we are to provide under this engagement letter, we would also be pleased to assist the Entity on issues as they arise throughout the year. We hope that you will contact either of these individuals when you believe the firm can be of assistance. Any such future services are outside the scope of this engagement and their terms would be covered by a separate engagement letter. Services to be Provided Our services will include: Auditing services. We will audit the financial statements of the government activities,the business-type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the City of Decatur, Illinois as of and for the year ended April 30, 2013 and the related notes to the financial statements. We will also report on the supplementary information accompanying the financial statements. In addition, we will audit the statement of revenues and expenses of Decatur Public Transit System for the year ended June 30, 2013. Also, as part of this audit, we will separately report on any active Tax Increment Financing Funds. Our audit will be made in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, and Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. In addition, we will perform a compliance audit in accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133, "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. " Nonattest services. We will also provide you with the following nonattest services: • Assisting you with: o Drafting financial statements and footnotes o Drafting the State of Illinois Annual Financial Report o Preparation of the Data Collection Form • Proposing adjusting journal entries