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APPENDIX A VILLAGE OF SPRINGVILLE, NEW YORK Contract Dated June 1, 2026 General Financial Services DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board Rule G-42 requires us, as your municipal advisor, to provide written disclosure to you about material conflicts of interest. We have determined, after exercising reasonable diligence, that we have no known material conflicts of interest that would impair our ability to provide advice to the Village in accordance with our fiduciary duty to municipal entity clients. The attached paragraphs outline areas of potential conflicts of interest we have reviewed to make this no material conflict of interest determination. Our proposal includes compensation for municipal advisory activities to be performed that is contingent on the size or closing of any transaction as to which Municipal Solutions, Inc. is providing advice, the potential conflicts that could occur as a result of this pricing compensation are outlined below. FORMS OF COMPENSATION AS POTENTIAL CONFLICTS The forms of compensation for municipal advisors vary according to the nature of the engagement and requirements of the client, among other factors. Various forms of compensation present actual or potential conflicts of interest because they may create an incentive for an advisor to recommend one course of action over another if it is more beneficial to the advisor to do so. This document discusses various forms of compensation and the timing of payments to the advisor. Fixed fee - Under a fixed fee form of compensation, the municipal advisor is paid a fixed amount established at the outset of the transaction. The amount is usually based upon an analysis by the client and the advisor of, among other things, the expected duration and complexity of the transaction and the agreed-upon scope of work that the advisor will perform. This form of compensation presents a potential conflict of interest because, if the transaction requires more work than originally contemplated, the advisor may suffer a loss. Thus, the advisor may recommend less time-consuming alternatives, or fail to do a thorough analysis of alternatives. There may be additional conflicts of interest if the municipal advisor's fee is contingent upon the successful completion of a financing, as described below. Hourly fee - Under an hourly fee form of compensation, the municipal advisor is paid an amount equal to the number of hours worked by the advisor times an agreed-upon hourly billing rate. This form of compensation presents a potential conflict of interest if the client and the advisor do not agree on a reasonable maximum amount at the outset of the engagement, because the advisor does not have a financial incentive to recommend alternatives that would result in fewer hours worked.