SCMTD February 2004 Board of Directors Agendas - Santa Cruz ...

Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District
PROFILE OF OUR FIRM
Brown Armstrong had its roots in the late 1960’s when Peter C. Brown and Burton H.
Armstrong began their public accounting careers in Denver and San Diego with Big Eight
international accounting firms. Brown formed a local Bakersfield accounting firm in 1974,
whereas Armstrong returned to Bakersfield in 1970 to join another international accounting
firm. He eventually joined Brown in 1985 to form one of Bakersfield’s largest public
accounting firms. Andrew J. Paulden joined the firm in 1985. Andrew, Burton, and Steve
are the three partners involved in providing governmental auditing and accounting services.
Brown Arrnstrong is a regional accounting firm providing accounting, auditing, tax services
and management services to public and private entities throughout California.
GENERAL
This technical proposal will demonstrate that Brown Armstrong has the qualifications,
competence, and capacity to perform the independent audit of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan
Transit District.
INDEPENDENCE
Our firm and its shareholders and employees are independent of the Santa Cruz Metropolitan
Transit District (the District) and its component units, as defined by the United States
General Accounting Office’s Government Auditing Standards.
LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CALIFORNIA
Our firm and all assigned key professional staff are properly licensed to practice in the State
of California.
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