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, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 5. TECHNICAL PROPOSAL Partner, Supervisory and Staff qualifications and experience. Identify the principal supervisory and management staff, including engagement partners, managers, other supervisors and specialists, who would be assigned to the engagement. Indicate whether each such person is registered or licensed to the practice as a certified public accountant in Florida. Provide information on the government auditing experience of each person, including information on relevant continuing professional education for the past three (3) years and membership in professional organizations relevant to the performance of this audit. Our proposed audit team is comprised of the following principal supervisory and management staff: William G. Benson, C,P.A., Engagement Partner Cynthia L. Calvert, C.P.A., Second Review Partner Steve A. Akins, Senior Accountant Field Leader We would have additional staff accountants accompanying the field leader throughout the preliminary and final audit field work as needed. Provide as much information as possible regarding the number, qualifications, experience and training, including relevant continuing professional education ofthe specific staff to be assigned to this engagement. Indicate how the quality of staff over the term of the agreement will be assured. A profile of each audit team member is included in Section III, which lists specific governmental experience, qualifications and continuing professional education. Due to our firm's concentration of governmental and not- for-profit clients, we sponsor continuing professional education courses annually regarding a variety of governmental subjects, including Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement Number 34 (GASB 34) and other current GASB pronouncements. One eight-hour governmental seminar is offered to our governmental clients. In addition, our entire professional governmental accounting staff takes a significant number of "governmental qualified" continuing education courses every year. Other audit personnel may be changed at the discretion of the proposer provided that replacements have substantially the same or better qualifications or experience. We have experienced very low turnover of our professional accounting staff members and our firm philosophy emphasizes direct partner involvement in each engagement including various phases of the audit fieldwork and review processes. Such involvement positively impacts engagement staff continuity. We will communicate with City finance personnel in the event of staff turnover and promptly identify a mutually agreeable and governmentally qualified replacement team member. However, we understand that the City retains the right to approve or reject replacements. 6. Prior Engagements with the City of Sunny Isles Beach. The Firm has had no previous professional relationships involving the City for the past five (5) years.