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AUDIT REPORT TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
HIAWASSEE, GEORGIA YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 
254 WASHINGTON STREET 
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334-8400 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION -TABLE OF CONTENTS- 
 
SECTION I 
 
FINANCIAL 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 
 
EXHIBITS 
 
GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
COMBINED STATEMENTS-OVERVIEW 
 
A 
 
COMBINED BALANCE SHEET 
 
ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUP 
 
2 
 
B 
 
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
 
ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES 
 
4 
 
C 
 
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND 
 
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL 
 
(NON-GAAP BASIS) 
 
GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
 
5 
 
D NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
6 
 
ADDIDONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION 
 
COMBINING STATEMENTS 
 
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 
 
E 
 
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET 
 
16 
 
F 
 
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES 
 
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
 
17 
 
SCHEDULES 
 
1 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDTI1JRES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 
 
18 
 
2 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE 
 
20 
 
3 SCHEDULEOFEXPENDITURES 
 
LOTTERY PROGRAMS 
 
21 
 
ANALYSIS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS 
 
GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
 
4 
 
OVERALL 
 
23 
 
5 
 
BYPROGRAM 
 
24 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION - TABLE OF CONTENTS - 
SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS REPORT ON COMPLIANCE AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WTI1I GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0MB CIRCULAR A-133 
SECTION ID AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
 
 SECTION I FINANCIAL 
 
 W. RussELL 
 
H1NTON 
 
STATE AUDITOR 
 
(404) 656-2174 
 
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 
254 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400 
June 8, 2000 
 
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education 
and Superintendent and Members of the Towns County Board of Education 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON GENERAL PURPOSE 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 
Ladies and Gentlemen: 
We have audited the accompanying general purpose financial statements of the Towns County Board of Education, as of and for the year ended June 30, 1999, as listed in the table of contents. These general purpose financial statements are the responsibility of the Towns County Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these general purpose financial statements based on our audit. 
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. 
As described in the notes to the general purpose financial statements, the Board's financial statements have been prepared using certain accounting practices and policies which, in our opinion, vary in some respects from generally accepted accounting principles. These variances are described as follows: 
* The general purpose financial statements of the Board did not contain a General Fixed Assets 
Account Group to account for property and equipment owned by the Board which should be included to conform to generally accepted accounting principles. 
 
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 * School activity accounts maintained at the individual schools are not included in the general purpose 
financial statements. To conform to generally accepted accounting principles, these accounts should be included in the general purpose financial statements. 
The aggregate effects on the general purpose financial statements of these variances or omissions have not been determined, but are believed to be material. 
In our opinion, except for the effects on the general purpose financial statements of the matters referred to in the preceding paragraph, the general purpose financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Towns County Board of Education as of June 30, 1999, and the results of its operations for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. 
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated June 8, 2000, on our consideration ofthe Towns County Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants. 
Our audit was performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the general purpose financial statements of the Towns County Board of Education taken as a whole. The accompanying combining statements (Exhibits E and F) and the financial schedules (Schedules 1 through 5), which includes the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards as required by U.S. Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133, Audits ofStates, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the general purpose financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the general purpose financial statements and in our opinion, except for the effects ofthe matters referred to in the third paragraph, such information is fairly presented in all material respects in relation to the general purpose financial statements taken as a whole. 
A copy of this report has been filed as a permanent record in the office of the State Auditor and made available to the press of the State, as provided for by Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-6-24. 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
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State Auditor 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED BALANCE SHEET 
ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUP JUNE 30, 1999 
 
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable Amount Available in Debt Service Fund Amount to be Provided in Future Years 
For Payment of Bond Debt 
 
GOVERNMENTAL FUND 
 
SPECIAL 
 
GENERAL 
 
REVENUE 
 
FUND 
 
FUND 
 
$ 1,697,389.54 $ 
 
2,273.01 
 
200,000.00 
 
790,896.28 
 
119,208.31 
 
Total Assets 
LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY 
LIABILITIES 
Accounts Payable Salaries Payable Expired Grant Balances Payable General Obligation Bonds Payable 
Total Liabilities 
FUND EQUITY 
Fund Balances Reserved For Bus Replacement Funds For Continuation of Federal Programs For Debt Service For Expired Grant Balances/Questioned Costs Unreserved Designated for Self-Insurance Undesignated 
Total Fund Equity 
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 
 
$ 2,688,285.82 $ ===1=2=1,4=8=1.=32= 
 
$ 
 
136,918.59 $ 
 
7,066.91 
 
490,282.14 
 
27,723.03 
 
5,098.70 
 
$ 
 
627,200.73 $ 
 
39,888.64 
 
$ 
 
58,347.00 
 
$ 
 
24,872.81 1,977,865.28 
$ 2,061,085.09 $ 
 
12,687.18 319.31 
68,586.19 81,592.68 
 
$ 2,688,285.82 $ ===1=21=,48=1=.32= 
 
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -2- 
 
 EXHIBIT "A" 
 
TYPES DEBT 
SERVICE FUND 
 
ACCOUNT GROUP GENERAL 
LONG-TERM DEBT 
 
TOTALS 
 
{Memorandum Onl~} 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
JUNE 30, 1998 
 
$ 
 
7,766.21 
 
$ 1,707,428.76 $ 1,426,066.75 
 
250,000.00 
 
450,000.00 
 
500,000.00 
 
9,921.36 
 
920,025.95 
 
764,438.17 
 
$ 
 
267,687.57 
 
267,687.57 
 
300,000.00 
 
7,312.43 
 
7,312.43 
 
20,000.00 
 
$ 
 
267,687.57 $ 
 
275,000.00 $ 3,352,454.71 $ 3,010,504.92 
 
$ 
 
143,985.50 $ 
 
140,926.86 
 
518,005.17 
 
465,622.20 
 
5,098.70 
 
2,491.04 
 
$ 
 
2751000.00 
 
2751000.00 
 
3201000.00 
 
$ 
 
275,000.00 $ 
 
9421089.37 $ 
 
929,040.10 
 
$ 
 
267,687.57 
 
0.00 
 
$ 
 
267,687.57 
 
$ 
 
267,687.57 $ 
 
$ 
 
58,347.00 $ 
 
52,621.00 
 
12,687.18 
 
12,999.62 
 
267,687.57 
 
300,000.00 
 
319.31 
 
1,969.76 
 
24,872.81 2,046,451.47 
 
23,209.31 11690,665.13 
 
$ 2,410,365.34 $ 2,0811464.82 
 
275,000.00 $ 3,352,454.71 $ 3,010,504.92 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
EXHIBIT "B" 
 
REVENUES 
 
GENERAL FUND 
 
SPECIAL REVENUE 
FUND 
 
DEBT SERVICE 
FUND 
 
TOTALS (Memorandum Only) 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998 
 
State Funds Federal Funds Taxes Other Funds 
Total Revenues 
EXPENDITURES 
 
$ 2,975,425.26 $ 196,787.92 
2,624,164.45 221,140.32 
$ 6,017,517.95 $ 
 
66,918.85 608,396.02 
128,803.74 $ 
804 118.61 $ 
 
$ 30,555.58 
 
3,042,344.11 $ 805,183.94 
2,624,164.45 380,499.64 
 
30,555.58 $ 6,852,192.14 $ 
 
3,256,840.39 765,134.19 
2,304,928.51 329,264.25 
6,656,167.34 
 
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Food Services Operation Enterprise Operations 
Capital Outlay Debt Service 
Principal Interest Paying Agent Fees 
 
$ 3,875,757.83 $ 
241,588.88 97,448.69 138,980.34 
207,723.30 324,631.19 
50,290.36 399,886.64 306,154.75 
5,162.00 386.21 
10,520.16 
 
404,227.75 
1,043.43 32,118.56 
577.72 
3,784.98 253.68 
31,721.85 328,270.80 
 
$ 
 
$ 4,279,985.58 $ 
242,632.31 129,567.25 138,980.34 208,301.02 324,631.19 50,290.36 403,671.62 306,408.43 
36,883.85 328,657.01 
10,520.16 
 
45,000.00 17,552.50 
210.00 
 
45,000.00 17,552.50 
210.00 
 
3,802,125.08 
211,616.93 91,823.98 
116,084.65 221,741.93 275,394.92 
55,691.52 401,015.23 300,327.58 
23,835.12 5,231.60 
310,830.52 10,034.11 8,328.00 
40,000.00 20,060.00 
211.77 
 
Total Expenditures Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures 
 
$ 5,658,530.35 $ $ 358,987.60 $ 
 
801,998.77 $ 2,119.84 $ 
 
62,762.50 $ 6,523,291.62 $ 
 
-32,206.92 $ 
 
328,900.52 $ 
 
5,894,352.94 761,814.40 
 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES {USE} 
Operating Transfers In Operating Transfers Out 
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 
 
$ 
 
105.51 $ 
 
, -502.75 
 
$ 
 
-397.24 $ 
 
502.75 $ 
502.75 $ 
 
$ -105.51 
-105.51 $ 
 
608.26 $ -608.26 
0.00 $ 
 
116,025.96 -116,025.96 
0.00 
 
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses 
FUND BALANCE JULY 1 
 
$ 358,590.36 $ 1,702,494.73 
 
2,622.59 $ 78,970.09 
 
-32,312.43 $ 
 
328,900.52 $ 
 
300,000.00 
 
2,081,464.82 
 
761,814.40 1,319,650.42 
 
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30 
 
$ 210611085.09 $ 
 
811592.68 $ 2671687.57 $ 214101365.34 $ 210811464.82 
 
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -4- 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES. EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
BUDGET AND ACTUAL - {NON-GAAP BASIS) GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
EXHIBIT "C" 
 
GENERAL FUND 
 
ACTUAL 
 
(BUDGET 
 
BUDGET 
 
BASIS) 
 
REVENUES 
 
State Funds Federal Funds Taxes Other Funds 
 
$ 2,649,590.00 $ 2,975,425.26 
 
176,500.00 
 
196,787.92 
 
2,200,000.00 
 
2,624,164.45 
 
56,489.00 
 
221,140.32 
 
Total Revenues 
 
$ 5,082,579.00 $ 6,017,517.95 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration School Administration Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Other Support Services Food Services Operation Enterprise Operations 
 
$ 3,933,823.00 $ 3,875,757.83 
 
246,284.00 94,005.80 135,089.00 221,234.00 300,354.00 52,954.00 395,256.00 297,422.00 5,162.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 
 
241,588.88 97,448.69 
138,980.34 207,723.30 324,631.19 
50,290.36 399,886.64 306,154.75 
5,162.00 386.21 
10,520.16 
 
Total Expenditures 
 
$ 5,696,583.80 $ 5,658,530.35 
 
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures 
 
$ -614,004.80 $ 358,987.60 
 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) 
 
Other Sources Other Uses 
 
$ 
 
105.51 
 
-502.75 
 
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) 
 
$ 
 
-397.24 
 
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses $ 
 
-614,004.80 $ 
 
358,590.36 
 
FUND BALANCE JULY 1. 1998 
 
1,589,122.72 
 
1,702,494.73 
 
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30, 1999 
 
$ 975,117.92 $ 2,061,085.09 
 
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND 
 
ACTUAL 
 
(BUDGET 
 
BUDGET 
 
BASIS) 
 
$ 
 
45,024.00 $ 
 
66,918.85 
 
469,682.00 
 
608,396.02 
 
124,300.00 
 
128,803.74 
 
$ 639,006.00 $ 804,118.61 
 
$ 367,242.63 $ 404,227.75 
 
4,000.00 53,120.00 
 
1,043.43 32,118.56 
 
140.00 2,000.00 
 
577.72 
 
3,768.00 350.00 
23,000.00 324,634.00 
 
3,784.98 253.68 
31,721.85 328,270.80 
 
$ 778,254.63 $ $ -139,248.63 $ 
 
801,998.77 2,119.84 
 
$ 
 
502.75 
 
$ 
 
502.75 
 
$ -139,248.63 $ 73,033.17 
 
2,622.59 78,970.09 
 
$ -66,215.46 $ 
 
81,592.68 
 
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -5- 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
REPORTING ENTITY 
The Towns County Board of Education (Board) was established under the laws of the State of Georgia and operates under the guidance of a school board elected by the voters and a Superintendent appointed by the Board. The Board is organized as a separate legal entity and has the power to levy taxes and issue bonds. Its budget is not subject to approval by any other entity. Accordingly, the Board is a primary government and consists of all the organizations that compose its legal entity. 
FUND ACCOUNTING 
The Board uses funds and an account group to report on its :financial position and the results of its operations. Fund accounting is designed to demonstrate legal compliance and to aid :financial management by segregating transactions related to certain governmental functions or activities. A fund is a separate accounting entity with a self-balancing set of accounts. An account group is a :financial reporting device designed to provide accountability for certain assets and liabilities that are not recorded in the funds because they do not directly affect expendable available :financial resources. 
General Fixed Assets are recorded as expenditures in the various funds at the time of purchase. A General Fixed Assets Account Group is not presently maintained by the Board. To conform to generally accepted accounting principles, a General Fixed Assets Account Group should be maintained for reporting the cost of assets acquired by governmental fund types. 
Although "school activity accounts" are maintained at the individual schools, neither the assets, liabilities and fund equity, nor the revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances of these accounts are reflected in these :financial statements. To conform to generally accepted accounting principles, these accounts should be recorded in the general purpose :financial statements. 
The general purpose :financial statements account for all State, Federal, Taxes and Other funds under control ofthe Board, in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to governmental units, unless otherwise disclosed in these notes. Funds and the account group presented in this report are as follows: 
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES - are used to account for all or most of a Board's educational activities. Governmental Fund Types include: 
GENERAL FUND - the fund used to account for all :financial resources ofthe Board except those required to be accounted for in another fund. These transactions relate to resources obtained and used for services provided by a board of education. 
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - the fund used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue sources that are legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes. These funds are received primarily from the Georgia Department of Education and from the Federal government to accomplish specific educational objectives. 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
DEBT SERVICE FUND - the fund used to account for the accumulation ofresources for, and the payment of, general long-term principal, interest and paying agent fees. 
ACCOUNT GROUP 
GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT ACCOUNT GROUP - A financial reporting device used to account for general obligation debt outstanding. 
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING 
The accounting and financial reporting treatment applied to a fund is determined by its measurement focus. All governmental funds are accounted for using a current financial resources measurement focus. With this measurement focus, only current assets and current liabilities generally are included on the balance sheet. Operating statements of these funds present increases (i.e., revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (i.e., expenditures and other financing uses) in net current assets. Their reported fund balance is considered a measure of available spendable resources. 
Liabilities which are expected to be financed from available spendable resources are reported as liabilities in the governmental funds. Other liabilities, which are not expected to be financed from available spendable resources, are reported in the General Long-Term Debt Account Group. 
Governmental funds are accounted for using the modified accrual basis of accounting under which: 
Revenues are recognized when susceptible to accrual (i.e., when they become both measurable and available). "Measurable" means the amount ofthe transaction can be determined and "available" means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities ofthe current period. Those revenues considered susceptible to accrual are property taxes, local option sales taxes, intergovernmental grants and investment income. 
Expenditures are generally recognized when the related fund liability is incurred. 
A substantial number of personnel of the Board were employed for a one hundred and ninety day period beginning in late Augustof 1998 and ending in early June 1999. Employment contracts for these employment periods typically specify that compensation be paid in twelve equal monthly payments beginning in September 1998 and ending in August 1999. State grants to fund the State's share of these contracts are disbursed to the Board in the same twelve month period. In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, salary and fringe benefit expenditures and the related revenue from the State to fund these contracts are recorded in the fiscal period covered by these financial statements. 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
BUDGET 
The Towns County Board of Education's budget is a complete financial plan for the Board's fiscal year and is based upon estimates of expenditures together with probable funding sources. There is no statutory prohibition regarding overexpenditure of the budget at any level. The budget for all governmental funds is prepared by fund, function and object. The legal level of budget control was established by the Board at the aggregate level. The budget for governmental funds was prepared on a basis other than generally accepted accounting principles. 
The budget process begins when the Board's administration prepares a tentative budget for the Board's approval. After approval of this tentative budget by the Board, such budget is advertised at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality. At the next regular meeting ofthe Board after advertisement, the Board receives comments on the tentative budget, makes revisions as necessary and adopts a final school budget. This final budget is then submitted, in accordance with provisions of the Quality Basic Education Act, OCGA Section 20-2-167, to the Georgia Department ofEducation. The Board may increase or decrease the budget at any time during the year. All unexpended budget authority lapses at fiscal year-end. 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 
COMPOSITION OF DEPOSITS Cash and cash equivalents consist of deposits in authorized financial institutions. Georgia Laws authorize the Board to deposit its funds in one or more solvent banks, insured Federal savings and loan associations, or insured State chartered building and loan associations. 
INVESTMENTS 
COMPOSITION OF INVESTMENTS Investments made by the Board in nonparticipating interest-earning contracts (such as certificates of deposit) and repurchase agreements are reported at cost. Participating interest-earning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase of one year or less are reported at amortized cost. Both participating interest-earning contracts and money market investments with a maturity at purchase greater than one year are reported at fair value. The Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 36-83-4 authorizes the Board to invest its funds. In selecting among options for investment or among institutional bids for deposits, the highest rate ofreturn shall be the objective, given equivalent conditions of safety and liquidity. Funds may be invested in the following: 
(1) Obligations issued by the State of Georgia or by other states, 
(2) Obligations issued by the United States government, 
(3) Obligations fully insured or guaranteed by the United States government or a United States government agency, 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
 
(4) Obligations of any corporation of the United States government, 
 
(5) Prime banker's acceptances, 
 
(6) The Local Government Investment Pool administered by the State of Georgia, Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services, 
 
(7) Repurchase agreements, and 
 
(8) Obligations of other political subdivisions of the State of Georgia. 
 
RECEIVABLES 
 
Receivables consist ofgrant reimbursements due on Federal, State or other grants for expenditures made but not reimbursed and other receivables disclosed from information available. Receivables are recorded when either the asset or revenue recognition criteria has been met. Receivables recorded on the general purpose financial statements do not include any amounts which would necessitate the need for an allowance for uncollectible receivables. 
 
PROPERTY TAXES 
 
The Towns County Board of Commissioners fixed the property tax levy for the 1998 tax year (calendar year) on November 2, 1998 (levy date). Taxes were due on January 2, 1999. The lien date for property taxes was January 1, 1998. Taxes collected within the current fiscal year or within 60 days after year-end are reported as revenue in fiscal year 1999. The Towns County Tax Commissioner bills and collects the property taxes for the Board of Education, withholds 2.5% of taxes collected as a fee for tax collection and remits the balance oftaxes collected to the Board. 
 
The tax millage rate levied for the 1998 tax year (calendar year) for the Towns County Board of Education was as follows (a mill equals $1 per thousand dollars of assessed value): 
 
School Operations 
 
4.0 mills 
 
SALES TAXES 
 
Local Option Sales Tax revenue during the fiscal year amounted to $1,308,647.92 and was recorded in the General Fund. Local Option Sales Tax is to be used for the maintenance and operation of the Board. 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES 
INVENTORIES 
FOOD INVENTORIES Inventories of purchased foods and donated food commodities used in the preparation of meals are not reported on the Combined Balance Sheet. Donated food commodities are recorded as revenues and expenditures at the time commodity items are received. Purchased food inventories are recorded as expenditures at the time of purchase. 
GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS 
The Board issues general obligation bonds to provide funds for the acquisition and construction of major capital facilities. Bond premiums and discounts, as well as issuance costs, are recognized in the financial statements during the year bonds are issued. General obligation bonds are direct obligations and pledge the full faith and credit of the government. The outstanding amount of these bonds is recorded in the General Long-Term Debt Account Group. 
INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS 
The Board has the following types of interfund transactions: 
Reimbursements of expenditures initially made from a fund that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as expenditures in the reimbursing fund and as reductions of expenditures in the fund that is reimbursed. 
Operating transfers are recorded for all interfund transactions and reimbursements. 
MEMORANDUM ONLY -TOTAL COLUMNS 
Total columns on the general purpose financial statements are captioned "Memorandum Only" to indicate that they are presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Data in these columns do not present financial position or results ofoperations in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Neither are such data comparable to a consolidation. Interfund eliminations have not been made in the aggregation ofthis data. Certain reclassifications have been made to the comparative data to conform to the current year classifications. 
Note 2: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS 
COLLATERALIZATION OF DEPOSITS Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) Section 45-8-12 provides that there shall not be on deposit at any time in any depository for a time longer than ten days a sum of money which has not been secured by surety bond, by guarantee of insurance, or by collateral. The aggregate of the face value of such surety bond and the market value ofsecurities pledged shall be equal to not less than 110 percent ofthe public funds being 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 2: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS 
secured after the deduction of the amount of deposit insurance. OCGA Section 45-8-11 (b) provides an officer holding public funds may, in his discretion, waive the requirement for security in the case of operating funds placed in demand deposit checking accounts. 
Acceptable security for deposits consists of any one of or any combination of the following: 
(1) Surety bond signed by a surety company duly qualified and authorized to transact business within the State of Georgia, 
(2) Insurance on accounts provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
(3) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates ofindebtedness or other direct obligations of the United States or of the State of Georgia, 
(4) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations ofthe counties or municipalities of the State of Georgia, 
(5) Bonds of any public authority created by the laws of the State of Georgia, providing that the statute that created the authority authorized the use of the bonds for this purpose, 
(6) Industrial revenue bonds and bonds of development authorities created by the laws ofthe State of Georgia, and 
(7) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness, or other obligations of a subsidiary corporation of the United States government, which are fully guaranteed by the United States government both as to principal and interest or debt obligations issued by the Federal Land Bank, the Federal Home Loan Bank, the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, the Central Bank for Cooperatives, the Farm Credit Banks, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association, and the Federal National Mortgage Association. 
CATEGORIZATION OF DEPOSITS At June 30, 1999, the bank balances were $2,477,840.15. The amounts of the total bank balances are classified into three categories of credit risk: 
Category 1 - Cash that is insured (e.g., Federal depository insurance) or collateralized with securities held by the Board or by the Board's agent in the Board's name. 
Category 2 - Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent in the Board's name. 
Category 3 - Uncollateralized deposits. (This includes any bank balance that is collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution, or by its trust department or agent but not in the Board's name.) 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 2: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS 
 
The Board's deposits are classified by risk category at June 30, 1999, as follows: 
 
Risk Category 
 
Bank Balance 
 
1 
 
$ 307,766.21 
 
2 
 
2,170,073.94 
 
3 
 
0.00 
 
Total 
 
$2,477,840.15 
 
CATEGORIZATION OF INVESTMENTS At June 30, 1999, the fair value ofthe Board's total investments was $363,098.90 and this entire amount is categorized as Unclassified - Deferred Compensation Plan pooled investments. 
 
Note 3: NON-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS 
 
The Board receives food commodities from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for school breakfast and lunch programs. These commodities are recorded at their Federally assigned value. See Note 1 - Inventories 
 
Note 4: RISK MANAGEMENT 
 
The Board is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to, and destruction of assets; errors or omissions; job related illness or injuries to employees; natural disaster and unemployment compensation. 
 
The Board has obtained commercial insurance for risk ofloss associated with torts, assets, errors or omissions and natural disaster. The Board has neither significantly reduced coverage for these risks nor incurred losses (settlements) which exceeded the Board's insurance coverage in any of the past three years. 
 
The Board is self-insured with regard to unemployment compensation claims. The Board accounts for claims within the same fund that the employee's salary and benefits were paid. Claims are accounted for with expenditure and liability being reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred, and the amount of that loss can be reasonably estimated. 
 
Changes in the unemployment compensation claims liability during the last two fiscal years are as follows: 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 4: RISK MANAGEMENT 
 
Beginning of Year Liability 
 
Claims and Changes in Estimates 
 
Claims Paid 
 
End of Year Liability 
 
1998 1999 
 
$ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
3 440.00 $ 
 
3 440.00 $ 
 
0.00 
 
$ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
0.00 
 
The Board participates in the Georgia School Boards Association Workers' Compensation Fund, a public entity risk pool organized on July 1, 1992 to develop, implement, and administer a program of workers' compensation self-insurance for its member organizations. The Board pays an annual premium to the Fund for its general insurance coverage. Additional insurance coverage is provided through an agreement by the Fund with the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company to provide coverage for potential losses sustained by the Fund in excess of $350,000.00 loss per occurrence, up to the statutory limit. 
 
The Board has purchased surety bonds to provide additional insurance coverage as follows: 
 
Position Covered 
 
Amount 
 
Superintendent Principal of Elementary School Principal ofHigh School Principal of Middle School 
 
$ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 $ 10,000.00 
 
Note 5: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT 
 
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT OUTSTANDING General Obligation Bonds currently outstanding are as follows: 
 
Purpose 
 
Interest Rate 
 
Amount 
 
General Government - Series 1974 Bond Issue 
 
5.96% 
 
$ 275,000.00 
 
The changes in General Long-Term Debt during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, were as follows: 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 5: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT 
 
General Obligation 
Bonds 
 
Balance July 1, 1998 
 
$ 320,000.00 
 
Deductions Debt Retired 
 
45,000.00 
 
Balance June 30, 1999 
 
$ 275,000.00 
 
At June 30, 1999, payments due by fiscal year which includes principal and interest for these items are as follows: 
 
Fiscal Year Ended June 30 
 
General Obligation 
Bonds 
 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
 
$ 53,112.50 63,570.00 65,620.00 67,375.00 68,835.00 
 
Total Principal and Interest 
 
$ 318,512.50 
 
Note 6: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS 
 
The Board has recognized revenues and expenditures in the amount of$109,143.71 for health insurance and retirement contributions paid on the Board's behalf by the following State Agencies. 
 
Georgia Department of Education Paid to the State Merit System ofPersonnel Administration For Health Insurance of Non-Certified Personnel In the amount of$89,768.97 
 
Paid to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia For Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Employer's Cost In the amount of$1,824.74 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION 
 
EXHIBIT "D" 
 
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 
 
JUNE 30, 1999 
 
Note 6: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS 
 
Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services Paid to the Public School Employees Retirement System For Public School Employees Retirement (PSERS) Employer's Cost In the amount of $17,550.00 
 
Note 7: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES 
 
Amounts received or receivable principally from the Federal government are subject to audit and review by granter agencies. This could result in requests for reimbursement to the grantor agency for any expenditures which are disallowed under grant terms. The Board believes that such disallowances, if any, will be immaterial to its overall financial position. 
 
Note 8: RETIREMENT PLANS 
 
TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA {TRS) 
 
TRS PLAN DESCRIPTION Substantially all teachers, administrative and clerical personnel employed by local school systems are covered by the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS), which is a cost-sharing multiple employer defined benefit pension plan. TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement and survivors benefits for its members in accordance with State statute. The Teachers Retirement System of Georgia issues a separate stand alone financial audit report and a copy can be obtained from the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts. 
 
TRS CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED AND MADE Employees of the Board who are covered byTRS are required by State statute to contribute 5% of their gross earnings to TRS. The Board makes monthly employer contributions to TRS at rates adopted by the TRS Board of Trustees in accordance with State statute and as advised by their independent actuary. The required employer contribution rate is 11.95% and employer contributions for the current fiscal year and the preceding two fiscal years are as follows: 
 
Fiscal Year 
 
Percentage Contributed 
 
Required Contribution 
 
1999 1998 1997 
 
100% 100% 100% 
 
$ 392,290.69 $ 346,088.79 $ 310,175.92 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING BALANCE SHEET SPECIAL REVENUE FUND JUNE 30. 1999 
 
EXHIBIT"E" 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable 
 
SCHOOL FOOD 
SERVICES FUND 
 
LOTTERY PROGRAMS 
 
FEDERAL PROGRAMS 
 
TOTALS JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998 
 
$ 84,013.73 
 
$ 84,013.73 $ 101,843.55 
 
$ 
 
3,815.61 $ 115,392.70 
 
119,208.31 
 
16,381.91 
 
Total Assets 
 
$ 84,013.73 $ 
 
3,815.61 $ 115,392.70 $ 203,222.04 $ 118,225.46 
 
LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY 
 
LIABILITIES 
 
Cash Overdraft 
 
Accounts Payable 
 
$ 
 
Salaries Payable 
 
Expired Grant Balances Payable 
 
Total Liabilities 
 
$ 
 
FUND EQUITY 
 
Fund Balances 
 
Reserved 
 
For Continuation of Federal Programs 
 
For Expired Grant Balances/Questioned Costs 
 
Unreserved 
 
Undesignated 
 
$ 
 
Total Fund Equity 
 
$ 
 
$ 2,387.17 13,040.37 15,427.54 $ 
68,586.19 $ 68,586.19 $ 
 
3,814.41 $ 1.20 
 
77,926.31 $ 4,679.74 14,682.66 5,097.50 
 
3,815.61 $ 102,386.21 $ 
 
81,740.72 7,066.91 $ 
27,723.03 5,098.70 
121,629.36 $ 
 
8,953.26 27,811.07 
2,491.04 
39,255.37 
 
$ 
0.00 0.00 $ 
 
12,687.18 $ 319.31 
0.00 
13,006.49 $ 
 
12,687.18 $ 319.31 
68,586.19 
81,592.68 $ 
 
12,999.62 319.31 
65,651.16 
78,970.09 
 
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity 
 
$ 84,013.73 $ 
 
3,815.61 $ 115,392.70 $ 203,222.04 $ 118,225.46 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES 
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
EXHIBIT "F" 
 
SCHOOL FOOD 
SERVICES FUND 
 
LOTTERY PROGRAMS 
 
FEDERAL PROGRAMS 
 
TOTALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998 
 
REVENUES 
 
State Funds Federal Funds Other Funds 
 
$ 21,274.00 $ 181,128.09 128,803.74 
 
22,182.41 $ 23,462.44 $ 427,267.93 
 
66,918.85 $ 608,396.02 128,803.74 
 
77,383.00 564,927.39 127,378.24 
 
Total Revenues 
 
$ 331,205.83 $ 22,182.41 $ 450,730.37 $ 804,118.61 $ 769,688.63 
 
EXPENDITURES 
 
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services General Administration School Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Student Transportation Services Central Support Services Other Support Services Food Services Operation 
 
$ $ 328,270.80 
 
22,182.41 $ 
 
382,045.34 $ 
1,043.43 32,118.56 
577.72 
3,784.98 253.68 
31,721.85 
 
404,227.75 $ 
1,043.43 32,118.56 
577.72 
3,784.98 253.68 
31,721.85 328,270.80 
 
370,268.95 
1,305.81 15,786.05 
8,053.23 999.84 
3,810.82 
23,835.12 
303,711.09 
 
Total Expenditures 
 
$ 328,270.80 $ 22,182.41 $ 451,545.56 $ 801,998.77 $ 727,770.91 
 
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures 
 
$ 
 
2,935.03 $ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
-815.19 $ 
 
2,119.84 $ 41,917.72 
 
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES 
 
Operating Transfers In 
 
502.75 
 
502.75 
 
6,459.35 
 
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources 
 
over (under) Expenditures 
 
$ 
 
2,935.03 $ 
 
0.00 $ 
 
-312.44 $ 
 
2,622.59 $ 48,377.07 
 
FUND BALANCE JULY 1 
 
~ 
 
65,651.16 
 
0.00 
 
13,318.93 
 
78,970.09 
 
30,593.02 
 
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30 
 
$ 68,586.19 $ 
 
0.00 $ 13,006.49 $ 81,592.68 $ 78,970.09 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial.statements. 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1999 
 
SCHEDULE "1" 
 
FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT 
 
CFDA NUMBER 
 
PASSTHROUGH 
ENTITY ID 
NUMBER 
 
FEDERAL REVENUE IN PERIOD 
 
EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD 
 
~ 
Agriculture, U. S. Department of 
 
Child Nutrition Cluster 
 
Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education 
 
Food and Nutrition Program 
 
Food Services School Breakfast Program 1999 Grant National School Lunch Program 1999 Grant 
 
. 10.553 . 10.555 
 
N/A $ NIA 
 
53,443.75 117,082.05 $ 
 
(2) 317,668.51 (3) 
 
Total Child Nutrition Cluster 
 
$ 
 
170,525.80 $ 
 
317,668.51 
 
Other Programs 
 
Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education 
 
Food and Nutrition Program 
 
Food Distribution Program (1) 
 
10.550 
 
N/A 
 
Pass-Through From Office ofTreasury and Fiscal Services 
 
National Forest Reserve Funds 
 
10.665 
 
N/A 
 
10,602.29 10,587.92 
 
10,602.29 (4) 
 
Total U. S. Department of Agriculture 
 
$ 
 
191,716.01 $ 
 
328,270.80 
 
Appalachian Regional Commission Direct ARC Grant GA-12935-98 
 
23.OFA 
 
$ 
 
186,200.00 $ 
 
300,250.00 (3) 
 
Education, U. S. Department of Special Education Cluster Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B - Special Education Capacity Building and Improvement 1999 Grant Flow Through 1999 Grant Preschool 1999 Grant 
 
84.173 84.027 84.173 
 
N/A $ NIA NIA 
 
1,467.21 $ 79,815.89 3,989.68 
 
1,467.21 79,815.89 
3,989.68 
 
Total Special Education Cluster 
 
$ 
 
85,272.78 $ 
 
85,272.78 
 
Other Programs 
 
Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education 
 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
 
Title I 
 
Grants to Local Educational Agencies 
 
1999 Grant 
 
84.010 
 
NIA 
 
Title II 
 
Eisenhower Professional Development 
 
1998 Grant 
 
84.281 
 
NIA 
 
1999 Grant 
 
84.281 
 
NIA 
 
Title Ill 
 
Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grants 
 
1999 Grant 
 
84.318 
 
N/A 
 
Title VI 
 
Innovative Education Program Strategies 
 
1999 Grant 
 
84.298 
 
N/A 
 
Goals2000 
 
State and Local Education Systemic Improvement Grants 
 
1998 Grant 1999 Grant 
 
84.276 
 
N/A 
 
84.276 
 
NIA 
 
88,457.51 10,107.75 87,662.88 
3,748.68 6,113.00 
 
88,457.51 
3,029.60 10,129.43 (3) 
74,975.70 
3,748.68 
9,970.02 6,338.13 (3) 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
SCHEDULE "1" 
 
FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT 
 
CFDA NUMBER 
 
PASSTHROUGH 
ENTITY ID 
NUMBER 
 
FEDERAL REVENUE IN PERIOD 
 
EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD 
 
Education, U. S. Department of 
 
Other Programs 
 
Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education 
 
Vocational Education - Basic Grants to States 
 
High School Program 
 
Basic Grant 1999 Grant 
Tech-Prep Education 
 
~ 
 
84.048 
 
N/A $ 
 
28,058.10 $ 
 
28,314.04 (3) 
 
1999 Grant 
 
84.243 
 
N/A 
 
1,502.65 
 
1,502.65 
 
Total U. S. Department of Education 
 
$ 
 
310,923.35 $ 
 
311,738.54 
 
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department Pass-Through From Ninth District Opportunity, Incorporated Head Start 1999 Grant 
 
93.600 
 
N/A $ 
 
116,344.58 $ 
 
116,344.58 
 
Total Federal Financial Assistance 
 
$ 
 
805,183.94 $ _ _1.0.5.,..6...,,6_0=3=.9=2 
 
NIA = Not Available 
 
Notes to the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 
 
(1) The amounts shown for the Food Distribution Program represents the Federally assigned value of nonmonetary assistance for donated commodities received and/or consumed by the system during the current fiscal year. 
(2) Expenditures for the School Breakfast Program were not maintained separately and are included in the 1999 National School Lunch Program. 
(3) Expenditures for this program include State, and/or Other Funds. Expenditures are not maintained by fund source. 
(4) Funds earned on this program do not require reporting of expenditures. 
 
Major Programs are identified by an asterisk (*) in front of the CFDA number. 
 
The Board did not provide Federal Assistance to any Subrecipient. 
 
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal awards includes the Federal grant activity of the Towns County Board of Education and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting which is the basis of accounting used in the presentation of the general purpose financial statements. 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. 
 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
SCHEDULE "2" 
 
AGENCY/FUNDING 
GRANTS Education, Georgia Department of Quality Basic Education General and Career Education Programs Special Education Programs Remedial Education Program Media Center Programs Staff Development Programs Indirect Cost Pupil Transportation Regular Bus Replacement Sparsity Grant Middle School Incentive Program Special Instructional Assistance In-School Suspension Counselors Grades 4 and 5 Technology Specialist Mid-term Adjustment Local Five Mill Share Deferred Summer Salaries (Prior Year) Deferred Summer Salaries (Current Year) Food Services Other State Programs At-Risk Summer School Program Environmental Science Program Health Insurance Innovative Programs Preschool Handicapped Program Remedial Summer School Program Student Records Teachers' Retirement Tuition for the Multi-Handicapped Lottery Programs Assistive Technology Computers in the Classroom 
Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services Public School Employees Retirement 
CONTRACT Education, Georgia Department of Reading First Program 
 
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES 
 
SPECIAL 
 
GENERAL 
 
REVENUE 
 
FUND 
 
FUND 
 
TOTAL 
 
$ 1,952,587.00 
475,271.00 52,921.00 84,812.00 24,336.00 
566,630.00 
174,689.00 54,989.00 80,676.00 71,126.00 46,664.00 87,055.00 9,441.00 28,842.00 
211,857.00 
-1, 151,802.00 
-412,843.00 469,194.00 
$ 
1,603.45 500.00 
89,768.97 5,000.00 
17,024.00 1,604.60 675.00 1,824.74 
13,429.50 
17,550.00 
 
$ 1,952,587.00 
475,271.00 52,921.00 84,812.00 24,336.00 
566,630.00 
 
21,274.00 
 
174,689.00 54,989.00 80,676.00 71,126.00 46,664.00 87,055.00 9,441.00 28,842.00 
211,857.00 -1, 151,802.00 
-412,843.00 469,194.00 
21,274.00 
 
1,603.45 500.00 
89,768.97 5,000.00 
17,024.00 1,604.60 675.00 1,824.74 
13,429.50 
 
4,315.61 17,866.80 
 
4,315.61 17,866.80 
 
17,550.00 
 
23,462.44 
 
23,462.44 
 
$ 2,975,425.26 $ 
 
66,918.85 $ ===3=,0=4=2,=34=4=.1=1= 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. 
 
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 EXPENDITURES 
Current Instruction 
 
TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES LOTTERY PROGRAMS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
SCHEDULE "3" 
 
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY 
 
COMPUTERS INTHE 
CLASSROOM 
 
TOTAL 
 
$ 
 
4,315.61 $ 
 
17,866.80 $ ====22=,1=82=.41= 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 21 - 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ANALYSIS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS - OVERALL 
GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
SCHEDULE "4" 
 
Minimum Expenditure Requirements (Total Allotment) 
Expenditures on Combined Program Basis Salaries (1) (2) Operations 
Less: Expenditures for Media Center Programs in Excess of Total Media Allotment 
Expenditures per Audit 
 
FOURTEEN WEIGHTED AND MEDIA CENTER 
PROGRAMS 
 
100% TEST FOR OPERATIONS PORTION OF FOURTEEN WEIGHTED PROGRAMS 
 
$ 
 
2,777,448.00 $ 
 
114,224.00 
 
$ 
 
2,887,672.51 
 
260,801.17 $ 
 
207,574.86 
 
~ 
 
$ 
 
3,148,473.68 
 
-49,639.62 
 
$ 
 
3,098,834.06 
 
Amount of Underexpenditure for Total Allotment 
 
$ 
 
0.00 $=======0..0...=0 
 
Note: (1) Salary accruals (July and August 1999 Deferred Salaries) reported as expenditures in the General Purpose Financial Statements are not included on this analysis in order to comply with program guidelines. 
(2) Salary accruals (July and August 1998 Deferred Salaries) reported as expenditures in the prior year General Purpose Financial Statements are included on this analysis as required by program guidelines. 
 
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 23 - 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ANALYSIS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS - BY PROGRAM 
GENERAL FUND- QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1999 
 
GENERAL AND CAREER EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
 
Kindergarten (*) 
 
Grades 1 - 3 (') 
 
Sub-Total K-3 
 
Grades 4 - 5 (') 
 
Grades 6 - 8 (') 
 
Grades 9 - 12 (*) 
 
High School Laboratories (*) 
 
Vocational Education Laboratories (*) 
 
" 
 
Total General and Career Education Programs 
 
SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
 
Regular Programs Category Ill (*) 
 
Sub-Total - Regular 
 
Category VI (Gifted) (*) 
 
Total Special Education Programs 
 
REMEDIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM/*\ 
 
Total Fourteen Weighted Programs 
 
MEDIA CENTER PROGRAMS 
 
Salaries Operations 
 
Total Media Center Programs 
 
ALLOTMENTS FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF 
 
REQUIRED 
 
ORIGINAL 
 
% 
 
ORIGINAL 
 
MID-TERM 
 
$ 
 
213,198.00 
 
$ 
 
191,878.20 $ 
 
546,979.00 
 
492,281.10 
 
$ 
 
760,177.00 90 $ 
 
684,159.30 $ 
 
281,670.00 90 
 
253,503.00 
 
423,802.00 90 
 
381,421.80 
 
182,578.00 90 
 
164,320.20 
 
150,457.00 90 
 
135,411.30 
 
153,903.00 90 
 
138,512.70 
 
$ 1,952,587.00 
 
$ 1,757,328.30 $ 
 
11,857.00 100,000.00 111,857.00 
100,000.00 
211,857.00 
 
$ 
 
445,590.00 
 
$ 
 
401,031.00 $ 
 
0.00 
 
$ 
 
445,590.00 90 $ 
 
401,031.00 $ 
 
29,681.00 90 
 
26,712.90 
 
$ 
 
475,271.00 
 
$ 
 
427,743.90 $ 
 
$ 
 
52,921.00 90 $ 
 
47,628.90 $ 
 
$ 2,480,TT9.00 
 
$ 2,232,701.10 $ 
 
0.00 
0.00 0.00 211,857.00 
 
$ 
 
67,465.00 90 $ 
 
60,718.50 $ 
 
17,347.00 100 
 
17,347.00 
 
$ 
 
84,812.00 
 
$ 
 
78,065.50 $ 
 
0.00 0.00 
 
Total Fourteen Weighted and Media Center Programs 
 
$ 2,565,591.00 
 
$ 2,310,766.60 $ 
 
211,857.00 
 
STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 
Cost of Instruction Professional Development 
Total Staff Development Programs 
(*) Identifies Fourteen Weighted Programs. (1) Salary accruals (July and August 1999 Deferred 
Salaries) reported as expenditures in the General Purpose Financial Statements are not included on this analysis in order to comply with program guidelines. See notes to the general purpose financial statements. 
 
$ 
 
7,669.00 
 
16,667.00 
 
$ 
 
7,669.00 $ 
 
16,667.00 
 
$ 
 
24,336.00 100 $ 
 
24,336.00 $ 
 
(2) Salary accruals (July and August 1998 Deferred Salaries) reported as expenditures in the prior year General Purpose Financial Statements are included on this analysis as required by program guidelines. 
 
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0.00 0.00 
0.00 
 
 SCHEDULE "5" 
 
EDUCATION TOTAL 
REQUIRED 
 
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES 
 
SALARIES (1)(2) 
 
OPERATIONS 
 
TOTAL 
 
AMOUNT OF UNDEREXPENDITURE 
FOR REQUIRED ALLOTMENT 
 
$ 
 
203,735.20 $ 
 
592,281.10 
 
$ 
 
796,016.30 $ 
 
253,503.00 
 
381,421.80 
 
264,320.20 
 
135,411.30 
 
138,512.70 
 
$ 1,969,185.30 $ 
 
234,416.90 $ 636,891.02 871,307.92 $ 286,720.55 525,528.24 281,609.75 246,392.62 159,549.08 2,371,108.16 $ 
 
5,767.17 $ 23,201.36 28,968.53 $ 11,658.28 19,676.22 64,843.26 
3,971.30 23,250.33 152,367.92 $ 
 
240,184.07 660,092.38 900,276.45 $ 298,378.83 545,204.46 346,453.01 250,363.92 182,799.41 2,523,476.08 
 
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 
 
$ 
 
401,031.00 
 
$ 
 
$ 
 
401,031.00 $ 
 
26,712.90 
 
$ 
 
427,743.90 $ 
 
$ 
 
47,628.90 $ 
 
$ 2,444,558.10 $ 
 
355,657.70 $ 355,657.70 $ 
27,869.88 383,527.58 $ 
51,811.46 $ 2,806,447.20 $ 
 
54,315.31 $ 54,315.31 $ 
512.24 54,827.55 $ 
379.39 $ 207,574.86 $ 
 
409,973.01 409,973.01 
28,382.12 438,355.13 
52,190.85 3,014,022.06 
 
0.00 0.00 
0.00 
 
$ 
 
60,718.50 $ 
 
17,347.00 
 
$ 
 
78,065.50 $ 
 
81,225.31 $ 
81,225.31 $ 
 
$ 53,226.31 
53,226.31 $ 
 
81,225.31 53,226.31 
134,451.62 
 
0.00 0.00 
 
$ 2,522,623.60 $ 
 
2,887,672.51 $ 
 
260,801.17 $ 3,148,473.68 $ 
 
0.00 
 
$ 
 
7,669.00 
 
16,667.00 
 
s -====2=4=,3=3=6.,..o=o 
 
$ 
 
18,475.29 $ 
 
18,475.29 
 
7,477.65 
 
7,477.65 
 
$ 
 
25,952.94 $ 
 
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 SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CON1ROL REPORTS 
 
 w. RUSSELL 
 
HINTON 
 
STATE AUDITOR 
 
(404) 656-2174 
 
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 
254 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400 
June 8, 2000 
 
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education 
and Superintendent and Members of the Towns County Board of Education 
REPORT ON COMPLIANCE AND ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS 
Ladies and Gentlemen: 
We have audited the financial statements of Towns County Board of Education as of and for the year ended June 30, 1999, and have issued our report thereon dated June 8, 2000. This report was qualified for various departures from generally accepted accounting principles, as identified in the auditor's report on the general purpose financial statements. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. 
Compliance 
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Towns County Board of Education's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts and grants, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. 
Internal Control Over Financial Re_porting 
In planning and performing our audit, we considered Towns County Board of Education's internal control over financial reporting in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and not to provide assurance on the internal control over financial reporting. However, we noted a certain matter involving the internal control over financial reporting and its 
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 operation that we consider to be a reportable condition. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control over financial reporting that, in our judgement, could adversely affect Towns County Board of Education's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data consistent with assertions of management in the financial statements. The reportable condition is described in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs as item FS-7391-99-01. 
A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that misstatements in amounts that would be material in relation to the financial statements being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Our consideration of the internal control over :financial reporting would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control that might be reportable conditions and accordingly, would not necessarily disclose all reportable conditions that are also considered to be material weaknesses. However, the reportable condition described above is considered to be a material weakness. 
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, members of the Towns County Board ofEducation, Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
RWH:jb 99YB-40 
 
State Auditor 
 
 w. RUSSELL 
 
HINTON 
 
STATE AUDITOR 
 
(404) 656-2174 
 
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS 
254 Washington Street. S.W., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400 
June 8, 2000 
 
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education 
and Superintendent and Members of the Towns County Board of Education 
REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO EACH MAJOR PROGRAM AND INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 0MB CIRCULARA-133 
Ladies and Gentlemen: 
Compliance 
We have audited the compliance of Towns County Board of Education with the types of compliance requirements described in the U.S. Office ofManagement and Budget (0MB) Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement that are applicable to each of its major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 1999. Towns County Board of Education's major Federal programs are identified in the accompanying Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to each of its major Federal programs is the responsibility of Towns County Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Towns County Board of Education's compliance based on our audit. 
We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and 0MB Circular A-133, Audits ofStates, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Those standards and 0MB Circular A-133 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Towns County Board of Education's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our audit does not provide a legal determination on Towns County Board of Education's compliance with those requirements. 
 
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 In our opinion, the Towns County Board of Education complied, in all material respects, with the requirements referred to above that are applicable to each of its major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 1999. 
Internal Control Over Compliance 
The management of Towns County Board of Education is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to Federal programs. In planning and performing our audit, we considered Towns County Board of Education's internal control over compliance with requirements that could have a direct and material effect on a major Federal program in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on compliance and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with 0MB Circular A-13 3. 
Our consideration of the internal control over compliance would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control that might be material weaknesses. A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operation of one or more ofthe internal control components does not reduce to a relatively low level ofrisk that noncompliance with applicable requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants that would be material in relation to a major Federal program being audited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. We noted no matters involving the internal control over compliance and its operation that we consider to be material weaknesses. 
This report is intended solely for the information and use of management, members of the Towns County Board ofEducation, Federal awarding agencies and pass-through entities and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. 
Respectfully submitted, 
 
RWH:jb 99SA-10 
 
State Auditor 
 
 SECTION ID AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDITEE'S RESPONSE 
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRJOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
 
PRJOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
 
FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS 
 
7391-96-02 FS-7391-97-01 FS-7391-98-01 
 
Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented Further Action Not Warranted Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Responses 
 
CORRECTIVE ACTION/RESPONSES 
 
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Finding Control Number: FS-7391-98-01 
 
Due to staffing limitations and budgetary considerations prohibiting the hiring of additional administrative staff, the Board has decided not to pursue the recording of general fixed assets on the financial statements. 
 
PRJOR YEAR FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
 
FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS 
 
7391-96-03 
 
Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Responses 
 
CORRECTIVE ACTION/RESPONSES 
 
FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORTS Expired Grant Balance Amount: $319.31 Finding Control Number: 7391-96-03 
 
The unexpended grant balance will be applied against a fiscal year ended June 30, 2000 requisition as per directions from Ninth District Opportunity, Incorporated. 
 
 SECTIONN FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
 
 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
I SUMMARY OF AUDITOR'S RESULTS 
1. Type of Report Issued on the Financial Statements The auditor's opinion on the Towns County Board of Education's financial statements was qualified for various departures from generally accepted accounting principles. 
2. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Disclosed by the Audit of the Financial Statements The audit report for the Towns County Board of Education disclosed a financial statement reportable condition related to the following control category. 
General Fixed Assets 
The reportable condition described above is considered to be a material weakness. 
3. Noncompliance Material to the Financial Statements The audit of the Towns County Board of Education disclosed no instances of noncompliance that were deemed to be material to the financial statements. 
4. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Over Major Programs The audit report for the Towns County Board of Education did not disclose any reportable conditions in internal control over major programs. 
5. Type of Report Issued on Compliance for Major Programs The auditor's opinion on the Towns County Board of Education's report on compliance with requirements applicable to major programs was unqualified. 
6. Audit Findings Required to be R{ll)orted by Section .510(a) of 0MB Circular A-133 
The Towns County Board of Education's audit did not disclose audit findings required to be reported by section .510(a) of 0MB Circular A-133. 
7. Major Programs Federal awards audited as major programs are as follows: 10.553 Food and Nutrition Program - Food Services - School Breakfast Program 10.555 Food and Nutrition Program - Food Services - National School Lunch Program 
8. Type "A" Program Dollar Threshold The dollar threshold for type "A" programs was $300,000.00. 
9. Low Risk Auditee The Towns County Board of Education was audited as a low risk auditee based on a waiver granted by the U. S. Department of Education. 
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 TOWNS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 
II FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Repeated From Prior Year Finding Control Number: FS-7391-99-01 The Towns County Board ofEducation did not maintain a system-wide General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records as required by generally accepted accounting principles. 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 of land, buildings and equipment owned by the 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. 
III FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 
No matters were reported. 
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