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PROPOSAL PREPARED ESPECIALLY FOR CITY OF ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA CERTIFICATIONS AND INDEPENDENCE We recognize when we audit a governmental entity, we are required to be familiar with certain rules, regulations, and requirements and, as a firm we are required to meet certain requirements. In that regard, we make the following affirmations: • Our firm meets the independence requirements relating to the City, its agencies and component units as defined by auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. • Our firm and all assigned key professional staff are properly licensed to practice in the State of Minnesota. • Our firm is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants. • Our firm has never had a report rejected or classified as substandard by any state or federal agency, or by the Government Finance Officers Association. • Our firm has never had and currently does not have any pending disciplinary actions or investigations for alleged improper, fraudulent, disreputable, or unfair activities against our firm with state regulatory bodies or professional organizations. • We accept the professional obligation concerning the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Interpretation 501-3 "Failure to Follow Standards and/or Procedures or Other Requirements in Governmental Audits." • Our professional'personnel have received adequate continuing education to follow Government Auditing Standards and have received adequate continuing professional education over the past two years. • Our firm is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment of persons upon the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, or physical handicap, and have an affirmative action plan in place. • We do not expect any potential audit problems and are not aware of any conflicts of interest about any work performed by the firm for the City. • We acknowledge and have adequate personnel to comply with the audit schedule provided in the request for proposals. 9 1 PAGE BERGANKDV, LTD. I BERGANKDV COM I DO MORE.