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.I~. .~ ~~u~ :'~~a~m~~L~: ~ . Public Management Consultants Celebrating Over 30 Years Service to a National Clientele CHICAGO tOO North Waukegan Road, Suite 211 Lake Bluff. Illinois 60044.1694 TEL 847/234.0005 FAX 847/234.8309 www.pargroupltd.com March 18, 2004 Mr. Gene Anderson Director of Finance City of Paris PO Box 9037 Paris, TX 75461 Dear Mr. Anderson: Weare pleased to respond to your request for our firm to provide information on The PAR Group and our executive recruitment services. The PAR Group - Paul A. Reaume, Ltd. consults exclusively in the public sector, serving the needs of local government nationwide with corporate offices located in suburban Chicago. The PAR Group was founded by Paul A. Reaume, a former City Manager who provided consulting search services to local governments nationwide continuously for thirty years. Robert A. Beezat, also a former City Manager and long-time associate of Paul Reaume, has succeeded Mr. Reaume as President of the firm. Mr. Beezat is leading the firm forward in the same traditions of excellence and integrity established by Paul Reaume in 1972. Our Principals have over 300 years' cumulative operations and consulting experience in the field of local government, and have conducted a large number and variety of local government and not-for- profit recruitments for a national clientele. Clients have included local governments of under 5,000 to over one million population, with budget responsibilities exceeding several billion dollars. The firm's quality of work and sensitivity to Clients' needs and concerns are recognized hallmarks-our firm was a pioneer in local government recruitment and is considered a leader in the public management consulting field. We have never failed to recommend a group of qualified Candidates for Client consideration. Experience We have conducted executive recruitments throughout the United States and have worked successfully with a wide variety of elected and appointed Officials in local government. For example, we have conducted recruitments for the Texas municipalities of Abilene, Arlington, Austin, College Station, Colleyville, Dallas, Denton, DeSoto, El Paso, Fort Worth, Frisco, Garland, Grapevine, Haltom City, Hurst, Lubbock, Orange, and Wichita Falls. The enclosed Executive Search Client List provides a comprehensive listing of our recruitment clients. In addition to our extensive experience in recruitment of public management professionals for local governments, our firm has been sought out to assist related public interest associations in recruitment of top staff, including the Executive Directors for the National League of Cities (NLC), National Association of Counties (NACo), National Community Development Association (NCDA), International Institute of Municipal Clerks (lIMe), International Association of Assessing Officers (lAAO), National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO), American Public Assisting In the Achievement of Excellence in Ihe Public Service Since 1972