GA A..ioo .. RI E~ROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 PRIOR YEAR AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Improper Expenditures Financial Statements Amount: $10,567.63 Audit Control Number 6781-93-01 Prior year audit reports have directed attention to improper expenditures totaling $23,903.58 made from the General Fund during the year ended June 30, 1982, for Athletic Supplies and Equipment for extracurricular athletic programs at Jackson County High School. At June 30, 1994, partial reimbursements received by the Board had reduced the outstanding balance to $13,925.74. In the year under review, a partial reimbursement of$3,358.l l was made to the Board's General Fund and at June 30, 1995, a balance ofSl0,567.63 remained due from Jackson County High School. This outstanding balance is included in Accounts Receivable ofthe General Fund as reflected on Schedule "4" and Exhibit "A" ofthis report. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Theft ofFunds Financial Statements Amount: $5,060.00 Audit Control Number 6781-93-02 In the year ended June 30, 1984, the Jackson County Board of Education initiated legal action against Ms. Wynella Dennis, Secretary at North Jackson Elementary School. Ms. Dennis was charged with "Theft by Taking" and "Interference with Government Property". On September 20, 1984, Ms. Dennis plead guilty to all charges in the indictment. The Court imposed a sentence often (10) years and will allow Ms. Dennis to serve it on probation, on condition that she pays full restitution of $11,610.00. At the end of her probation period Ms. Dennis had not paid full restitution, and the Jackson County Board ofEducation again initiated legal action. In June 1995, the Court imposed a garnishment of her wages, and that garnishment is now being paid to the Jackson County Board ofEducation through the Superior Court of Jackson County. In the year under review, $90.00 was received as partial reimbursement to the Board, and at June 30, 1995, a balance of $5,060.00 remained due from Ms. Dennis. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Questioned Cost . Financial Statements Amount: $74,649.94 Audit Control Number 6781-93-04 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, reported that a total of$74,649.94 had been expended on a construction project for facilities built on property owned by the Georgia School Board Association. The Jackson County Board ofEducation entered into a lease-purchase agreement with the Georgia School Board Association for property and the facilities constructed on the property pursuant to Official Code of Georgia - 1- JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 PRIOR YEAR AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Questioned Cost Financial Statements Audit Control Number 6781-93-04 Finding Deleted Annotated Section 20-2-506. An Attorney General's opinion dated October 31, 1957, states that school funds may not be spent for the construction of a building on property not owned by a local board of education. In the year under review, no additional expenditures for this property were incurred. The Board has stated no additional funds will be expended for capital construction on this property until the Board regains title to the property. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to Meet Expenditure Requirements Financial Statements Amount: $7,400.86 Audit Control Number 6781-94-01 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, reported that the Board had an underexpenditure of Quality Basic Education (QBE) funds of $7,400.86 for the StaffDevelopment - Professional Development Stipends Program. For the year under review, no adjustment was made to the Board's local fair share by the Georgia Department ofEducation to refund this underexpenditure as required. The underexpenditure of$7,400.86 should be returned to the Georgia Department ofEducation through an increase in the Board's local fair share for the QBE programs in a subsequent fiscal period. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Completion Report Not Supported By Accounting Records Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 6781-94-02 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, reported that the Board's project completion report applicable to the Education for Economic Security Act, Title II (CFDA 84.164) - 1993 Regular Program was not supported by expenditures recorded for this program in the accounting records. In the year under review, the Board submitted a corrected completion report and refunded $23.94 to the Georgia Department of Education. A comparison of completion reports to accounting records for the period under review revealed no discrepancies. - 2- JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS . YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 PRIOR YEAR AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to File Corrective Action Plan in a Timely Manner Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 6781-94-03 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, disclosed that the Board failed to submit, on a timely basis, a Corrective Action Plan to the Grants Management Section of the Georgia Department ofEducation stating procedures to be implemented in order to resolve findings and improper or questioned costs disclosed in the audit report for the year ended June 30, 1993. In the year under review, a Corrective Action Plan for fiscal year ended June 30, 1994, was submitted in a timely manner as required. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Inadequate Separation ofDuties Financial Statements Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 6781-93-03 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, stated that the Board did not provide for adequate separation ofemployee duties in the performance ofaccounting functions and related procedures for all funds. For the year under review, the Board implemented changes regarding separation of employee's duties such that appropriate internal controls were in effect. PRIOR YEAR/CURRENT YEAR GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Financial Statements Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 6781-93-05 The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1994, noted that the management of the Jackson County Board ofEducation had chosen not to maintain a system-wide General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records as required by generally accepted accounting principles. In the year under review, the Board did not establish a General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records. This condition results in the general purpose financial statements of the Board being incomplete and not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Appropriate action should be taken by the Board to establish accounting controls and procedures to provide for maintenance of a General Fixed Assets Account Group. These subsidiary records should include an inventory ofland, buildings and equipment owned by the - 3- JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 PRIOR YEAR/CURRENT YEAR GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Financial Statements Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 6781-93-05 Board and should include, but may not be limited to, date acquired, acquisition cost, estimated replacement cost, location and description. Detailed records should be maintained of all additions and deletions to the General Fixed Assets Account Group. CURRENT YEAR GENERAL LEDGER Failure to Transfer Local Matching Funds Financial Statements Nonmaterial Noncompliance Audit Control Number 6781-95-01 The Jackson County Board of Education received approval for Lottery State Capital Outlay Funds through Georgia Department of Education for fiscal year 1995. The instructions in Chapter 41 of the Financial Management for Georgia Local Units of Administration requires that the Board transfer required local matching funds to the Capital Projects Fund by June 30, 1995, and designate those funds by project name and number. This transfer was not made by the Board at June 30, 1995. A correcting audit adjustment was necessary to transfer $46,576.00 from the 1994 Bond Issue Fund to the Lottery Project 96/95S-678-047 as required. ELIGIBILITY Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications Federal Financial Assistance Major Program/Nonmajor Program Reportable Condition Nonmaterial Noncompliance Amount: $159.70 Audit Control Number 6781-95-02 A review of applications for free and reduced price meals was made at Jackson County Middle School lunchroom for the National School Lunch (CFDA 10.555) and School Breakfast Programs (CFDA 10.553). Applications which did not meet applicable compliance and eligibility requirements were questioned. The amount of over reimbursement which was attributable to these questioned applications is shown below: - 4- JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 CURRENT YEAR ELIGIBILITY Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications Federal Financial Assistance Major Prograrn/Nonmajor Program Reportable Condition Nonmaterial Noncompliance Amount: $159.70 Audit Control Number 6781-95-02 National School Lunch Program School Breakfast Program Applications approved for free meals but income amounts indicated on the application only qualified for reduced price meals $70.60 $89.10 These deficiencies occurred because management failed to detect errors in the applications when reviewed. The Georgia Department ofEducation should review this matter to determine if a refund is appropriate. - 5- SECTIONV PERTINENT VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PERTINENT VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Improper Expenditures Financial Statements Amount: $10,567.63 Audit Control Number 6781-93-01 Jackson County High School continues reimbursement to the Jackson County Board ofEducation's General Fund and will do so until this improper expenditure is totally repaid. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Theft ofFunds Financial Statements Amount: $5,060.00 Audit Control Number 6781-93-02 The Jackson County Board of Education continues to work with the Superior Court of Jackson County through garnishment proceedings to recover the theft offunds as reported. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Questioned Cost Financial Statements Amount: $74,649.94 Audit Control Number 6781-93-04 Attorneys for the Jackson County Board ofEducation and for the Georgia School Boards Association believe significant legislation has passed that makes this ruling invalid. The Attorney General has refused request by both Jackson County School Board Attorneys and Attorneys for the Georgia School Board Association to make a ruling in this case. There are no plans to spend additional monies on these properties until the lease purchase agreement has been fully paid and the Jackson County Board of Education regains title to this property. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to Meet Expenditure Requirements Financial Statements Amount: $7,400.86 . Audit Control Number 6781-94-01 The Jackson County Board of Education's local fair share has been increased for FY97 for this underexpenditure. - 1- JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION PERTINENT VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1995 AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Completion Report Not Supported By Accounting Records Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 6781-94-02 This report needs no further comment. AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to File Corrective Action Plan in a Timely Manner Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 6781-94-03 This report needs no further comment. GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Financial Statements Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 6781-93-05 The Jackson County Board ofEducation continues to choose not to maintain a system-wide general fixed assets account group. GENERAL LEDGER Failure to Transfer Local Matching Funds Financial Statements Nonmaterial Noncompliance Audit Control Number 6781-95-01 The finding requires no further comment. ELIGIBILITY Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications Federal Financial Assistance Major Program/Nonmajor Program Reportable Condition Nonmaterial Noncompliance Amount: $159.70 Audit Control Number 6781-95-02 The finding requires no further comments. - 2-