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<br /> <br />June 15,2010 <br /> <br />Fiscal Affairs Committee <br />City of La Porte, Texas: <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to submit our qualifications for the special purpose audit ofthe City <br />of La Porte (the "City"). Belt Harris & Associates has recently merged with John Pechacek, CPA <br />of Bellville, TX, significantly increasing our audit capabilities within the local government sector. <br />We believe that Belt Harris Pechacek is the perfect firm to perform the special purpose audit of the <br />City as outlined below and as further supported by the balance of this proposal document. <br /> <br />Direct Access to K/lmvledgeable Decision iHaker <br /> <br />As the City's proposed Engagement Partner, Stephanie Harris, CPA, will be onsite working with <br />your management team on any significant audit decisions. This is in stark contrast to other firms <br />who have multiple layers of managers and partners who are typically located in an out of town or <br />out of state office, without face to face time spent directly with the client. This accessibility and <br />ability to make decisions combined with her personal public accounting experience regarding <br />special purpose audits for city clients makes Belt Harris Pechacek a strong choice for your audit <br />team. To solidify the City's confidence in our team's capabilities, we have included a section of <br />this RFQ that addresses each member's background. The special audit experience of Stephanie <br />Harris, CPA is listed on page 9 of this document. <br /> <br />Certified Fraud Em11liners <br /> <br />As a service for our special project audits, we make an effort to compose a team with a minimum <br />20% makeup of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE). These staff members are licensed through The <br />Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world's largest anti-fraud organization <br />and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. As members of this organization, our <br />firm has access to exclusive publications, timely and practical anti-fraud training, and targeted <br />educational events that increases our team's awareness of potential fraud within a government <br />agency. Our fraud team makes a consistent effort to apply cutting-edge knowledge to potential <br />real-life fraudulent activity 100% of the time, and we can ensure that you are receiving a thorough <br />investigation of practices by engaging Belt Harris Pechacek. The proposed audit team for the City <br />includes a licensed CFE for the Senior Auditor and In-Charge Auditor position. <br /> <br />'i:i <br />>-t <br />o <br /><: <br />0.:. <br />5' <br />(Jq <br />CJ <br />o <br />~ <br />>-t <br />~ <br />8 <br />~ <br />~ <br />..... <br />$>:l <br />>--' <br /> <br />~ <br />Z <br />o <br />~ <br />'"'d <br />>-t <br />o <br />::n <br />..... <br /> <br />>- <br />C <br />0... <br />...... <br />..... <br />'" <br /> <br />C/) <br />~ <br />$>:l <br />>--' <br />~ <br />0... <br />~ <br />...... <br />..... <br />::r <br />~ <br />n <br />~ <br />>--' <br />>--' <br />~ <br />~ <br />n <br />~ <br /> <br />Houston <br />730 N. Post Oak Rd., Src. 401 <br />HousTon, TX 77024 <br />7]3.263.1123 <br /> <br />Partners <br />Robert Bdt, CPA <br />Stephanie E. Harris, CPA <br />Nathan Krupke, CPA <br /> <br />Partner of Counsel <br />John R. Pechacek, CPA <br /> <br />Bellville <br />6100 Windy Hill Lane <br />Bd1v;lIe, TX 774]8 <br />979.86\.3169 <br /> <br />Austin <br />100 Congress Ave., Stc. 2000 <br />Austin, TX 78701 <br />\12.381.0222 <br /> <br />All Offices <br />"....W\.... tcxasaudirors.coll1 <br />info@")txaudirors.com <br />71.1.263.1\\0 fax <br /> <br />== Governmental <br />_ Audit Quality Center <br />.. <br />