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<br /> <br />EXPERIENCE: <br /> <br />Partner <br />Belt Harris Pechacek, LLLP . <br />Certified Public Accountants <br /> <br />September 2004 to Present <br /> <br />City Accountant <br />City of Clear Lake Shores, Texas <br /> <br />December 2002 to August 2004 <br /> <br />EDUCATION: <br /> <br />Bachelor ofBusioess <br />Administration <br /> <br />University of Houston Clear Lake <br />December 2003 <br />Accounting, Cum Laude <br /> <br />PROFESSIONAL <br />ORGANIZA nONS: <br /> <br />Government Finance Officers <br />Association, member since <br />September 2004 <br /> <br />Association of Certified Fraud <br />Examiners, member since May 2007 <br /> <br />American Institute of Certified <br />Public Accountants, member since <br />January 2009 <br /> <br />Texas Society of CPA's, member <br />since January 2009 <br /> <br />'I< tonllcrly operated as Belt Harris & Associillt.'S, LLLP <br /> <br />STEPHANIE E. HARRIS, CPA <br /> <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: <br /> <br />Since joining the firm in 2004, Stephanie has obtained her license as a Certified Public <br />Accountant and has been promoted from Senior Auditor to Audit Manager to Partner. She <br />is currently in the process of obtaining her certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner. <br />She has OVer 50 governmental audits, many of which received the GFOA Certificate of <br />Reporting Excellence. Special projects include a fraud investigation and compliance <br />analysis with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). Prior to joining <br />the firm, she worked as the City Accountant for the City of Clear Lake Shores. While <br />with the City, she was able to reCover over $100,000 in misappropriated sales tax and <br />franchise revenues. <br /> <br />SPECIAL PROJECTS: <br /> <br />INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUD WITHIN CITY ENTITY <br />Reviewed concerns related to the City's financial operations and compliance with laws <br />and regulations; obtained understanding of certain related party transactions, as well as, <br />compliance with laws and regulations in relation to certain contracts. <br /> <br />INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED FRAUD - MUNICIPAL COURT <br />Conducted detailed review of municipal court collections, determined misappropriations <br />had been made, and outlined methods employed. <br /> <br />SALES TAX <br />Performed detailed review of sales tax records maintained by the Texas Comptroller's <br />Office which resulted in significant recoveries of misappropriated sales tax dollars for: <br /> <br />. City of Bay town <br />. City of Galena Park <br />. City of Hilshire Village <br />. City of Pasadena <br /> <br />COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS WITH TCEQ <br />Performed compliance analysis on calculations made by Polk County to demonstrate <br />compliance with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ) local <br />government financial assuranCe test as outlined in Title 30 of the Texas Administrative <br />Code Section 37.271 (5) for its municipal solid waste facility for the last three years. <br /> <br />CLIENTS SERVED: <br /> <br />Cities <br /> <br />City of Angleton <br />City of Bay town <br />City of Bellaire <br />City of Bunker Hill Village <br />City of Clear Lake Shores <br />City of Dayton <br />City of El Lago <br />City of Galena Park <br />City of Hedwig Village <br />City of Hilshire Village <br />City of Hunters Creek Village <br />City of Jacinto City <br /> <br />City of League City <br />City of Magnolia <br />City of Mont Belvieu <br />City of Nassau Bay <br />City of On alaska <br />City of Oak Ridge <br />City of Palestine <br />City of Piney Point Village <br />City of Pasadena <br />City of Seabrook <br />City of South Houston <br />City of Splendora <br /> <br />City of Spring Valley Village <br />City of Webster <br />City of West Lake Hills <br />City of West University Place <br />City of Taylor Lake Village <br />City of Tomball <br />City of Waller <br />Village of Bear Creek <br /> <br />9 <br />