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McCALL GIBSON SWEDLUND BARFOOT PLLC Certified Public Accountants 13100 Wortham Center Drive Suite 235 111 Congress Aveune Houston, Texas 77065-5610 Suite 400 (713) 462-0341 Austin, Texas 78701 Fax (713) 462-2708 (512) 610-2209 E-Mail: nigsb@mgsbpltc.conr zotuuu.mgsbpllc.ront January 20, 2012 Board of Directors LaPorte Redevelopment Authority City of LaPorte, Texas Dear Board Members: Attached is a copy of our engagement letter for the audit of LaPorte Redevelopment Authority as of and for the year ended September 30, 2011. It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to present our proposal. McCall Gibson Swedlund Barfoot PLLC is a Texas CPA firm, concentrating on accounting and auditing for local governmental and not -for -profit organizations only. In the beginning of our professional career we recognized that there were areas within the local governmental and not -for -profit industries that had accounting issues we enjoyed, so we chose to develop our expertise in this area. It is because of this specialty that we believe our firm is small enough to provide the very best in personal service and lame enough to practice the quality standards of the largest CPA firms. In 1987, when the firm was first formed, we audited 35 water districts; today, the firm provides accounting and auditing services to more than 260 water districts, 14 regional water and wastewater treatment facilities, three cities, 20 emergency services districts, 14 management districts, two road districts, one levee improvement Authority, eight improvement districts, one security district, two development districts and three water authorities. In addition, we serve approximately 35 not -far -profit entities including three large homeowners associations, three water supply corporations, three volunteer fire departments and 14 redevelopment authorities. The firm was originally formed on March 1, 1987, 25 years ago. The owners of the firm are Michael M. (Mike) McCall, CPA, Debra A. (Debbie) Gibson, CPA, Christopher (Chris) J. Swedlund, CPA and Noel W. Barfoot, CPA. Mike has worked in public accounting a total of 35 years, ten of those years were with a large Iocal CPA firm and for two years he was the partner -in -charge of all municipal engagements. Debbie has been with the firm since its inception and originally started working in public accounting in 1985. Chris joined the firm in 1994 after graduation from Abilene Christian University. Noel first worked for the firm from 1996 until 1998 after graduation from the University of Houston. In 1999 he moved back to his native Beaumont/Orange area; working as an audit manager for a CPA firm in Beaumont. In 2005 Noel subsequently moved back to Houston and the firm. The last 25 years have been challenging and we can proudly say significant strides have been made in our efforts to better serve our clients. Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants