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2009-40 One Keystone Plaza 717- 232 -2723 Suite 300 717 - 233 -6073 fax P North Front & Market Streets www pfm com NI Harrisburg, PA 17101 -2044 The PFM Group CONTACT p Marty Margolis, Managing Director 717- 231 -6210 maroolismpfm com August 13, 2009 JOSEPH VAN ZILE CITY OF CLERMONT DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES P O BOX 120219 CLERMONT, FL 34712 -0219 Re: Consent to Deemed Assignment of Investment Advisory Agreement Gentlemen /Ladies: It is a privilege for PFM Asset Management LLC ( "PFM ") to have the opportunity to serve as your investment advisor. We are writing to you to request your authorization to continue to provide investment management services, upon the completion of the transaction described below, under the investment advisory agreement(s) between PFM and yourselves identified in the attachment to this letter. In May of this year, PFM and its affiliates, which were owned by our senior management ( "Managing Directors "), executed business reorganization ( "Transaction ") by creating a holding - company structure and by admitting a respected group of institutional investors and related individuals led by ICV Capital Partners ( "Institutional Investors ") as equity participants in the holding company. In addition to their equity contribution, the Institutional Investors, together with two Pennsylvania banks, provided debt financing through a subsidiary of the holding company. The Institutional Investors presently own 43% of the equity of the holding company (with warrants that if exercised could increase ownership above 50%), and the remainder is owned by Managing Directors; the voting power of the Institutional Investors' equity interests currently is limited by contract to 24.99 %. The Transaction described in this letter has not, and is not intended to result in any change in PFM's investment advisory structure or the employees or managers responsible for your account, except for retirements in the ordinary course. The business organization of PFM remains unchanged, and we maintain our goal of protecting the principal of your invested funds while regularly obtaining high investment returns. As of June 30, 2009, PFM had more than $35 billion under management in investment accounts of individual government entities, authorities, and non - profit institutions as well as a multi -class mutual fund - - the PFM Funds - - and statewide local government investment pools. The additional financial strength resulting from the Transaction gives PFM greater capacity to invest in our business and to enlarge our services for the benefit of our clients Under the terms of the Transaction, the Institutional Investors have a contractual right, upon the occurrence of certain events, to name a majority of the Board of Managers of the August 13, 2009 Page 2 holding company and a right to increase their aggregate voting power to 43% We anticipate that those actions will be exercised later this year. When the Institutional Investors elect to take either of those actions - - although there will be no actual transfer of PFM's investment advisory contract with you - - the action would be treated under applicable law as a change in control of PFM and thus as a constructive or "deemed" assignment of your advisory contract. Your investment advisory contract with PFM allows assignment only upon your consent. Therefore, we request that you consent to the deemed assignment by signing and returning the form of consent which accompanies this letter. Following the transmittal of this letter, PFM will continue active investment management of your account for your benefit with the same personnel who presently are serving you. In the event that you do not give notice to PFM within 60 days after the date of this letter that you disapprove of the deemed assignment, you will be considered to have consented to the assignment, and your investment advisory agreement will remain in effect with no change to its terms. You of course continue to have the right, before and after the change in control, to terminate the investment advisory agreement in accordance with its terms. If you have questions or wish to discuss this matter, please contact your client services manager at PFM; or you may contact me at the above address, by telephone or by email. Thank you, again, for allowing PFM to serve you as investment advisor. My colleagues at PFM and I are confident that you will find the Transaction will enhance our ability to serve you, and that you will find the completion of the Transaction entirely seamless. Sincerely, PFM Asset Management LLC • Marty Margolis President MM /plj Enclosure CONSENT TO DEEMED ASSIGNMENT OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT[S] WITH PFM ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC The below named Governmental Unit hereby consents to the deemed assignment of all Investment Advisory Agreements between such Governmental Unit and PFM Asset Management LLC ( "PFM ") upon the change in control of the holding company of PFM. The undersigned officer is duly authorized by such Governmental Unit to execute and deliver this consent. Ivy Az. ` f440.0 Name of Governmental Unit State Sig of Authorized Officer 4/440a 5 1j'i Pf t .11; J' . Name of Authorized Officer 11,E yo,, Title of Authorized Officer 8- a 5 - aa6 9 Date Attest: (If required) Title and Date of Investment Advisory Agreement[s] A6 t T- a /i & el/Ak ves �Ny 4 I Ts)