SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session December 17, 2018
MOTION REQUIRED: A motion is required to receive and accept the attached FY 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). 10. FY 2018 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT CREEDLE, JONES & ALGA
- Ms. Kimberly Jackson, CPA, a partner with the firm of Creedle, Jones, and Alga, P.C., will
be at your December meeting to present the FY 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). An electronic copy is attached herewith and a bound copy will be provided to each member of the Board at Monday’s meeting. The schedule of findings and questioned costs appears on pages 164-165 of the report – please note that the report includes an unmodified (clean) opinion with no deficiencies and no instances of noncompliance. There is one finding citing a material weakness associated with Internal Control over financial reporting related to Inmate Checking Accounts. The matter has subsequently been addressed and resolved by the Sheriff’s Office as noted in the report. Please keep in mind that the audit is only a snapshot of the County’s financial position on June 30, 2018 – there have been a number of changes since that time which are not reflected in the audit. Major items to note:
- In the general fund, overall, we collected $425,988 more revenue than
budgeted – (pages 108 - 110).
- In the General Fund, overall, actual spending was $600,576 less than
budgeted (pages 110 - 112).
- The school board underspent its local budget by $43,393 (page 111).
- Total
long-term indebtedness (including compensated absences) decreased from $65.2 million to $61.3 million (pages 41-43).
- The County’s overall net position for governmental activities improved
from $22.1 million to $23.9 million; the net position in the Water and Sewer Fund decreased from $816,559 to $691,364 (page 11).
- The end of year general fund balance increased by $775,174 and is
currently at $6,929,283 (page 14). This unappropriated balance equates to roughly 20.4% of your total general fund expenditures, including transfers, which slightly exceeds the recommendation of the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) to maintain at least two months of general fund operating expenditures in reserve (16.67%). Your FY 2019 budget provided for up to $340,000 to come from the unappropriated general fund reserve.