R2010-24 ACCEPTING THE PROPOSAL AND AUTHORIZING ENGAGEMENT CONTRACT

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�� G . u�nderson LLp Certified Public Accountants&Consultants February 10, 2010 City Council City of Decatur #1 Gary K. Anderson Plaza Decatur, IL 62523-1196 We are pleased to serve the City of Decatur 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 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. Ms. Hope Wheeler will be the relationship partner responsible for the services provided to you. She will be assisted on this engagement by Mr. Todd Davis, Sr. Manager. In addition to the services that we are to provide under this engagement letter, we would also be pleased to assist the City on issues as they arise throughout the year. We hope that you will contact any 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, 2010 and the statement of revenues and expenses of Decatur Public Transit System far the year ended June 30, 2010. Also, as part of this audit, we will separately report on any active Tax Increment Financing Funds. Our audit will be performed 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 m accordance with Offzce 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 The financial statements of the Civic Center Authority, which is included in the City of Decatur, Illinois, financial statements as a discretely presented component unit, will be audited by other auditors whose report will be furnished to us. zsu cu�r»U,�,,,�• Champaign./L 6182/ tel:217351.7400 fax:217.355.9549 www.cliftoncpa.com i°:L..''