WHITE NELSON DIEHL EVANS LLP (3) -2016

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PARTNER SUPERVISORY AND STAFF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE AUDIT TEAM The audit team assembled consists of individuals who have extensive experience auditing governmental agencies and are familiar with municipal accounting. In addition, each team member's skill and experience developed working in other industries our firm serves can be applied to the individual requirements of the City of Santa Ana. The personnel assigned to the engagement team are as follows: The engagement partner will be Mr. Nitin P. Patel, CPA.. Mr. Patel has over 30 years of experience with audits of local governments. He will be involved with all phases of the audit including (a) the planning phase of the audit to assess risks related to the audit (b) a final review of all the work papers and financial reports, and (c) attending any meetings with City's management and City council at the conclusion of the audit. He will be responsible for assuring that all work for the City is performed in a complete and timely manner. Ms. Daphnie Munoz, CPA, will be the partner in charge of the Single Audit. Ms. Munoz has over 18 years of experience with audits of local governments. She will perform a detailed review of the Single Audit workpapers and assure the Single Audit is completed in a timely manner. Mr. Robert J. Callanan, CPA, will be the Technical Review Partner and will perform a quality review of all reports issued in connection with the audit. Mr Callanan has over 26 years of experience with audits of local governments. He will also consult on the accounting treatment of unusual transactions or audit issues. Ms. Kassie Radermacher, CPA will serve as the senior audit manager. Ms. Radermacher has over 11 years of experience with audits of local governments. She will be the primary contact for the City and related audits. Mr. Robert Perl, CPA, will serve as the audit manager responsible for the Single Audit and related reports. Mr. Perl has over 10 years of experience with audits of local governments. They will (a) perform the initial review of the work papers including a review of the work completed related to internal controls, (b) supervise the completion of the financial reports and management letter and (c) assist in the audit of any complex or unusual audit areas. The audit supervisors will be Ms. Tiffany Fung, CPA and Mr. Jesse Pattison, CPA. They have 6 and 5 years of experience with audits of local governments. They will be on-site supervising staff accountants and performing the fieldwork including performing tests of internal controls, substantive tests of account balances, and analytical tests. Resumes for the above partners and personnel are included at pages 10 through 16 COMMITMENT RELATED TO PERSONNEL We make a commitment to retain the same personnel on the City from year to year, except where such personnel leave the firm, or where the change is approved by the City. If a staff member is replaced, we make a commitment to replace that person with staff of at least equal experience. NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY Our firm has a policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin or handicap. P