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AUDIT REPORT
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
BLAIRSVILLE,GEORGIA
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
254 WASHINGTON STREET ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334-8400
UNION 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
7
D
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS
8
E
COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS
9
F NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
11
ADDffiONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
COMBINING STATEMENTS
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
G
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
22
H
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
24
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
I
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
26
J
COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
27
K
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE
COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
NONEXPENDABLETRUSTFUNDS
28
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION -TABLE OF CONTENTS-
SECTION I
FINANCIAL
ADDffiONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
SCHEDULES
1 SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
29
2 SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE
31
3 SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS
32
4 SCHEDULEOFEXPENDITURES
LOTTERY PROGRAMS
33
ANALYSIS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS
GENERAL FUND - QUALTIY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
5
OVERALL
35
6
BYPROGRAM
36
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 WITH 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
RUSSELL W. H1NTON
STATE AUDITOR
(404) 656-2174
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
254 Washington Street, S.W.. Suite 214 Atlanta. Georgia 30334-8400
July 7, 2000
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Union County Board ofEducation
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 Union 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 Union 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 tliat we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the :financial statements are free ofmaterial 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 Board did not recognize as expenditures, in the year ended June 30, 1999, a portion of salaries
and the corresponding employer's cost ofrelated benefits earned for contractual services completed prior to June 30, 1999. Also funds received, subsequent to June 30, 1999, from the Georgia Department of Education for the State's share of these unrecorded salaries and related benefits were not recorded as revenue in the year under review. Conversely, the similar expenditures and related revenues for contractual services completed prior to June 30, 1998, were improperly recorded in the year ended June 30, 1999. To conform to generally accepted accounting principles, revenues should be recorded when available and measurable and expenditures should be recorded when incurred, rather than when funds are received or disbursed.
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 Union County Board ofEducation as ofJune 30, 1999, and the results of its operations and the cash flows of its nonexpendable trust funds 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 July 7, 2000, on our consideration of the Union County Board ofEducation'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 Union County Board of Education taken as a whole. The accompanying combining statements (Exhibits G through K) and the :financial schedules (Schedules 1 through 6), 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 ofadditional 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.
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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
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUP JUNE 30, 1999
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Investments
Accounts Receivable
Inventories Food Donated Commodities Purchased Food
Amount Available in Debt Service Fund
Amount to be Provided in Future Years For Payment of Bond Debt
GENERAL FUND
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
SPECIAL
CAPITAL
REVENUE
PROJECTS
FUND
FUND
$ 3,113,828.45 $
243,423.17 $
134,770.85
7,677,030.90
229,164.62
153,319.53
17,468.13 8,401.51
Total Assets
$ 3,342,993.07 $
422,612.34 $ 7,811,801.75
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 Continuation of Federal Programs For Debt Service For Endowment Corpus For Expired Grant Balances/Questioned Costs For Inventories Food Donated Commodities Purchased Food For Purpose of Bond Issue Unreserved Designated for Self-Insurance Undesignated
Total Fund Equity
$
5,731.50 $
21,793.12
941.91
59,392.15
6.22
3,379.15
$
6,679.63 $
84,564.42
$
272.88
$
34,371.16
32,087.76 3,269,854.52
$ 3,336,313.44 $
17,468.13 8,401.51
$
7,678,178.86
311,905.40
338,047.92 $
133,622.89 7,811,801.75
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity
$ 3,342,993.07 $
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422,612.34 $ 7,811,801.75
EXHIBIT"A"
DEBT SERVICE
FUND
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS
ACCOUNT GROUP GENERAL
LONG-TERM DEBT
TOTALS
{Memorandum Only)
JUNE 3011999
JUNE 30, 1998
$ 1,184,501.76 $
452.79
$ 4,676,977.02 $ 3,241,416.83
36,143.56
7,713,174.46
7,853,396.23
294,348.79
676,832.94
340,041.95
$ 1!478,850.55 $
$
1,478,850.55
6A41 1149.45
17,468.13 8,401.51 1,478,850.55
6A41 1149.45
15,026.20 8,532.28 34,913.29
718851086.71
361596.35 $
7,920,000.00 $ 211012,854.06 $ 191378,413.49
$
27,524.62 $
31,212.00
60,334.06
59,580.76
3,385.37
3,439.73
$
719201000.00
719201000.00
719201000.00
$
719201000.00 $ 810111244.05 $ 8,0141232.49
$ 1,478,850.55 $
0.00 $ 1A781850.55 $ $ 1,4781850.55 $
32,673.92
31922.43 361596.35
$
272.88
1,478,850.55 $
32,673.92
34,371.16
34,913.29 32,479.58 44,693.77
17,468.13 8,401.51 7,678,178.86
15,026.20 8,532.28
7,871,799.75
32,087.76 3z7191305.24
25,472.39 313311263.74
$ 13,001,610.01 $ 11,364,181.00
36,596.35 $
719201000.00 $ 2110121854.06 $ 191378,413.49
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
REVENUES
State Funds Federal Funds Taxes Other Funds
Total Revenues
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 Central Support Services Other Support Services Food Services Operation Enterprise Operations
Capital Outlay Debt Service
Principal Interest
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES}
Accrued Interest on Bonds Sold Proceeds from General Obligation Bonds
Par Value Operating Transfers In Operating Transfers Out
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses
FUND BALANCE JULY 1
Food Inventory - Net Change in Period Donated Commodities Purchased Food
GENERAL FUND
SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND
$ 9,804,988.04 $ 18,008.38
4,002,321.57 294,416.97
$ 14,119,734.96 $
150,351.15 1,254,382.64
499,227.83
1,903,961.62
$ 9,013,496.60 $
654,802.48 246,221.80
339,994.74 414,831.70
1,006,557.02
41,053.32
971,394.70 668,706.59
31,133.48 513.34
9,031.50 17,672.87
27,123.24
728,109.58 101,774.97
22,748.37
14,244.00 20,487.78
59,876.35 948,659.31
$ 13,442,533.38 $
$
677,201.58 $
1,895,900.36 8,061.26
$
$
-2,373.20
$
-2,373.20 $
$
674,828.38 $
2,661,485.06
1,991.20
1,991.20
10,052.46
325,684.30
2,441.93 -130.77
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30
$
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -4-
31336,313.44 $
3381047.92
EXHIBIT"B"
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND
DEBT SERVICE
FUND
TOTALS
{Memorandum OnlJ'.} YEAR ENDED
JUNE 30, 1999
JUNE 30, 1998
$
225,000.00
$ 10,180,339.19 $ 9,342,645.13
1,272,391.02
1,314,251.03
$ 1,712,883.83
5,715,205.40
3,354,675.28
391,587.45
25,566.97
1,210,799.22
848,630.47
$
616,587.45 $ 1,738,450.80 $ 18,378,734.83 $ 14,860,201.91
$ 9,741,606.18 $ 8,914,282.66
$
38,194.61
1,072,395.73
756,577.45 268,970.17 354,238.74 435,319.48 1,006,557.02
79,247.93 971,394.70 668,706.59
31,133.48 60,389.69 957,690.81 17,672.87 1,099,518.97
544,352.28 289,225.82 284,881.10 407,113.77 1,020,609.78 104,769.03 985,951.80 701,572.91
26,555.94 58,627.32 891,316.53 15,796.77 599,363.52
$
294,513.54
294,513.54
43,083.27 3,083.37
$ 1,110,590.34 $
294,513.54 $ 16z743,537.62 $ 14,890,585.87
$
-494,002.89 $ 1,443,937.26 $ 1,635,197.21 $
-30,383.96
$
382.00
$
382.00
$
34,806.15
7,920,000.00
$
2,373.20
268,808.17
-2,373.20
-268,808.17
$
0.00 $ 7,954,806.15
$
-493,620.89 $ 1,443,937.26 $ 1,635,197.21 $ 7,924,422.19
8,305,422.64
34,913.29
11,327,505.29
3,400,677.06
2,441.93 -130.77
2,186.00 220.04
$ 7,8111801.75 $ 1,478,850.55 $ 12,965,013.66 $ 11,327,505.29 -5-
UNION 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
$ 9,372,259.16 $ 9,804,988.04
355,507.00
18,008.38
3,024,000.00
4,002,321.57
107,700.00
294,416.97
Total Revenues
$ 12,859,466.16 $ 14,119,734.96
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 Central Support Services Other Support Services Food Services Operation Enterprise Operations
Capital Outlay
$ 8,884,140.88 $ 9,013,496.60
471,313.18 246,326.42 298,888.15 397,661.13 738,004.35
41,059.85 959,844.35 720,659.00
32,600.00 600.00
16,999.98
186,000.00
654,802.48 246,221.80 339,994.74 414,831.70 1,006,557.02
41,053.32 971,394.70 668,706.59
31,133.48 513.34
9,031.50 17,672.87 27,123.24
Total Expenditures
$ 12,994,097.29 $ 13,442,533.38
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
$ -134,631.13 $ 677,201.58
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Other Sources Other Uses
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
$
-2,373.20
$
-2,373.20
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses $
-134,631.13 $
674,828.38
F!,!ND BALANCE JULY 1, 1998
2,403,834.74
2,661,485.06
Adjustments Food Inventory - Net Change in Period
Donated Commodities Purchased Food
-1,380.27
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30, 1999
$ 2,267,823.34 $ 3,336,313.44
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
ACTUAL
(BUDGET
BUDGET
BASIS)
$ 430,714.99 $ 150,351.15
1,171,675.00
1,254,382.64
328,420.00
499,227.83
$ 1,930,809.99 $ 1,903,961.62
$ 747,844.99 $ 728,109.58
104,268.00 34,978.00 14,244.00 22,034.00
101,774.97 22,748.37 14,244.00 20,487.78
66,631.00 940,710.00
59,876.35 948,659.31
$ 1,930,709.99 $ 1,895,900.36
$
100.00 $
8,061.26
$
1,991.20
$
1,991.20
$
100.00 $
10,052.46
328,848.61
325,684.30
-1,985.66
2,441.93 -130.77
$ 326,962.95 $ 338,047.92
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -7-
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "D"
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
OPERATING REVENUES Donations
OPERATING EXPENSES Current Scholarships Operating Income (Loss)
NONOPERATING REVENUES Interest Earned Net Income
FUND BALANCE JULY 1
UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TONIA PARKER TANNER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TOTALS {Memorandum Onll~
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$
365.00 $
60.00 $
425.00 $
975.00
$
1,500.00 $
$
-1,135.00 $
300.00 $ -240.00 $
1,800.00 $ -1,375.00 $
1,800.00 -825.00
1,245.77
$
110.77 $
29,061.95
49.87
-190.13 $
7,613.76
1,295.64
-79.36 $
36,675.71
1,867.43 1,042.43 35,633.28
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30
$
29,172.72 $
7,423.63 $
36,596.35 $ ==-==36=,6=7=5-.7=1--
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
EXHIBIT"E"
Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Cash Received from Donations Cash Paid for Scholarships
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Cash Paid for Purchase of Investments Interest Received on Investments
Net Cash Provided by Investment Activities
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash
Cash and Cash Equivalents - July 1
UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TONIA PARKER TANNER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TOTALS (Memorandum Onli'.)
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$
365.00 $
-1,500.00
60.00 $
-300.00
425.00 $
-1,800.00
975.00 -1,800.00
$
-1,135.00 $
-240.00 $
-1,375.00 $
-825.00
$
-1,098.44 $
1,523.32
-148.89 $
388.82
-1,247.33 $
1,912.14
-34,896.23 1,867.43
$
424.88 $
$
-710.12 $
1,102.07
239.93 $ -0.07 $
60.91
664.81 $ -710.19 $
1,162.98
-33,028.80 -33,853.80 35,016.78
Cash and Cash Equivalents - June 30
$
391.95 $
60.84 $
452.79 $ ===1=,1==62==98=
The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement. -9-
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
REPORTING ENTITY
The Union County Board of Education (Board) was established under the laws ofthe 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 ofspecific revenue sources (other than for major capital projects) that are legally restricted to expenditures for specified purposes. These funds are received primarily from the Georgia Department ofEducation and from the Federal government to accomplish specific educational objectives.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND - the fund used to account for financial resources to be used for the acquisition or construction of major capital facilities.
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.
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - the funds used to account for assets held by a government unit in a trustee capacity or as an agent for individuals, private organizations, other government units and/or other funds. These funds include:
NONEXPENDABLETRUSTFUNDS Union County Schools Scholarship Fund - the fund used to account for an endowment ofwhich the corpus is to be invested and preserved intact with the resultant income to be used to provide scholarship aid to graduating seniors of the Union County School System.
Tonia Parker Tanner Scholarship Fund-the fund used to account for an endowment of which the corpus is to be invested and preserved intact with the resultant income to be used to provide scholarship aid to graduating seniors of the Union County School System.
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.
All nonexpendable trust funds are accounted for on a flow of economic resources measurement focus. With this measurement focus, all assets and liabilities associated with the operation of these funds are included on the balance sheet. Operating statements present increases (e.g., revenues) and decreases (e.g., expenses) in net total assets.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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 of the 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 departure from the above definitions is the accounting treatment afforded the final two payments on General Fund teachers' and bus drivers' contracts, and the resources available from the Georgia Department of Education for the State's share of these contracts. During fiscal year 1999, a substantial number of personnel ofthe Board were employed for a one hundred and ninety day period beginning in late August 1998 and ending in early June 1999. Personnel contracts for this employment period 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 ofthese contracts were disbursed from the Georgia Department of Education to the Board in the same twelve months. As of June 30, 1999, compensation under these employment contracts had been earned, but two of the twelve monthly payments, due for July and August 1999, had not been made. Payments for these two.months were made and recorded as expenditures by the Board subsequent to June 30, 1999. Also, the State's portion of the compensation paid in July and August 1999 was received and recorded as revenue in the fiscal year subsequent to June 30, 1999. Conversely, the similar expenditures and related revenues for contractual services completed prior to June 30, 1998, were recorded in the year ended June 30, 1999. Generally accepted accounting principles require that revenues be recorded when available and measurable and that expenditures be recorded when incurred, rather than when funds are received or disbursed.
The accrual basis of accounting, as required by generally accepted accounting principles, is utilized by nonexpendable trust funds. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred.
BUDGET
The Union 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 ofbudget 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
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
newspaper of general circulation in the locality. At the next regular meeting of the 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 of Education. 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,
(4) Obligations of any corporation of the United States government,
(5) Prime banker's acceptances,
(6) Tue 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.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
RECEIVABLES
Receivables consist of grant 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 Union County Board of Commissioners fixed the property tax levy for the 1998 tax year (calendar year) on December 31, 1998 (levy date). Taxes were due on March 1, 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 Union 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 of taxes collected to the Board.
The tax millage rate levied for the 1998 tax year (calendar year) for the Union County Board of Education was as follows (a mill equals $1 per thousand dollars of assessed value):
School Operations
8.5 mills
SALES TAXES
Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax is to be used for capital outlay for educational purposes and debt service. Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue during the fiscal year amounted to $1,712,883.83 and was recorded in the Debt Service Fund. The State will terminate collection ofthis tax once an additional $8,987,116.17 has been collected or on June 30, 2003, whichever occurs first.
INVENTORIES
FOOD INVENTORIES Inventories of donated food commodities used in the preparation of meals are reported on the Combined Balance Sheet at their Federally assigned value. Purchased foods inventories are reported on the Combined Balance Sheet at cost (first-in, first-out). Donated food commodities are recorded as revenues and expenditures at the time commodity items are received. Purchased foods inventories are recorded as expenditures at the time of purchase. The inventories reported on the balance sheet for donated food commodities and for purchased foods are equally offset by reservations of fund balance which indicates that these amounts do not constitute "available spendable resources" even though they are a component of net
current assets.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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/expenses initially made from a fund that are properly applicable to another fund, are recorded as expenditures/expenses in the reimbursing fund and as reductions of expenditures/expenses in the fund that is reimbursed.
Operating transfers are recorded for all interfund transactions other than 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, results of operations or cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Neither are such data comparable to a consolidation. lnterfund eliminations have not been made in the aggregation of this data.
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 of securities pledged shall be equal to not less than 110 percent ofthe public funds being secured after the deduction ofthe amount ofdeposit 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,
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 2: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
(2) Insurance on accounts provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
(3) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other direct obligations of the United States or of the State of Georgia,
(4) Bonds, bills, notes, certificates of indebtedness or other obligations of the 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 of the 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 $5,535,246.44. 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.)
The Board's deposits are classified by risk category at June 30, 1999, as follows:
Risk Categozy
Bank Balance
1
$1,384,501.76
2
243,525.07
3
3,907,219.61
Total
$ 5.535.246.44
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 2: DEPOSITS AND INVESTMENTS
CATEGORIZATION OF INVESTMENTS At June 30, 1999, the carrying value ofthe Board's total investments was $7,677,030.90 which is materially the same as fair value. This investment consisted entirely of funds invested in the Local Government Investment Pool administered by the State of Georgia, Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services which are not required to be categorized since the Board did not own any specific identifiable securities in the pool. The investment policy ofthe State of Georgia, Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services for the Local Government Investment Pool (Primary Liquidity Portfolio) does not provide for investment in derivatives or similar investments. A description of the Primary Liquidity Portfolio is as follows:
The Primary Liquidity Portfolio consists of Georgia Fund 1, which is a combination local and state government investment pool, and Fund 6. Georgia Fund 1 is a stable net asset value investment pool which follows Standard and Poor's criteria for AAAm rated money market funds. However, Georgia Fund 1 operates in a manner consistent with Rule 2a-7 ofthe Investment Company Act of 1940 and is considered to be a 2a-7 like pool. The pool is not registered wjth the SEC as an investment company. The pool's primary objectives are safety ofcapital, investment income, liquidity and diversification while maintaining principal ($1.00 per share value). Net asset value is calculated weekly to ensure stability. The pool distributes earnings (net of management fees) on a monthly basis and determines participant's shares sold and redeemed based on $1.00 per share. Pooled cash and cash equivalents and investments are reported at cost which approximates fair value. The pool does not issue any legally binding guarantees to support the value ofthe shares. Participation in the pool is voluntary and deposits consist of funds from local governments; operating and trust funds of Georgia's state agencies, colleges and universities; and current operating funds of the State of Georgia's General Fund.
Investments in Georgia Fund 1 and Fund 6 are directed toward short-term instruments such as U. S. Treasury obligations, securities issued or guaranteed as to principal and interest by the U. S. Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, banker's acceptances and repurchase agreements. The weighted average maturity of Georgia Fund 1 may not exceed 60 days. Fund 6 maintains a duration of approximately one year. The weighted average maturity for Georgia Fund 1 on June 30, 1999 was 27 days. The average investment duration for Fund 6 on June 30, 1999 was 1.03 years.
Note 3: NON-MONETARY TRANSACTIONS
The Board receives food commodities from the United States Department ofAgriculture (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.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 4: RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board has obtained commercial insurance for risk of loss associated with torts, assets, errors or omissions, job related illness or injuries to employees 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 General Fund 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. The Board has not incurred any liabilities for unemployment compensation during the last two fiscal years.
The Board has purchased surety bonds to provide additional insurance coverage as follows:
Position Covered
Amount
Superintendent Principals School Food Nutrition Program Director
$
$10,000.00 - $
$
25,000.00 50,000.00 20,000.00
Note 5: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT
GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT OUTSTANDING General Obligation Bonds currently outstanding are as follows:
Purpose
Interest Rates
Amount
General Government - Series 1998
3.7%-4.15%
$ 7,920,000.00
The changes in General Long-Term Debt during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999, were as follows:
General Obligation
Bonds
Balance July 1, 1998 Additions Balance June 30, 1999
$ 7,920,000.00 0.00
$ 7.920,000.00
At June 30, 1999, payments due by fiscal year which includes principal and interest for these items are as follows:
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 5: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT
Fiscal Year Ended June 30
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004-2008
General Obligation
Bonds
$ 556,847.50 1,444,885.00 1,835,362.50 2,211,337.50 2,934,656.25
Total Principal and Interest Note 6: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS
$ 8.983.088.75
The Board has recognized revenues and expenditures in the amount of$273,875.35 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 of Personnel Administration For Health Insurance ofNon-Certified Personnel In the amount of $222,819.40
Paid to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia For Teachers Retirement System (TRS) Employer's Cost In the amount of$18,219.95
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 $32,836.00
Note 7: SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS
The following is an analysis of significant outstanding construction or renovation contracts executed by the Board as of June 30, 1999:
Project
Unearned Executed Contracts
New High School
$ 343.750.00
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
EXHIBIT "F"
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1999
Note 7: SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENTS
The amount described in this note is not reflected in the general purpose financial statements.
Note 8: 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 granter 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 9: 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 ofthe Board who are covered by TRS 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
1999 1998 1997
Percentage Contributed
100% 100% 100%
Required Contribution
$ 1,066,662.42 $ 955,612.70 $ 862,575.66
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING BALANCE SHEET SPECIAL REVENUE FUND JUNE 30, 1999
ASSETS
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Accounts Receivable
Inventories Food Donated Commodities Purchased Food
Total Assets
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 Inventories Food Donated Commodities Purchased Food Unreserved Undesignated
Total Fund Equity
SCHOOL FOOD
SERVICES FUND
LOTTERY PROGRAMS
$
320,449.29 $
0.00
1,567.67
17,468.13 8,401.51
------ $
347,886.60 $
0.00
$
5,465.68
4,645.88
$
10,111.56
$
17,468.13
8,401.51
311,905.40 $
$ 337,775.04 $
0.00 0.00
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity
$
347,886.60 $ -===--==-0-.-0=0=
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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EXHIBIT"G"
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
OTHER PROGRAMS
TOTALS
JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$
12,215.83 $ 332,665.12 $ 321,534.71
$ 151,751.86
153,319.53
69,015.67
17,468.13 8,401.51
15,026.20 8,532.28
$ 151,751.86 $
12,215.83 $ 511,854.29 $ 414,108.86
$
89,241.95
13,533.64 $
45,324.24
3,379.15
$ 151,478.98 $
$ 2,793.80 9,422.03
12,215.83 $
89,241.95 21,793.12 $ 59,392.15
3,379.15
173,806.37 $
25,404.07 59,580.76
3,439.73
88,424.56
$
272.88
0.00 $
$
272.88 $
$
272.88
0.00 0.00 $
17,468.13 $ 8,401.51
311,905.40
338,047.92 $
15,026.20 8,532.28
302,125.82
325,684.30
$ 151,751.86 $
12,215.83 $ 511,854.29 $ 414,108.86
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
REVENUES
State Funds Federal Funds Other Funds
Total Revenues
EXPENDITURES
Current Instruction Support Services Pupil Services Improvement of Instructional Services Educational Media Services General Administration Other Support Services Food Services Operation
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Operating Transfers In
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures
FUND BALANCE JULY 1
Food Inventory - Net Change in Period Donated Commodities Purchased Food
FUND BALANCE JUNE 30
SCHOOL FOOD
SERVICES FUND
LOTTERY PROGRAMS
$
67,682.00 $
553,469.49
337,287.40
$ 958,438.89 $
57,669.15 57,669.15
$
57,669.15
$ 948,659.31
$ 948,659.31 $
$
9,779.58 $
57,669.15 0.00
$
9,779.58 $
325,684.30
2,441.93 -130.77
0.00 0.00
----==--= $ 337,775.04 $
0.00
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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EXHIBIT"H"
FEDERAL PROGRAMS
OTHER PROGRAMS
TOTALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$
25,000.00 $ 150,351.15 $ 158,972.00
$ 700,913.15
1,254,382.64
1,222,761.16
161,940.43
499,227.83
477,102.00
$ 700,913.15 $ 186,940.43 $ 1,903,961.62 $ 1,858,835.16
$ 507,931.93 $ 162,508.50 $ 728,109.58 $ 759,356.18
76,774.97 22,748.37 14,244.00 20,487.78 59,876.35
25,000.00
101,774.97 22,748.37 14,244.00 20,487.78 59,876.35 948,659.31
62,168.09 32,500.00 11,641.00 29,893.48 56,627.32 874,857.36
$ 702,063.40 $ 187,508.50 $ 1,895,900.36 $ 1,827,043.43
$
-1,150.25 $
-568.07 $
8,061.26 $
31,791.73
1,423.13
$
272.88 $
0.00
568.07
1,991.20
274.07
0.00 $ 0.00
10,052.46 $ 325,684.30
32,065.80 291,212.46
2,441.93 -130.77
2,186.00 220.04
$
272.88 $
0.00 $ 338,047.92 $ 325,684.30
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING BALANCE SHEET CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND JUNE 30. 1999
EXHIBIT"!"
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable
REGULAR
BOND PROCEEDS
GEORGIA STATE FINANCING AND
INVESTMENT COMMISSION
TOTALS JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$ 133,622.89 $
1,147.96 $
0.00 $
134,770.85 $
486,922.64
7,677,030.90
7,677,030.90
7,818,500.00
18 131.64
Total Assets
$ 133,622.89 $ 7,67B,17B.B6 $-====o=.o=o= $ 1,a11,ao1.15 $ a.323,554.28
LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Cash Overdraft
FUND EQUITY
Fund Balances
Reserved
For Purposes of Bond Issue
Unreserved
Undesignated
$
Total Fund Equity
$
$ 7,678, 178.86
133,622.89
0.00 $
133,622.89 $ 7,678,178.86 $
Total Liabilities and Fund Equity
$ 1331622.89 $ 716781178.86 $
$
18 131.64
$ 7,678,178.86 $ 7,871,799.75
0.00
133,622.89
433,622.89
0.00 $ 7,811,801.75 $ 8,305,422.64
0.00 $ 718111801.75 $ 813231554.28
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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UNION QOUNTY BOARD OF EDUQATION COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
EXHIBIT "J"
REVENUES
REGULAR
BOND PROCEEDS
GEORGIA STATE FINANCING AND
INVESTMENT COMMISSION
TOTALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
State Funds Other Funds
$
225,000.00 $ 225,000.00 $
75,822.00
$
0.00 $ 391,587.45
391,587.45
16 042.34
Total Revenues EXPENDITURES
$
0.00 $ 391,587.45 $
225,000.00 $ 616,587.45 $
91 864.34
~
Current Support Services Business Administration
Capital Outlay Land and Land Improvements Building and Building Improvements Equipment
$
38,194.61
$ 300,000.00
449,308.00 97,705.73 $
$
200,382.00 25,000.00
38,194.61 $
749,308.00 298,087.73
25,000.00
64,242.59 385,98~.10
Total Expenditures
$ 300,000.00 $ 585,208.34 $
225,382.00 $ 1,110,590.34 $ 450,228.69
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
$ -300,000.00 $ -193,620.89 $
-382.00 $ -494,002.89 $ -358,364.35
OTHER FINANQING SOURCES {UEl
Proceeds from General Obligation Bonds Par Value
Operating Transfers In Operating Transfers Out
$ 7,920,000.00
$
382.00 $
382.00
310,164.10
-41,630.00
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
$
382.00 $
382.00 $ 8,188,534.10
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses $
-300,000.00 $
-193,620.89 $
0.00 $ -493,620.89 $ 7,830,169.75
FUND BALANCE JULY 1
433,622.89
7,871,799.75
0.00
8,305,422.64
475,252.89
FUND BALANQE JUNE 30
$ 1331622.89 $ 716781178.86 $
0.00 $ 718111801.75 $ 813051422.64
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COMBINING BALANCE SHEET
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPE - NONEXPENDABLE TRUST FUNDS JUNE 30, 1999
EXHIBIT"K"
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Investments Accounts Receivable
UNION COUNTY SCHOOLS
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TONIA PARKER TANNER
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TOTALS JUNE 30, 1999 JUNE 30, 1998
$
391.95 $
60.84 $
452.79 $
14,058.85
28,780.77
7,362.79
36,143.56
22,000.36
616.50
Total Assets
$
29,172.72 $
FUND EQUITY
Fund Balances
Reserved
For Endowment Corpus
$
Unreserved
Un designated
26,754.49 $ 2,418.23
7,423.63 $
36,596.35 $ ====3=6=,6=75=.7=1=
5,919.43 $ 1,504.20
32,673.92 $ 3,922.43
32,479.58 4 196.13
Total Fund Equity
$
29,172.72 $
7,423.63 $
36,596.35 $ ===36='=67=5=.7=1=
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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UNION 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
NIA $ N/A
121,479.63 364,974.58 $
(2) 883,777.44 (3)
Total Child Nutrition Cluster
$
486,454.21 $
883,777.44
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 of School Readiness
Food and Nutrition Program
Child and Adult Care Food Program 1999 Contract
10.558
N/A
Pass-Through From Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services
National Forest Reserve Funds
10.665
NIA
64,881.87
2,133.41 18,008.38
64,881.87
(2) {4)
Total U. S. Department of Agriculture
$
571477.87 $
948,659.31
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 Grant 1999 Grant Flow Through 1999 Grant Preschool 1999 Grant
84.173 84.027 84.173
NIA $ NIA N/A
2,136.50 $ 170,161.31
171186.55
2,136.50 170,162.62 (3)
17,186.55
Total Special Education Cluster
$
189,484.36 $
189,485.67
Other Programs Pass-Through From Georgia Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I
Grants to Local Educational Agencies 1999 Grant
Title II Eisenhower Professional Development 1999 Grant
TltleVI Innovative Education Program Strategies 1999 Grant
Vocational Education - Basic Grants to States
High School Program Basic Grant 1999 Grant
Tech-Prep Education 1999 Grant
Total U. S. Department of Education
84.010 84.281 84.298
84.048 84.243
NIA
321,606.44
321,687.74 (3)
NIA
14,243.22
14,243.22
NIA
14,244.00
14,244.00
NIA NIA
$
23,975.00 5,000.00
568,553.02 $
24,149.37 (3) 6,166.15 (3)
569,976.15
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
SCHEDULE "1"
FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT
Health and Human Services. U. S. Department of Through Ninth District Opportunity, Incorporated Project Head Start
1999 Grant
CFDA NUMBER
PASSTHROUGH
ENTITY ID
NUMBER
FEDERAL REVENUE IN PERIOD
EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD
93.600
N/A $
132,360.13 $ ___13_2~,0_8_7_.2_5
Total Federal Financial Assistance
$ 1,272,391.02 $ ===1,=65=0=,7=2=2=.7=1
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 Child and Adult Care Food Program and 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 Subrecipienl
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal awards includes the Federal grant activity of the Union 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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UNION 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 Mid-tenn Adjustment Counselors Grades 4 and 5 Technology Specialist Local Five Mill Share Educational Equalization Funding Grant Food Services Vocational Education Other State Programs Alternative Program Apprenticeship Program Health Insurance Joint Evening Programs Preschool Handicapped Program Remedial Summer School Program At Risk Summer School Program Student Records Teachers" Retirement Lottery Programs Assistive Technology Computers in the Classroom
Technical and Adult Education, Georgia Department of Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Construction Funds
Office of Treasury and Fiscal Services Public School Employees Retirement
CONTRACT Human Resources, Georgia Department of Family Connection
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
SPECIAL
CAPITAL
GENERAL
REVENUE
PROJECTS
FUND
FUND
FUND
TOTAL
$ 5,918,010.00 1,322,119.00 146,837.00 246,118.00 68,127.00 1,589,568.00
340,914.00 88,996.00
288,062.00 195,898.00 256,401.00 138,880.00 172,612.00 21,926.00 57,685.00 1,879,332.00 75,737.00
$ 108,175.00
150,200.00 35,000.00 222,819.40 155,357.00 23,097.78
3,850.24 4,938.92 1,935.75 18,219.95
67,682.00
6,294.15 51,375.00
$ 5,918,010.00 1,322,119.00 146,837.00 246,118.00 68,127.00 1,589,568.00
340,914.00 88,996.00 288,062.00 195,898.00 256,401.00 138,880.00 172,612.00 21,926.00 57,685.00 -1,879,332.00 75,737.00 67,682.00 108,175.00
150,200.00 35,000.00 222,819.40 155,357.00 23,097.78
3,850.24 4,938.92 1,935.7518,219.95
6,294.15 51,375.00
32,836.00
$ 225,000.00
225,000.00 32,836.00
25,000.00
25,000.00
$ 9,804,988.04 $ 150,351.15 $ 225,000.00 $ 10,180,339.19
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF APPROVED LOCAL OPTION SALES TAX PROJECTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
SCHEDULE "3"
PROJECT
Acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping of a new high school, including the acquisition of land therefor, and to construct, renovate, make additions to, furnish and equip the Woody Gap School
ORIGINAL ESTIMATED
COST (1)
$
10,700,000.00 $
CURRENT ESTIMATED COSTS (2)
AMOUNT EXPENDED IN CURRENT YEAR (3)
AMOUNT EXPENDED
IN PRIOR YEARS
10,700,000.00 $
841,527.27 $
0.00
(1) The Board's original cost estimate as specified in the resolution calling for the imposition of the Local Option Sales Tax.
(2) The Board's current estimate of total cost for the projects. Includes all cost from project inception to completion.
(3) The voters of Union County approved the imposition of a 1% sales tax to fund the above projects and retire associated debt. Amounts expended for these projects may include sales tax proceeds, state, local property taxes and/or other funds over the life of the projects.
See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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EXPENDITURES
Current Instruction
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES LOTTERY PROGRAMS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
SCHEDULE "4"
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTERS INTHE
CLASSROOM
TOTAL
$
6,294.15 $
51,375.00 $ ===5=7=,6=69==15=
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UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION ANALYSIS OF MINIMUM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS - OVERALL
GENERAL FUND - QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
SCHEDULE 5"
Minimum Expenditure Requirements (Total Allotment) Expenditures on Combined Program Basis
Salaries Operations
Less: Expenditures for Media Center Programs in Excess of Total Media Allotment
Expenditures per Audit
Amount of Underexpenditure for Total Allotment
FOURTEEN WEIGHTED AND MEDIA CENTER
PROGRAMS
100% TEST FOR OPERATIONS PORTION OF FOURTEEN WEIGHTED PROGRAMS
$
7,805,124.00 $
247,750.00
$
7,385,410.72
594,944.20 $ _ _ _50_3...;..,0_6_2_.2_9
$
7,980,354.92
-88,103.52 $ _ _ _7.:.,8;;.;9;.;;2;.:.;,2;.;c5..;.1.;_4.;._0
$
o.oo $ ========o=.o===o
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UNION 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 II (*) 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
Total Fourteen Weighted and Media Center Programs
ALLOTMENTS FROM GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF
REQUIRED
ORIGINAL
%
ORIGINAL
MID-TERM
$
509,529.00
$
458,576.10 $
1,571,179.00
1,414,061.10
$ 2,080,708.00 90 $ 1,872,637.20 $
653,171.00 90
587,853.90
1,295,574.00 90
1,166,016.60
1,182,728.00 90
1,064,455.20
319,243.00 90
287,318.70
386,586.00 90
347,927.40
$ 5,918,010.00
$ 5,326,209.00 $
92,612.00 92,612.00 79,428.00
172,040.00
$ 1,294,537.00
$ 1,165,083.30 $
0.00
$ 1,294,537.00 90 $ 1,165,083.30 $
27,582.00 90
24,823.80
$ 1,322,119.00
$ 1,189,907.10 $
$
146,837.00 90 $
132,153.30 $
$ 7,386,966.00
$ 6,648,269.40 $
0.00
0.00 0.00 172,040.00
$
196,244.00 90 $
176,619.60 $
49,874.00 100
49,874.00
$
246,118.00
$
226,493.60 $
0.00 0.00
$ 7,633,084.00
$ 6,874,763.00 $
172,040.00
STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Cost of Instruction Professional Development
Total Staff Development Programs (*) Identifies Fourteen Weighted Programs. See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
$
21,478.00
46.649.00
$
21,478.00 $
46,649.00
0.00 0.00
$
68,127.00 100 $
ss,12?.oo $=====o=.o=o
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SCHEDULE "6"
EDUCATION TOTAL
REQUIRED
ACTUAL EXPENDITURES
SALARIES
OPERATIONS
TOTAL
AMOUNT OF UNDEREXPENDITURE
FOR REQUIRED ALLOTMENT
$
551,188.10 $
544,853.52 $
17,688.74 $
562,542.26
1,414,061.10
1,439,544.63
35,725.17
1,475,269.80
$ 1,965,249.20 $ 1,984,398.15 $
53,413.91 $ 2,037,812.06 $
0.00
667,281.90
796,912.20
27,918.71
824,830.91
0.00
1,166,016.60
1,229,433.93
31,401.83
1,260,835.76
0.00
1,064,455.20
965,695.85
153,601.56
1,119,297.41
0.00
287,318.70
332,648.98
20,311.82
352,960.80
0.00
347,927.40
565,078.66
67,281.05
632,359.71
0.00
$ 5,498,249.00 $ 5,874,167.77 $
353,928.88 $ 6,228,096.65
$ 1,165,083.30 $
47,327.01 1,025,774.71 $
$ 147,304.74
47,327.01 1,173,079.45
$ 1,165,083.30 $ 1,073,101.72 $
147,304.74 $ 1,220,406.46
0.00
24,823.80
60,815.64
988.53
61,804.17
0.00
$ 1,189,907.10 $ 1,133,917.36 $
148,293.27 $ 1,282,210.63
$
132,153.30 $
134,985.98 $
840.14 $
135,826.12
0.00
$ 6,820,309.40 $ 7,143,071.11 $
503,062.29 $ 7,646,133.40
$
176,619.60 $
242,339.61
$
242,339.61
0.00
49,874.00
$
91,881.91
91,881.91
0.00
$
226,493.60 $
242,339.61 $
91,881.91 $
334,221.52
$ 7,046,803.00 $ 7,385,410.72 $
594,944.20 $ 7,980,354.92 $
0.00
$
21,478.00
46,649.00
$ ===68==12=1=.o=o
$
61,795.98 $
61,795.98
11,215.33
11,215.33
$
73,011.31 $
73,011.31 $=======o=.o=o
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SECTION II COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL REPORTS
RussELL W. HINTON
STATE AUDITOR (404) 656-2174
DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS AND ACCOUNTS
254 Washington Street, S.W., Suite 2 I4 Atlanta. Georgia 30334-8400
July 7, 2000
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Union County Board ofEducation
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 Union County Board of Education as of and for the year ended June 30, 1999, and have issued our report thereon dated July 7, 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 Union County Board of Education's financial statements are free ofmaterial 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 Union County Board ofEducation'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 operation
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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 Union 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-7441-99-01.
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 Union 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
July 7, 2000
Honorable Roy E. Barnes, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Superintendent and Members of the Union County Board ofEducation
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 Union 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 ofits major Federal programs for the year ended June 30, 1999. Union County Board ofEducation's major Federal programs are identified in the accompanying Schedule ofFindings and Questioned Costs. Compliance with the requirements of laws, regulations, contracts and grants applicable to each of its major Federal programs is the responsibility ofUnion County Board of Education's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Union 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 Union 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 Union County Board of Education's compliance with those requirements.
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fu our opinion, the Union County Board ofEducation 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.
futernal Control Over Compliance
The management of Union 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. fu planning and performing our audit, we considered Union 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-133.
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 ofone 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 Union 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
lo~~
Ru ell W. Hinton State Auditor
SECTION ill AUDITEE'S RESPONSE TO PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
UNION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AUDITEE'S RESPONSE
SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999
PRIOR YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
FINDING CONTROL NUMBER AND STATUS
7441-96-01 7441-96-02 FS-7441-97-01 FS-7441-98-01 FS-7441-98-02
Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented Previously Reported Corrective Action Implemented Further Action Not Warranted Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Responses Unresolved - See Corrective Action/Responses
CORRECTIVE ACTION/RESPONSES
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Finding Control Number: FS-7441-98-01
We concur with this recommendation. Due to limitation of staff, the Board has decided not to pursue the recording of general fixed assets on the financial statement at the present. The Board will continue to strive to correct this finding through the budgeting process allowing for additional staffing.
EXPENDITURES/LlABil.,ITIES/DISBURSEMENTS Failure to Meet Expenditure Requirements Amount: $34,371.16 Finding Control Number: FS-7441-98-02
We concur with this finding. In the future, as in the past, the Board of Education, the Superintendent and the Special Education Director will coordinate efforts to ensure that the QBE expenditures are within the guidelines.
SECTION IV FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS
UNION 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 Union 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 Union 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 ofthe Union County Board ofEducation disclosed no instances ofnoncompliance that were deemed to be material to the financial statements.
4. Reportable Conditions in Internal Control Over Major Programs The audit report for the Union County Board ofEducation 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 Union County Board of Education's report on compliance with requirements applicable to major programs was unqualified.
6. Audit Findings Required to be Re_ported by Section .SlO(a) of 0MB Circular A-133
The Union County Board ofEducation's audit did not disclose audit findings required to be reported by section .510(a) ofOMB 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 Union County Board ofEducation was audited as a low risk auditee based on a waiver granted by the U.S. Department ofEducation.
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UNION 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-7441-99-01 The Union County Board of Education 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 ofthe Board being incomplete and not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Appropriate action should be taken by the Board to establis:i.1 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. Management's Response: We concur with this finding. The Board ofEducation is in the process ofestablishing controls and procedures for providing a General Fixed Assets Account Group as required by generally accepted accounting principles. ID FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND Ql.JESTIONED COSTS No matters were reported.
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