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AUDIT REPORT METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE AGENCY ATLANTA, GEORGIA YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

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STATE OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 WASHINGTON STREET
ATLANTA. GEORGIA 30334

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY - TABLE OF CONTENTS -

SECTION I

FINANCIAL

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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

3

C

STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND

CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL

GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

5

D NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

6

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

COMBINING STATEMENTS

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND

E

COMBINING BALANCE SHEET

16

F

COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES

AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES

18

SCHEDULES

1 SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

20

2 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

21

3 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

22

SCHEDULE OF REVENUE

4

STATE

23

5

OTHER

24

SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT

6

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

25

7

LOTTERY PROGRAM

26

8 SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS

27

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY - TABLE OF CONTENTS -
SECTIONll SUMMARY AND SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL
SECTION ill COMPLIANCE
COMPLIANCE REPORT BASED ON AN AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SINGLE AUDIT OPINION ON COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NONMAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRANSACTIONS
SECTION IV INTERNAL CONTROL REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE USED IN ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
SECTION V FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS

SECTION I FINANCIAL

CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29,1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members ofthe State Board ofEducation
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S COMBINED REPORT ON GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the general purpose financial statements (Exhibits A through D) of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency, as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, as listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Agency's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and the provisions of the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments". Those standards and OMB Circular A-128 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the general purpose 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 Agency's financial statements have been prepared using a certain accounting practice and policy which, in our opinion, varies in some respects from generally accepted accounting principles. This variance is described as follows:

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* The general purpose financial statements of the Agency did not contain a General Fixed Assets
Account Group to account for equipment owned by the Agency which should be included to conform to generally accepted accounting principles.
The aggregate effects on the general purpose financial statements of this variance or omission 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 matter referred to in the preceding paragraph, the general purpose financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of June 30, 1996, and the results ofits operations for the year then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report dated May 29, 1997, on our consideration of the Agency's internal control structure and a report dated May 29, 1997, on its compliance with laws and regulations.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency taken as a whole. The combining statements (Exhibits E and F), the financial schedules (Schedules 1 through 8 which includes the Schedule of Federal FinancialAssistance) and the Schedule of Salaries and Travel, as listed in the table of contents, are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the general purpose financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly presented in all material respects in relation to the general purpose financial statements taken as a whole.
A copy ofthis 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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Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
ALL FUND TYPES AND ACCOUNT GROUP JUNE 30, 1996

EXHIBIT "A"

ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable Amount to be Provided in Future Years
For Payment of Capital Lease Agreements
Total Assets

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

SPECIAL

GENERAL

REVENUE

FUND

FUND

ACCOUNT GROUP GENERAL
LONG-TERM DEBT

TOTALS (Memorandum Only) JUNE 30, 1996 JUNE 30,1995

$

387,534,38 $

325,178,40

$ 712,712,78 $ 395,622,41

46,706,87

57,985.22

104,692.09

79,194.36

$

28,732.87

28,732.87

21,875.27

$

434,241.25 $

383,163.62 $

28?32.87 $ 846,137.74 $ 496,692.04

LIABILITIES AND FUND EQUITY

LIABILITIES

Accounts Payable

$

Salaries Payable

Expired Grant Balances Payable

Capital Lease Agreements

Total Liabilities

$

FUND EQUITY

Fund Balances

Reserved for Continuation of Federal Program

Unreserved

Undesignated

$

Total Fund Equity

$

2,999.93 $
2,999.93 $
$ 431,241.32 431 ,241.32 $

58,969.32 240,911.88 43,459.43
$ 343,340.63 $
1,593.78 38,229.21 39,822.99

Total Liabilities and Fund EqUity

$

434,241.25 $

383,163.62 $

$
28,732.87 28,732.87 $

61,969.25 $ 240,911.88 43,459,43
28,732.87
375,073.43 $

111,120.46 222,222.48
10,201.08 21,875.27
365,419.29

$

1,593,78 $

3,027.59

469,470.53

128,245.16

$ 471,064.31 $ 131,272.75

28,732.87 $ 846J37.74 $ 496,692.04

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

EXHIBIT"B"

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 Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Central Support Services Other Support Services
Debt Service Principal Interest
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES)
Capital Leases 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

GENERAL FUND

SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND

TOTALS

(Memorandum Only)

YEAR ENDED

JUNE 30, 1996

JUNE 30, 1995

$

985,119,51 $ 2,451,407.18 $ 3,436,526,69 $

3,020,00

575,795,94

578,815,94

312,372,52

19,713,84

332,086,36

$ 1,300,512,03 $ 3,046,916,96 $ 4,347,428,99 $

2,862,601,84 618,187,53 334,854,94
3,815,644,31

$ 1,657,207,05 $ 1,657,207,05 $

1,548,255,92

$

208,775.19

447,623,94 45,449,95 93,953.74 48,777.62
101,476,06

583,648,22 323,757,97
22,920,25 387,822,68
44,663,26 46,614,90

583,648,22 532,533,16
22,920,25 835,446,62
90,113,21 140,568,64
48,777,62 101,476.06

540,071,13 568,391,34
22,183,29 801,647,89
74,725,18 141,755,13
4,060,00 89,504,21

8,217.40 1,804,20

8,217.40 1,804,20

6,472,89 2,630.49

$

956,078,10 $ 3,066,634,33 $ 4,022,712,43 $

3,799,697.47

$

344,433,93 $

-19,717,37 $

324,716,56 $

15,946,84

$

15,075,00

$

-12,762,31

$

2,312,69 $

$
12,762,31
12,762,31 $

15,075,00 $
12,762,31 -12,762,31
15,075.00 $

18,097,00 3,278,47 -3,278.47
18,097,00

$

346,746,62 $

84,494,70

-6,955,06 $
46,778.05

339,791.56 $
131,272.75

34,043,84 97,228,91

FUND BALANCE JUNE 30

$

431,241.32 $

39,822,99 $

471 ,064,31 $==~ 131~,27~2.= 75

The notes to the general purpose financial statements are an integral part of this statement.
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
BUDGET AND ACTUAL GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

EXHIBIT"C"

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 Business Administration Maintenance and Operation of Plant Central Support Services Other Support Services
Debt Service
Total Expenditures
Excess of Revenues over (under) Expenditures
OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USESl
Other Sources Other Uses
Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)
Excess of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses
FUND BALANCE JULY 1, 1995
Adjustments

GENERAL FUND

BUDGET

ACTUAL

$ 932,285,00 $ 197,000,00

985,119,51 3,020,00
312,372,52

$ 1,129,285,00 $ 1,300,512,03

$ 241,800,00 $
581,485,00 53,000,00
107,000,00
146,000,00

$ 1,129,285,00 $

$

0,00 $

208,775,19
447,623,94 45,449,95 93,953,74 48,777.62 101,476,06 10,021,60
956,078.10
344,433,93

$

15,075,00

-12,762,31

$

2,312,69

$

0,00 $

129,910,09

-46,86

346,746,62 84,494,70

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND

BUDGET

ACTUAL

$ 2,447,511,00 $ 2,451,407,18

599,886,81

575,795,94

19,713.84

$ 3,047,397,81 $ 3,046,916,96

$ 1,698,784,00 $ 1,657,207,05

575,193,00 255,137,23
18,731,58 385,916,00
47,850,00 48,536,00

583,648,22 323,757,97
22,920,25 387,822,68
44,663,26 46,614,90

$ 3,030,147.81 $ 3,066,634,33

$

17,250,00 $ -19,717,37

$

12,762,31

$

12,762,31

$

17,250,00 $

-6,955,06

-6,928,15

46,778,05

FUND BALANCE JUNE 30,1996

$ 129,863,23 $ 431,241,32

$

10,321,85 $

39,822,99

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30, 1996

EXIllBIT "D"

Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency (Agency) was established pursuant to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated Sections 20-2-270 through 20-2-274 for the purposes ofproviding shared services designed to improve the effectiveness of educational programs and services of local school systems and for providing instructional programs directly to selected public school students in the state.
Each regional educational service agency is governed by a board. The number ofmembers and terms ofoffice are prescribed by the State Board of Education; provided, however, that at least one-third of the membership of each Board shall be individuals who hold no other public office, who are not employees of any local unit of administration, and who are not employees of the Georgia Department of Education.
With the exception of the departure from generally accepted accounting principles disclosed in these notes, the financial statements of the Agency have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as applied to governmental units and unless otherwise disclosed in these notes, the financial statements present all of the fund types and account groups of the Agency. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles.
The more significant of the Agency's accounting policies are described below.
REPORTING ENTITY
In evaluating how to define the governmental unit for financial reporting purposes, management has considered the criteria set forth in GASB Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards, Section 2100, "Defining the Financial Reporting Entity". Based upon the application of the above criteria, the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency is determined to be a jointly governed organization.
The members ofthe Board are elected by an annual caucus of an equal number of members of local boards of education from the respective member local school systems. Each Board appoints and contracts with a director who is the executive officer of the regional educational service agency. The director is responsible for the administration of the programs and services approved by the Board.
Member boards of education in the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency are as follows: City ofAtlanta, City of Buford, Clayton County, Cobb County, City of Decatur, DeKalb County, Douglas County, Fulton County, Gwinnett County, City of Marietta and Rockdale County.
FUND ACCOUNTING
The Agency 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.
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Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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 Agency. 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.
The general purpose financial statements account for all State, Federal and Other funds under control of the Agency, 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 regional educational service agency's general activities. Governmental Fund Types include:
GENERAL FUND - the fund used to account for all financial resources of the Agency except those required to be accounted for in another fund. These transactions relate to resources obtained and used for services provided by a regional educational service agency.
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 primarily received from the Georgia Department of Education and from the Federal government to accomplish specific objectives and are required to be accounted for separately.
ACCOUNT GROUP
GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT ACCOUNT GROUP - used to account for material capital lease obligations.
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.

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Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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 intergovernmental grants, sales and services and investment income.
Expenditures are generally recognized when the related fund liability is incurred.
BUDGET
The Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's budget is a complete fmancial plan for the Agency'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 Agency at the aggregate level. The budget for governmental funds was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
The budget process begins when the Agency'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 ofgeneral 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 fmal budget. This fmal budget is then submitted, in accordance with provisions ofthe 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 (including certificate of deposit and savings accounts) in authorized financial institutions. Georgia Laws authorize the Agency to deposit its funds in one or more solvent banks, insured Federal savings and loan associations, or insured State chartered building and loan associations.

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EXI-llBIT "D"

Note 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
RECEIVABLES
Receivables consist of grant reimbursements due from State or other grantors 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.
COMPENSATED ABSENCES
Compensated absences represent obligations of the Agency relating to employees' rights to receive compensation for future absences based upon service already rendered. This obligation relates only to vesting accumulating leave in which payment is probable and can be reasonably estimated. No liability has been recorded in the individual funds for the current portion of this obligation as this amount is deemed immaterial to the general purpose financial statements.
Additionally, the dollar value of accumulated compensated absences at June 30, which will be payable from future resources has not been recorded in the General Long-Term Debt Account Group as this liability is also deemed to be immaterial to the fair presentation of these financial statements.
INTERFUND TRANSACTIONS
The Agency 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 other than reimbursements.
MEMORANDUM ONLY - TOTAL COLUMNS
Total columns on the general purpose fmancial 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 of operations in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Neither are such data comparable to a consolidation. Interfund eliminations have not been made in the aggregation of this data.

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EXHIBIT"D"

Note 2: DEPOSITS
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 swn 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 the securities pledged shall be equal to not less than 110 percent of the public funds being secured after the deduction of the amount of deposit insurance. OCGA Section 45-8-11 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 anyone 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 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 ofthe 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 ofthe United States government, which are fully guaranteed by the United States government both as to principal and interest and 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, 1996, the bank balances were $828,500.28. The amounts of the total bank balances are classified into three categories of credit risk:

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EXHIBIT"D"

Note 2: DEPOSITS

Category 1 - Cash that is insured (e.g., Federal depository insurance) or collateralized with securities held by the Agency or by the Agency's agent in the Agency's name.
Category 2 - Cash collateralized with securities held by the pledging financial institution's trust department or agent in the Agency'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 Agency's name.)

The Agency's deposits are classified by risk category at June 30, 1996, as follows:

Risk Category

Bank Balance

1

$ 100,000.00

2

625,000.00

3

103,500.28

Total

$ 828,500.28

Note 3: RISKMANAGEMENT

The Agency 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 and natural disaster.

The Agency has obtained commercial insurance for risk of loss associated with torts, assets, and job related illness or injuries to employees. The Agency has neither significantly reduced coverage for these risks nor incurred losses (settlements) which exceeded the Agency's insurance coverage in any of the past three years.

The Agency has elected to self-insure for all losses related to errors or omissions, which includes, among other risks, risks for sexual harassment and discrimination. Additionally, the Agency has elected to selfinsure for all losses related to natural disasters. The Agency has not experienced any losses related to these risks in the past three years.

Note 4: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT

CAPITAL LEASES The Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency has entered into various lease agreements as lessee for reproduction equipment. These lease agreements qualify as capital leases for accounting purposes and, therefore, have been recorded at the present value ofthe future minimum lease payments as ofthe date oftheir inception.

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EXlllBIT "D"

Note 4: GENERAL LONG-TERM DEBT

The changes in General Long-Term Debt during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996, were as follows:

Capital Leases

Balance July 1, 1995

$ 21,875.27

Additions

15,075.00

Deductions Payments

8,217.40

Balance June 30, 1996

$ 28,732.87

At June 30, 1996, payments due, by fiscal year which includes principal and interest for these items are as follows:

Fiscal Year Ended June 30

Capital Leases

1997 1998 1999 2000

$ 11,252.52 11,252.52 10,745.52 2584,26

Total Principal and Interest

$ 35,834.82

Deduct: Imputed Interest

7,101.95

Net Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments

$ 28,732.87

Note 5: ON-BEHALF PAYMENTS

The Agency has recognized revenues and expenditures in the amount of $52,181.51 for health insurance contributions paid on the Agency's behalf by the following State Agency:

Georgia Department of Education Paid to the State Merit System of Personnel Administration For Health Insurance of Non-Certified Personnel In the amount of $52, 181.51

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EXHIBIT"D"

Note 6: CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
Amounts received or receivable principally from the Federal government are subject to audit and review by grantor agencies. This could result in requests for reimbursement to the grantor agency for any expenditures which are disallowed under grant terms. The Agency believes that such disallowances, if any, will be immaterial to its overall financial position.
Note 7: ACCUMULATED EMPLOYEES' LEAVE
The Director's employment contract provides for reimbursement of unused vacation leave at the time of retirement/termination at the prevailing rate of pay. See Note 1 - Compensated Absences
Note 8: RETIREMENT PLANS
TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA (TRS)
TRS PLAN DESCRIPTION Substantially all teachers, administrative and clerical personnel employed by Agency's are covered by the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia (TRS), which is a cost-sharing multiple employer public employee retirement system (PERS).
TRS provides service retirement, disability retirement and survivors benefits for its members in accordance with State statute. A member is eligible for service retirement after 30 years of creditable service, regardless of age, or after 10 years of service and attainment of age 60. A member is eligible for early retirement after 25 years of creditable service and attainment of age 55, at a reduced benefit. Retirement benefits paid to members are equal to 2% of the average of the member's two consecutive highest paid years of service multiplied by the number of years of creditable service up to 40 years. The normal retirement pension is payable monthly for life. Options are available for distribution of the member's monthly pension at a reduced rate to a designated beneficiary on the member's death.
Retirement benefits also include death and disability benefits. A disabled member or surviving spouse is entitled to receive annually an amount equal to the member's service retirement benefit or disability retirement, whichever is greater. The death benefit is the amount that would be payable to the member's beneficiary had the member retired on the date of death on either a service retirement allowance or a disability retirement allowance, whichever is larger. The benefit is based on the member's creditable service (minimum of 10 years of service) and compensation up to the time of disability or death.
Members become fully vested after ten years of service. If a member terminates with less than ten years of service, no vesting of employer contributions occurs, but the member's contributions are refunded with interest.
The Agency's payroll for employees covered by TRS for the year ended June 30, 1996, was $2,545,122.1 S; total payroll was $2,571,226.68.
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,1996

EXHIBIT"D"

Note 8: RETIREMENT PLANS

TRS CONTRIBUTIONS REQUIRED AND MADE Employees of the Agency who are covered by TRS are required by State statute to contribute 5% of their gross earnings to TRS. The Agency makes monthly employer contributions to TRS at rates adopted by the TRS Board ofTrustees in accordance with State statute and as advised by their independent actuary. For fiscal year 1996 that rate for employer contributions was 11.81%. The interest rate assumption (rate of return on investments) was 7.50%.

Total contributions made during fiscal year 1996 amounted to $427,834.67, of which $300,578.17 was made by the Agency and $127,256.50 was made by employees. These contributions represented 11.81% (Agency) and 5% (employees) of covered payroll.

TRS FUNDING STATUS AND PROGRESS The amount of the total pension benefit obligation is based on a standardized measurement established by Statement No.5 ofthe Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) that, with some exceptions, must be used by a PERS. The standardized measurement is the actuarial present value of credited projected benefits. This valuation method reflects the present value of estimated pension benefits that will be paid in future years as a result of employee services performed to date, and is adjusted for the effects of projected salary increases. A standardized measure of the pension benefit obligation was adopted by the GASB to enable readers of PERS financial statements to assess that PERS funding status on a going-concern basis, assess progress made in accumulating sufficient assets to pay benefits when due, and make comparisons among other PERS and among other employers.

Total unfunded pension benefit obligation ofTRS as of June 30, 1995, was as follows:

Total pension benefit obligation

$17,442,607,000.00

Net assets available for benefits, at cost

15,857,066,000.00

Unfunded pension benefit obligation

$ 1.585,541.000.00

The measurement ofthe total pension benefit obligation is based on an actuarial valuation as ofJune 30, 1995. Net assets available to pay pension benefits were valued as of the same date. TRS does not make separate measurements of assets and pension benefit obligation for individual employers.

Total contributions from all employers to TRS for fiscal year ended June 30, 1996 were $607,275,000.00. The Agency's contribution for the year ended June 30, 1996 of $300,578.17 was actuarially determined and represented .0495% of total contributions made by all participating employers.

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE 30,1996

EXHIBIT"D"

Note 8: RETIREMENT PLANS
Ten year historical trend information is presented in the 1996 TRS Component Unit Financial Report. This information is useful in assessing TRS's accumulation of sufficient assets to pay pension benefits as they become due.
Note 9: SURETY BONDS
The Director, Dr. A. Bernard Hatch, is bonded in the amount of $50,000.00 with the Glen Falls Insurance Company, New York, New York, their Bond No. BNPOOl1321, on which premium was paid through January 17, 1997.

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY COMBINING BALANCE SHEET SPECIAL REVENUE FUND JU.NE 30. 1996

ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents Accounts Receivable

GEORGIA LEARNING RESOURCES SYSTEM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY
DISTURBED

$

49,483.86 $

278,442.17

54,295.13

Total Assets

$ 49,483.86 $ =====3=3==2=,7=3=7=.=3=0=

Total Liabilities and Fund Equity

$ 49,483.86 $ =====3=3==2=,7=3=7=.=3=0=

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 16 -

EXHIBIT"E"

LOTTERY PROGRAM

SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS

AIDSHEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING

TOTALS JUNE 30, 1996 JUNE 30, 1995

$

0.00

$

327,926.03 $

290,025.35

$

1,969.87 $

1,720.22

57,985.22

48,095.57

$

0.00 $

1,969.87 $

1,720.22 $ 385,911.25 $

338,120.92

$

1,969.87 $

777.76 $ 942.46

2,747.63 $ 58,969.32 240,911.88 43,459.43

4,233.02 54,686.29 222,222.48 10,201.08

$

1,969.87 $

1,720.22 $ 346,088.26 $ 291,342.87

$

1,593.78 $

3,027.59

$

0.00 $

0._00_$

0_.00

38,229.21

43,750.46

$

0.00 $

0.00 $

0.00 $

39,822.99 $ _ _4-6-,7-7'8-.0_5~

$

0.00 $

1,969.87 $

1,720.22 $ 385,911.25 $

338,120.92

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY COMBINING STATEMENT OF REVENUES. EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES
SPECIAL REVENUE FUND YEAR ENDED JUNE 30.1996

FUND BALANCE JUNE 30
See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 18-

$

39,822.99 $=========0.=00=

EXHIBIT"F"

LOTTERY PROGRAM

SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS

AIDSHEALTH EDUCATION TRAINING

TOTALS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996 JUNE 30, 1995

$

14,198.00

$ 2,451,407.18 $ 2,223,580.84

$ 12,969.87 $

29,131.36

575,795.94

603,666.07

19,713.84

29,658.47

$

14,198.00 $ 12,969.87 $

29,131.36 $ 3,046,916.96 $ 2,856,905.38

$

14,198.00

$ 1,657,207.05 $ 1,548,255.92

$ 12,969.87 $

29,209.63

583,648.22 323,757.97
22,920.25 387,822.68
44,663.26 46,614.90

540,071.13 275,027.47
22,183.29 369,517.19
36,790.52 52,681.80
4,060.00

$

14,198.00 $ 12,969.87 $

29,209.63 $ 3,066,634.33 $ 2,848,587.32

$

0.00 $

0.00 $

-78.27 $

-19,717.37 $

8,318.06

$

78.27 $

12,762.31 $

2,325.47

-953.00

$

78.27 $

12,762.31 $ - _ - - .1,:37.2_.47-

$

0.00 $

0.00 $

0.00 $

-6,955.06 $

9,690.53

0.00

0.00

0.00

46,778.05

37,087.52

$

0.00 $

0.00 $

0.00 $

39,822.99 $=====4=6,=7=78=.=05=

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE YEAR ENDED JUNE 3D. 1996

SCHEDULE "1"

FUNDING AGENCY PROGRAM/GRANT
Education, U. S. Department of Through Georgia Department of Education Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B - Special Education Georgia Learning Resources System 1996 Grant Severely Emotionally Disturbed 1996 Grant Part D - Special Education-Personnel Development and Parent Training 1995 Grant 1996 Grant Safe and Drug-Free Schools 1996 Grant Vocational Education Community Based Organizations 1996 Contract
Total U. S. Department of Education
Health and Human Services, U. S. Department of Through Georgia Department of Education Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) School Health Education Training 1995 Contract 1996 Contract Special Workshop Grant
Total U. S. Department of Health and Human Services

CFDA NUMBER

FEDERAL REVENUE IN PERIOD

EXPENDITURES IN PERIOD

* 84.027 $ * 84.027

159,058.63 $ 352,719.22

84.029 84.029
84.186

4,916.86 17,000.00
12,969.87

84.174 $

3,020.00 549,684.58 $

159,058.63 352,719.22
7,944.45 15,406.22 12,969.87
3,020.00 551,118.39

93.938 $ 93.938 93.938
$

22,421.14 $ 1,720.22 4,990.00
29,131.36 $

22,421.14 1,720.22 5,068.27 (1)
29,209.63

Total Federal Financial Assistance

$

578,815.94 $=======58=0=,3=2=8=.0=2=

The Major Program is identified by an asterisk (*) in front of the CFDA number.
(1) Expenditures for this program include State and/or Local Funds. Expenditures are not maintained by fund source.

See notes to the general purpose financial statements.

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS JUNE 30, 1996

SCHEDULE "2"

INTEREST BEARING ACCOUNTS
Wachovia Bank of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia
Certificate of Deposit No. 5363068 (4.93%) Commercial Checking Account (Variable) Money Market Account (4.45%)

$

21,582.63

654,280.97

36,849.18

.$

712,712.78

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 21 -

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE JUNE 30, 1996

SCHEDULE "3"

B & S Underwriters, Incorporated Workers' Compensation Refund
Education, Georgia Department of Federal Programs Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part B - Special Education Severely Emotionally Disturbed Safe and Drug-Free Schools
Contract Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) School Health Education Training
Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation Educational Services

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

SPECIAL

GENERAL

REVENUE

FUND

FUND

TOTAL

$

14,835,00

$

14,835.00

$

54,295,13

1,969,87

31,871,87

1,720,22

54,295.13 1,969.87
1,720.22 31,871.87

$

46,706,87 $

========== 57,985.22 $

104,692.09

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 22 -

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF STATE REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

SCHEDULE "4"

AGENCY/FUNDING
GRANTS Education, Georgia Department of Other State Programs Georgia Learning Resources System Health Insurance Regional Educational Service Agencies Severely Emotionally Disturbed Supervision and Assessment of Student and Beginning Teachers and PerformanceBased Certification Lottery Program Instructional Technology

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

SPECIAL

GENERAL

REVENUE

FUND

FUND

TOTAL

$

68,566,73 $

68,566.73

$

52,181.51

52,181.51

718,653.00

718,653.00

2,368,642.45

2,368,642.45

214,285.00

14,198.00

214,285.00 14,198.00

$ 985,119.51 $ 2,451,407.18 $ 3,436,526.69

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 23 -

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF OTHER REVENUE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1996

SCHEDULE "5"

Assessment Services
Associate Membership Fees Boards of Education Chatham County Glynn County Richmond County
Educational Services
Indirect Cost Special Revenue Fund
Interest Earned
Membership Fees Boards of Education Atlanta, City of Buford, City of Clayton County Cobb County Decatur, City of DeKalb County Douglas County Fulton County Gwinnett County Marietta, City of Rockdale County
Printing
Publications
Registration Fees
Rent
Other

GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES

SPECIAL

GENERAL

REVENUE

FUND

FUND

$

7,749.29

$

TOTAL 7,749.29

3,000.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 69,510.06
28,146.00 6,025.31 $

1,271.84

3,000.00 3,000.00 1,500.00 69,510.06
28,146.00 7,297.15

24,006.96 2,564.00
16,381.32 21,848.88
4,723.51 30,653.26
8,687.19 23,353.97 28,802.76
3,573.00 7,804.03
10,062.60
10,856.35
124.03

93.10 6,122.15 11,096.75 1,130.00

24,006.96 2,564.00
16,381.32 21,848.88
4,723.51 30,653.26
8,687.19 23,353.97 28,802.76
3,573.00 7,804.03
10,155.70
16,978.50
11,096.75
1,130.00
124.03

$ 312,372.52 $

19,713.84 $ ======3=3=2=,=0=8=6=.=3=6=

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 24 -

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

SCHEDULE "6"

EXPENDITURES
Operating Costs Salaries Employee Benefits Travel of Employees Professional and Technical Services Compensation of Board Members Water, Sewer and Cleaning Services Repair and Maintenance Services Rents Insurance Communications Supplies Energy Dues and Fees Indirect Cost Other Expenditures
Nonoperating Costs Principal and Interest Equipment
Total Expenditures

GENERAL FUND

SPECIAL REVENUE
FUND

TOTAL

$ 364,136.18 $ 2,207,090.50 $ 2,571,226.68

167,802.48

533,952.28

701,754.76

14,965.66

20,208.06

35,173.72

110,801.73

110,520.99

221,322.72

2,200.00

2,200.00

1,216.70

1,216.70

57,496.97

13,212.30

70,709.27

420.00

22,270.69

22,690.69

930.00

2,874.00

3,804.00

25,419.56

20,251.23

45,670.79

66,658.72

67,634.06

134,292.78

11,640.62

3,151.95

14,792.57

79,733.00

79,733.00

28,146.00

28,146.00

6,144.70

10,504.26

16,648.96

10,021.60 36,490.18

26,818.01

10,021.60 63,308.19

$ 956,078.10 $ 3,066,634.33 $ 4,022,712.43

See notes to the general purpose financial statements. - 25 -

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES BY OBJECT LOITERY PROGRAM YEAR ENDED JUNE 30,1996

SCHEDULE "7"

EXPENDITURES
Nonoperating Costs Equipment

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
14,198.00

See notes to the general purpose financial statements.
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 1996
BOARD MEMBER ADDRESS
Mr. Ronald Galloway, Chairman (*) City of Marietta Board of Education
P. O. Box 1265 Marietta, Georgia 30061
Ms. Grace Calhoun Cobb County Board of Education
P. O. Box 1088 Marietta, Georgia 30061
Dr. Benjamin Canada (*) City of Atlanta Board of Education
210 Pryor Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30335
Dr. Stephen Dolinger (*) Fulton County Board of Education
786 Cleveland Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315
Dr. Ellis Dunbar (*) Rockdale County Board of Education
P. O. Drawer 1199 Conyers, Georgia 30207
Dr. Sidney Faucette Gwinnett County Board of Education
52 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
Dr. Robert Freeman DeKalb County Board of Education
3770 North Decatur Road Decatur, Georgia 30032
Dr. Don Griffith (*) City of Decatur Board of Education
320 North McDonough Street Decatur, Georgia 30030
Mr. Arthur Griggs (*)
125 Melanie Court College Park, Georgia 30349
Dr. Joe Hairston (*) Clayton County Board of Education
120 Smith Street Jonesboro, Georgia 30236
Dr. James R. Hallford (*)
DeKalb County Board of Education
3770 North Decatur Road Decatur, Georgia 30030

SCHEDULE "8"

$

5qO.00

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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION OF BOARD MEMBERS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
BOARD MEMBER ADDRESS
Ms. Margie Hatfield (*) 2623 Elm Drive, S. E. Marietta, Georgia 30067
Mr. Andrew Henderson (*) City of Buford Board of Education 70 Wiley Drive Buford, Georgia 30518
Mr. Jerry Ingram (*) Cobb County Board of Education P. O. Box 1088 Marietta, Georgia 30061
Ms. Brenda Jackson (*) 3307 Renoir Court Decatur, Georgia 30034
Mr. Emmett Johnson (*) 559 Larchmont Drive, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Dr. William McFatter Fulton County Board of Education 786 Cleveland Avenue, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30315
Ms. Kathryn Shehane (*) Douglas County Board of Education P. O. Box 1077 Douglasville, Georgia 30133
Ms. Susan Vaughn (*) 2145 Millers Chapel Road Conyers, Georgia 30208
Ms. Peggy Walker (*) 3108 Chapel Hill Road Douglasville, Georgia 30135
Mr. Alvin Wilbanks (*) Gwinnett County Board of Education 52 Gwinnett Drive Lawrenceville, Georgia 30245
(*) Denotes Board Members Serving as of June 30,1996

SCHEDULE "8"

$

550.00

350.00 500.00

200.00 50.00

$

2,200.00

See notes to the general purpose financial statements.

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SECTION II SUMMARY AND SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SUMMARY OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 1996

SALARIES GENERAL FUND Support Services Improvement of Instructional Services General Administration Business Administration Other Support Services Total General Fund SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
Total Salaries
TRAVEL GENERAL FUND Support Services Improvement of Instructional Services General Administration Total General Fund SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
Total Travel

TOTAL PER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (ACCRUAL BASIS)

ADJUSTMENTS FOR ACCRUALS JUNE 30, 1995 JUNE 30, 1996

TOTAL PER SCHEDULE (CASH BASIS)

$

53,550.00 $

181,718.42

35,298.96

93,568.80

0.00 $

0.00 $

53,550.00 181,718.42
35,298.96 93,568.80

$

364,136.18 $

0.00 $

0.00 $

364,136.18

2,207,090.50

222,222.48

-240,911.88

2,188,401.10

$

2,571,226.68 $ 222,222.48 $ -240,911.88 $ 2,552,537.28

$

3,663.65 $

228.77

$

3,892.42

11,302.01

$

-144.27

11,157.74

$

14,965.66 $

228.77 $

-144.27 $

15,050.16

20,208.06

20,208.06

$

35,173.72 $_~~2;;;2,;;;,8';,;,7,;..7 $

-144.27 $

35,258.22

NAME
BAKER, JUDY A BEECHER, SHARON L BERUSCH,JILL R BLACK, LINDA B BOGGS,OLIVIA M BOSTON, LEIGH H BRIDEAU,NANCY E BROWN,ALFRED M BROWN,ALFRED M BROWN, PATRICIA BRUCE, LESLI E A BURDETT,GREGORY L CHEEKS, ROBERT S CHERRY,MARCIE LEBLANC CLAY,AMANDA M CLEMENTS, ELEANOR A COATES,MARJORIE CORBIN, FRANCINE COXTON,JEROME COXTON,LINDA D CRAVEN,MARY L CRAWFORD,PATRICIA B CROUTHAMEL, WILLARD DAYKIN, LINDA L DEAN,JANICE M DEATON,AMY L DEESON,AMY V DUNNING, SUSAN S EARL,MICHAEL A EARLEY, WI LLI E L EDWARDS,CYNTHIA EDWARDS,GAIL W FERDINAND,WILHELMENIA FERGUSON, PATRICK FRYMAN, KATHLEEN A FUGARO,JOSEPH A FUHS,KATHERINE A GASAWAY,MARK E GENTILE, TINA MARIE GIFFDRD,SANDRA K GLENN,GARY GLOVER,JUDY C GDODSON,CONSTANCE F GRANT, ALLISON S GRAVITT, SCOTT H GREENE,LORRI ANN HAMILTON,LESLIE ELLEN HATCH,A BERNARD HATCH,A BERNARD HEALEY,GAIL G HICKS, PAULETTE S HILL,DAVID L JONES, CARL E JONES, ELLEN K JONES,JENNIFER JOVER,KATHLEEN G KAMOR,ANTOINETTE V KAUWELL,EDWARD P KEY,SHARON S KUWIK,ROBERT S LABORDE,REBECCA F LEGGETT, JOAN LENHART,AMY LINDE, BARBARA LUGLAN,ANGELINE E MARION, SHARON K

METRO R.E.S.A. SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

TITLE CATEGORY

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PR

$

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

GEORGIA LEARNING RESOURCES SYSTEM FUND

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SUPPORT SERVICES - BUSINESS

GEORGIA LEARNING RESOURCES SYSTEM FUND

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SUPPORT SERVICES - CENTRAL

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

GEORGIA LEARNING RESOURCES SYSTEM FUND

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

DIRECTOR

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SEVERELY EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PROGRAM

SALARIES AMOUNT

TRAVEL EXPENSE

33,619.00

50,761.66 $

175.75

1,080.00

63,603.12

2,965.10

33,250.00

21,690.00

44.73

1,060.00

673.18

35,298.96

28,836.96

31,526.60

25,023.40

40.00

27,959.90

22,265.52

36,606.96

82.05

32,472.60

18,979.28

10,674.20

17,027.92

700.00

45,854.54

333.71

2,658.32

34,999.92

313.38

29,869.96

14,788.49

700.00

17,549.88

125.00

2,253.32

19,913.40

42,188.32

996.75

51,630.40

2,086.49

15,697.32

2,876.32

15,276.92

36,439.24

570.00

5,323.08

200.00

10,825.48

22,890.92

121. 63

420.00

49,660.34

407.25

34,800.00

45,521.04

2,847.05

42,925.84

433.25

3,211.36

5,106.16

13,705.60

86,787.12

10,043.01

21,056.15

21.00

20,037.60

212.75

1,598. 12

16,726.50

25,696.62

13,540.71

18,259.20

24,731.63

11 .50

32,566.81

21,874.08

46.12

5,106.16

9,218.34

84.32

43,648.86

353.75

120.00

1,120.00

23,404.00

37,532.44

BCED

METRO R.E.S.A.

SCHEDULE OF SALARIES AND TRAVEL

2

YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996

NAME

TITLE CATEGORY

SALARIES AMOUNT

TRAVEL EXPENSE

MATHEWS,JENNIFER MATOL,MICHELE F MAY,MARILYN A MCDONALD,JUDITH H MCGEE,JULIANNE F MEEK,ERIC J MEHNERT-JACOBY ,KAREN L MITERKO, CHERYL
MORRIS-LLOYD,M BALDWIN MORRIS-LLOYD,M BALDWIN MORRIS-LLOYD,M BALDWIN NEAL,HAROLD L
NICKLE,CANDICE A PARKER,NANCY S PATTERSON,DAWN PATTERSON,MARIAN C PETERS, JANICE E POWELL,ROBERTA QUIRK,CONSTANCE A
REEVES, TERESA K REXINGER,JANE E
RHOADES,R MICHAEL RUANE,MARY P SCARBOROUGH,JACQUELINE SCHNUPP,JEANNETT
SHURE,JANICE H SMITH,SUSAN K SMOLAREK,MAUREEN S SPRIGGS,BARBARA L STRUSINER,ELLEN S STUBBS, LI NDA 0
STURGEON,CHRISTINE TAUCHES,CHARLOTTE THEIL,DAVID A THOMPSON,CINDY L THOMPSON,MARETA A TRUITT, PATSY B WATSON,CHARLES E WEINER,LAWRENCE R WHITE ,DAVID A WHITE, KITTY
WILKINSON,SHELLEY WINEBARGER,LAURA H WOLKIN,SUSAN S
WOODS,CATHERINE ZOECKLER, NATALIE R

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$

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GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - OTHER PROGRAMS

OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

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OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES

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16,129.08 28,800.16 46,294.75 53,550.00 $ 20,589.16
5,190.56 36,141.08
400.00
3,200.26 23,732.24 25,963.92
1,243.33 36,229.14
200.00 13,932.92 5,255.86 32,604.96 52,241.28
120.00 49,934.00 25,785.12 18,427.91 15,500.96
240.00 48,151.64 39,612.52
1,539.86 28,800.16 41,016.88 34,626.96 37,163.02
300.00 60.00
17,027.92 38,658.60 17,495.92 17,027.92 74,965.92 36,514.71
3,475.30 180.00
48,665.92 56,582.40 13,185.80 23,822.55

3,275.85 65.00
616.57 698.34
498.75 169.25
194.44 929.10
21.00 432.69
139.50 2,909.02
268.69 351.00 786.25 125.00

TOTALS

$ 2,552,537.28 $ 35,258.22

BOED

SECTION III COMPLIANCE

CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29, 1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control
COMPLIANCE REPORT BASED ON AN AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure 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 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 general purpose financial statements are free of material misstatement.
Compliance with laws, regulations, contracts, and grants applicable to the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency is the responsibility ofthe Agency's management. As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the general purpose financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests ofthe Agency's compliance with certain provisions oflaws, regulations, contracts, and grants. However, the objective of our audit of the financial statements was not to provide an opinion on overall compliance with such provisions. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance that are required to be reported herein under Government Auditing Standards.

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This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.
. e . : : Respectfully submitted,
Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29,1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control

SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure from generally accepted accounting principles, as identified in the auditor's report on the general purpose financial statements.

We have applied procedures to test the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's compliance with the following requirements applicable to each of its Federal financial assistance programs, which are listed in the Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance, for the year ended June 30, 1996:

(1) Political Activity

(5) Allowable Costs/Cost Principles

(2) Civil Rights

(6) Audit Follow-UplResolution

(3) Cash Management

(7) Administrative Requirements

(4) Federal Financial Reports

Our procedures were limited to the applicableprocedures described in the Office of Management and Budget's "Compliance Supplement for Single Audits of State and Local Governments" and other additional procedures as deemed necessary. Our procedures were substantially less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on the Agency's compliance with the requirements listed in the preceding paragraph. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

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With respect to the items tested, the results of those procedures disclosed no material instances of noncompliancewith the requirements listed in the second paragraph of this report. With respect to items not tested, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency had not complied, in all material respects, with those requirements.
This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.
Respectfully submitted,
?Y~
Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29,1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Directors and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control

SINGLE AUDIT OPINION ON COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure from generally accepted accounting principles, as identified in the auditor's report on the general purpose financial statements.

We have also audited the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's compliance with the requirements governing:

(1) Types of Services Allowed or Unallowed

(5) Applicable Special Tests and Provisions

(2) Eligibility
(3) Matching, Level of Effort, and/or Earmarking

(6) Other Requirement Claims for Advances and Reimbursements

(4) Reporting

These requirements are applicable to the major Federal financial assistance program, which is identified in the Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance, for the year ended June 30, 1996. The management of the

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Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency is responsible for the Agency's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance with those requirements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit of compliancein accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments". Those standards and OMB Circular A-128 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether materialnoncompliance with the requirements referred to above occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Agency's compliance with those requirements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
The results of our audit procedures disclosed an immaterial instance of noncompliance with the requirements referred to above which is described in the Schedule of Findings and Improper or Questioned Costs. We considered this instance of noncompliance in forming our opinion on compliance, which is expressed in the following paragraph.
In our opinion, the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency complied, in all material respects, with the requirements as disclosed in the second paragraph that are applicable to its major Federal financial assistance program for the year ended June 30, 1996.
This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.
.e.:: Respectfully submitted,
Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400.
May 29,1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control

SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NONMAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRANSACTIONS

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure from generally accepted accounting principles, as identified in the auditor's report on the general purpose financial statements.

In connection with our audit of the fiscal year 1996 general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency and with our consideration of the Agency's control structure used to administer Federal financial assistance programs, as required by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments", we selected certain transactions applicable to certain nonmajor Federal financial assistanceprograms for the year ended June 30, 1996. As required by OMB Circular A-128, we have performed auditing procedures on the selected transactions to test compliance with the requirements governing:

(1) Types of Services Allowed or Unallowed

(2) Eligibility

Our procedures were substantially less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's compliance with these requirements. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

With respect to the items tested, the results of those procedures disclosed no material instances of noncompliancewith the requirements listed in the second paragraph. With respect to items not tested, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency had not complied, in all material respects, with those requirements.

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This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.
Respectfully submitted,
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Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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SECTION IV INTERNAL CONTROL

CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 656-2174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, S.w., Suite 214 Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29,1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board ofEducation
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control
REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure 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 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 general purpose financial statements are free of material misstatement.
The management ofthe Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of internal control structure policies and procedures. The objectives of an internal control structure are to provide management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, and that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly to permit the preparation of general purpose financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of inherent limitations in any internal control structure, errors or irregularities may nevertheless occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the structure to future periods is subject to risk that procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the effectiveness of the design and operation of policies and procedures may deteriorate.
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In planning and performing our audit ofthe general purpose fmancial statements ofthe Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency for the year ended June 30, 1996, we obtained an understanding of the internal control structure. With respect to the internal control structure, we obtained an understanding of the design ofrelevant policies and procedures and whether they have been placed in operation, and we assessed control risk in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the general purpose fmancial statements and not to provide an opinion on the internal control structure. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

We noted certain matters involving the internal control structure and its operation that we consider to be reportable conditions under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation ofthe internal control structure that, in our judgment, could adversely affect the entity's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data consistent with the assertions of management in the general purpose financial statements.

As described in the Schedule ofFindings and Improper or Questioned Costs, reportable conditions were noted in the following control categories:

(1) Accounting Controls (Overall)

(2) General Fixed Assets

A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the specific internal control structure elements does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that errors or irregularities in amounts that would be material in relation to the general purpose 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 structure would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control structure that might be reportable conditions and, accordingly, would not necessarily disclose all reportable conditions that are also considered to be material weaknesses as defined above. However, we believe that the reportable conditions disclosed above are also considered to be material weaknesses.

These conditions were considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of the procedures to be performed in our audit of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's financial statements and this report does not affect our report thereon dated May 29, 1997.

This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.

Respectfully submitted,
~~
Claude 1. Vickers State Auditor

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CLAUDE L. VICKERS
STATEAUDITOR
(404) 6562174

DEPARTMENT OF AUDITS
254 Washington Street, s.w., Suite 214
Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
May 29, 1997

Honorable Zell Miller, Governor Members of the General Assembly Members of the State Board of Education
and Director and Members of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Control
SINGLE AUDIT REPORT ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE USED IN ADMINISTERING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency as of and for the year ended June 30, 1996, and have issued our report thereon dated May 29, 1997. This report was qualified for a departure from generally accepted accounting principles, as identified in the auditor's report on the general purpose financial statements. We have also audited the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's compliance with requirements applicable to major Federal financial assistance programs and have issued our opinion thereon dated May 29, 1997.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the provisions of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-128, "Audits of State and Local Governments". Those standards and OMB Circular A-128 require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the general purpose financial statements are free of material misstatement and about whether the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency complied with laws and regulations, noncompliance with which would be material to a major Federal financial assistance program.
In planning and performing our audit for the year ended June 30, 1996, we considered the Agency's internal control structure in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the Agency's general purpose financial statements and on its compliance with requirements applicable to the major Federal financial assistance program and to report on the internal control structure in accordance with OMB Circular A-l28. This report addresses our consideration of internal control structure policies and
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procedures relevant to compliance with requirements applicable to Federal financial assistance programs. We have addressed internal control structure policies and procedures relevant to our audit of the general purpose financial statements in a separate report dated May 29, 1997. The management ofthe Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of internal control structure policies and procedures. The objectives of an internal control structure are to provide management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that, assets are safeguarded against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and recorded properly to permit the preparation of general purpose financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that Federal financial assistance programs are managed in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because ofinherent limitationsin any internal control structure, errors, irregularities, or instances of noncompliance may nevertheless occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evaluation of the structure to future periods is subject to the risk that procedures may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the effectiveness ofthe design and operation of policies and procedures may deteriorate. For the purpose of this report, we have classified the significant internal control structure policies and procedures used in administering Federal financial assistance programs in the following control categories:
For all of the internal control structure categories listed above, we obtained an understanding of the design of relevant policies and procedures and determined whether they have been placed in operation, and we assessed control risk. During the year ended June 30, 1996, the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency expended 61% of its total Federal financial assistance under a major Federal financial assistance program. 96ICL-7

We performed tests of controls, as required by OMB Circular A-128, to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of internal control structure policies and procedures that we considered relevant to preventing or detecting material noncompliance with general requirements and specific requirements as described above that are applicable to the Agency's major Federal financial assistance program, which is identified in the Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance. Our procedures were less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on these internal control structure policies and procedures. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
We noted a certain matter involving the internal control structure and its operation that we consider to be a reportable condition under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control structure that, in our judgment, could adversely affect the Agency's ability to administer Federal financial assistance programs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
As described in the Schedule ofFindings and Improper or Questioned Costs, a reportable condition was noted in the following control category:
Administrative Requirements
A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control structure elements does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that noncompliance with laws and regulations that would be material to a Federal financial assistance program 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 structure policies and procedures used in administering Federal financial assistance would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal control structure that might be reportable conditions and, accordingly, would not necessarily disclose all reportable conditions that are also considered to be material weaknesses as defined above. However, we believe that the reportable condition described above is also considered to be a material weakness.
This condition was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent ofthe procedures to be performed in our audit of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency's compliance with requirements applicable to its major Federal financial assistance program for the year ended June 30, 1996, and this report does not affect our report thereon dated May 29, 1997.
This report is intended for the information of management, the Federal cognizant audit agency and other Federal grantor agencies and should not be used for any other purpose. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report which is a matter of public record.
Respectfully submitted,
~~~ Claude L. Vickers State Auditor
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SECTION V FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS

METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
PRIOR YEAR
AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to Maintain Required Level ofNon-Federal Expenditures Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 8564-93-10
The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1995, reported that the Agency failed to expend non-federal funds in an amount equal to or greater than the amount expended in the prior fiscal period in the Education of the Handicapped Act, Instructional Services - Title VI, B - Georgia Learning Resources System Program (CFDA 84.027). During the year under review, the Georgia Department of Education reviewed this matter and in a letter dated June 13, 1997, determined that a refund was not due. Additionally, the Agency maintained the proper level of support throughout the current fiscal period.
AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Improper Employee Travel Expenditure Reimbursement Procedures Financial Statements Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 8564-94-02
The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1995, noted improper expenditures of $161.28 for employee travel reimbursements. For the year under review, reimbursement of $161.28 was secured for deposit to the General Fund. Additionally, accounting procedures were implemented by the Agency to ensure that all travel expenditures are reviewed in compliance with established travel regulations prior to payment.
AUDIT FOLLOW-UP/RESOLUTION Failure to File Corrective Action Plan Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 8564-94-08
The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1995, stated that the Agency failed to submit a corrective action plan for the 1994 audit report as required by OMB Circular A-128 to the U. S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education for various Federal financial assistance programs. For the year under review, the Agency submitted a corrective action plan for the 1995 audit report to the applicable grantor agencies as required.
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
PRIOR YEAR
AUDIT FOLLOW-UPIRESOLUTION Audit Distribution Requirements Federal Financial Assistance Finding Resolved Audit Control Number 8564-95-03
The audit report for the year ended June 30,1995, noted that the Agency failed to submit a copy of the 1994 audit report to the U. S. Department of Education from whom the Agency received Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (CFDA 84.241) funds. For the year under review, a copy of the 1994 audit report was transmitted to the U. S. Department of Education in compliance with audit distribution requirements.
PRIORYE~CURRENTYEAR
ACCOUNTING CONTROLS (OVERALL) - Financial Statements ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS - Federal Financial Assistance Inadequate Separation of Duties Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 8564-93-02
The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1995, stated that the Agency did not provide for adequate separation of employee duties in the performance of accounting functions and related procedures. In the year under review, no improvement in separation of employee duties was noted. This condition was a result of management's decision to limit the number ofadministrative staffmade responsible for accounting functions. Management should periodically review this decision to determine if employee duties can be reassigned to achieve a higher degree of internal control with existing staff.
Note: All Federal financial assistance programs listed in the Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance, Schedule "1" of this report are affected by this finding.
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to MaintainGeneral Fixed Assets Account Group Financial Statements Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 8564-93-03
The audit report for the year ended June 30, 1995, noted that the management of the Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency had chosen not to maintain a system-wide General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records as required by generally accepted accounting principles. In the year under review, the Agency did not establish a General Fixed Assets Account Group within the formal accounting records. This condition results in the general purpose financial statements of the Agency being
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METROPOLITAN REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND IMPROPER OR QUESTIONED COSTS
YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1996
PIDORYEMVCURRENTYEAR
GENERAL FIXED ASSETS Failure to Maintain General Fixed Assets Account Group Financial Statements Reportable Condition - Material Weakness Audit Control Number 8564-93-03
incomplete and not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Appropriate action should be taken by the Agency 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 equipment owned by the Agency and should include, but may not be limited to, date acquired, acquisition cost, estimated replacement cost, location and description. Detailed records should be maintained of all additions and deletions to the General Fixed Assets Account Group.
CURRENT YEAR
TYPES OF SERVICES ALLOWEDIUNALLOWED Failure to Obtain Budget Approval Federal Financial Assistance Major Program Nonmaterial Noncompliance . Amount: $2,882.40 Audit Control Number 8564-96-01
The Agency expended $2,882.40 for equipment from funds provided for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B, Special Education for the Severely Emotionally Disturbed Program (CFDA 84.027) without first obtaining budget approval from the Georgia Department of Education. The State Plan Instructions for Budget of Psychoed Funds states that equipment costing $1,000.00 or more and having a useful life of two years or more, must be approved prior to purchase. The Board should establish procedures to ensure that all purchases conform to budgetary requirements of the applicable grant agreement. The Georgia Department ofEducation should review this matter and determine if a reclaim offunds is appropriate.
Note: The Metropolitan Regional Educational Service Agency was provided an opportunity to include pertinent comments from the Agency's management concerning these audit findings, conclusions and recommendations. The Agency has elected not to provide comments for inclusion in this report.
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