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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-30-1997 i SINGLE AUDIT REPORTS SEPTEMBER 30p 1993 k 4 I; t+t CITY OF DEN'TON, TEXAS TABLE OF CONTENTS RH I'll e Independent Auditors' Report on the Supplemental Schedule of Federal and State Financial Assistance I Supplemental Schedule of Federal and State Financial Assistance 2.4 Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance Based on the Audit of Financial Statements 5 Independent Auditors' Report on the Internal Control ,Structure Based on the Audit of the Financial Statements 6.7 Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance With the Cleneral Requirements Applicable to Federal Financial Assistance g.g Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance With Specific Requirements Applicable to Major Federal Financial Assistance Programs 10 Independent Audilors' Report on Compliance With Requirements Applicable to Nonmajor Fweral Financial Assistance Program Transactions I I Schedule of Flndings and Questioner! Costs 12 Independent Auditors' Report on the Interval Control Structure Used in Administering Federal Financial Assistance 1315 E Deloitte & - Touche 801 234 Street dephonur (817( 347 3300 S y Facsimile: (617) 330.2013 Fort Wofth, -lexis 76102-6601 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON THE SUPPLF,MENTAL SCHF,DULE OF FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ' The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Denton, Texas We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the City of Donlon, Texas (the "City") for the year ended September 30, 1993, and have issued our report thereon dated December l7, 1993, These general purpose financial statements are the responsibility of the City's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these general puzWse financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Audilin Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards requ a that we plan and perform tie 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 amouno and disclosures in the genorai purpose 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 presen(aIIon, We believe that our audit provldos a reasonable basis for our opinion, Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the general purpose financial statements of the. City taken as a whole. The accompanying suppletnerftal schedule of federal and state financial assistance for the year ended September 30, 1953 which )s also the responsibility of the City's management, is presented for purposes of additional analysis mid is no( a required part of the general purpose financial statements, Such supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the general purpose financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered In relation to the general purpose himncia) statements taken as a whole. December 17, 1993 D.610 teTouche Tohmatsu Ilttefnatiollal .1. CM OF DENTON, TBXAS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL AND STAT£: MNANCIAI. ASSISTANCE _ YEAR ENDW S81r1EM1£BER 301993 - Calslog of Fund Fcdeml Bnlancn Federal am tot/ Domestic Program Pund Revenues September 30, Pass-Through Uranlor/ Grant Assistance o mount Balance _ pro~ram Title I.D. Number In Number Amount October 1, 1942 -'FecTcrwf----~an-TiOOAT- ~['enJittues 1993 1' 1 U.S. Lk{ru~tm~ant of Housing n VeTmennl (9,7F,A ommun vclupmua Block Grant (1) B-85-MC-48-0036 14.218 S 677,916 $ 19,714 Community Development 557,344 (17,077) (17,07'1) Block Grant (1) B-86-MC-48-0036 1 ".21II Community Development (7012) Block Grant (1) B-87•MC-48-0036 14.218 571,558 (76,212) Community Development 72,390 BlockGrant(1) B-88-MC-48-0036 14.218 553,966 ?2139() 1,185 Community Development 1 f Block Grant (1) B•8S-MC-48-OW6 14.218 578.483 ,185 Community Development $ 1,J24 1,324 Block Grant (1) B•90•MC-48.00!6 14.218 559,134 communit Dtvel anent l1fl,734 118,734 Black Gant(1)~ B'91.MC-48.0036 14.218 617,568 Community Development 13-92-M(7-48-M6 628,337 628,337 Block Grant(113-92-M(7-48-M6 14.218 675,941 Community Development 23,491 23,491 BlockGrant(1) B•93•htC-4,4.003ti 14.218 1,05q,t)00 pasae4 Through State of Texas Do atrnenl of Commerco: 18 308 20,067 38,375 Program Rental Rehabilitation Program R-89-M1:-480222 14,230 116,128 Rental Rehabilitation 1x185 1,485 program (I) R-90-MC-480222 14.230 47,000 Rental RehetWitatiat 360,991 189,962 _ 350,953 Ihogom(1) 881006 14.230 232,222 - - i Tool U.S. Department of Houslog 952,67_0 210,(129 1,162,699 and Union Development - - U,S, De ortment of the Intarior 2 082 4,164 a ona .traik Se`rv ce 2,082 - - Texan Hlstnrical Contmisslon 4R-92-501228019 unknown 2,600 I (1) major protimm -2- (Continued) • CTY OPDENTON, TEXAS SUPPLEMENTAL SC[MDULE OP MDBRAL AND STATE PINANCIAL ASSISTANCP YEARENDP.D SiIVMMBER 30, 190,1 CMM08 of Pedoral Panuna Pederal Grantor/ Domestic Program Fund Balance, d ~roua-'Ih ShGrantor/ Grant Asslsinnce. or Award Balanco Revonuos 5eptemiUo gram TS I.D. 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Number Amount October 1, 1992 "Ic~etnnT ~Slato ---C x«I- !Lx pendltums 1993 U.S. Ipartment of Transportation Federt Matron Administration - Airport Improvement Program (1) 348006705 20.106 1,210,000 $ 647,056 $ 71,891 $ 718,940 Pedoral Aviation Administraflon - Airport Improvement Program (1) 348006706 20.106 150,000 66,059 7,340 73,398 Pederai Aviation Administration - Airport Improvement Program (1) 348006707 20,106 110,000 156,458 17,384 173,842 Passed Through Stale Department of Trapyepoorrutedon: Fedend Transportation Grant (1) TX-90X246 20.507 393,919 V 237,142 $106,644 97,352 441,138 Total UX Department ofTranalwrtation 1,106,701 106644 193,970 1,407,318 U.S, Department of Rducatiun _ - _L ec R167A20148 unknown 33,582 33,582 33,582 Reading P.nhancas Adult Life Gram [I R167A20142 unknown 29,240 29,240 29,2411 Porelgn Language Materials Acquisition R239A20057 unknown 15,200 - - 11,400 11,400 Total U.S. Department of P.ducatlon _ 74,222 74,22'1 r U.SI)kc . 9=ment of Alriculturo _ _ u mu a [fir meat T)-u an Sciv7cce FOW _ ces ran 061.1002 N/A N/A - ` 28,806 28,806 Total Federal Prograns 2,164,484 106,644 406,031 2,677,209 Noah Central Texas Council of overnmen s Ouse o Used Oll Recycling Program 60U05 N/A 171511 1.1,517 _ 177517 3 CITY OF DHNTON, TEXAS SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCR MIK ENDED S_EPTIiMBER 30, 1993 Catalog of Fund Pkdeml Balance Federal (ImAlor/ Domestic Program Fund Se Balance 30, Pass-Through Orator/ Grant Assistance or Award Halance Revenues ptember P 0 Em Title l.D. Number I,D. Number Amount Octobcr 1, 1992 e n, -S alTa - 1 oenT Expendituma 1993 State Npartment of Hlgghweys Sol the r0- w t-Vorcemcni ,750 $15,246 5 5,082 $ 20,328 Project - Occupant protection 583XXF6032 N/A (8 25 ,083 26,023 National Maximum Speed Limit 583XXF6017 N/A 90,000 Traffto Light Synchronization P 82•TLF•6071 N/A 37,899 25,221 4,911 30,192 rojecl • Downtown 5 Traffic LightSynchronizatlon Id,555 5,343 4,bi2 9,923 Project - Carroll Blvd. 582-TLP•6072 N/A - - Total Stele Deppasemenl of Highways 71,923 14,605 86,528 and PublieTransportation State of Texas C6mina4 Justice 2,282 8,729 11,011 DiTIT ,T'so eaaance SP•94.511-06661 N/A 18,437 29,882 43,652 73,504 [)tug Abuse Reaistanm SF,93.511.5446 N/A 36,188 v Nwcolics Task Force N/A 46,7'16 13,182 4,386 17,544 Tow state, of Texas Criminal justice 45,292 56,767 102,059 Texas Parks and Wildlife atttnent 236,126 t36,126 4')2;182 O NMIZes imulk 20-00401 N/A 500,000 Texas Water Commission 17,000 17,000 34,000 emnn5frefro' n t ompvaing Project 2100000013 N/A 19,955 Texas Depsrwent of Heallh 9,?SS 9,735 Flu`nri&iioi, m8p-ram 03000933.01 N/A 20,(X4 Texas Forest Servlee • m Initimive n-cow Hea5Ill Tien Planting 92.03.05 NIA 6,00(1 3,373 _ 3,373 TotalSt Bit programs 400,986 324,M1v8 725,484 i TOTAL FEL)ERALANDSTATE FNANCW, ASSISTANCE 0 >2,164Aed $507,630 $7730,379 53,E?,,f3 Tom 0 _1 0 $ .4. 1 r, ` Lleioifte & Touche Sure 7-340 Teiephone! (817) 347-3300 mss: 1301 Cherry Street facsirnile; (817) 336.2013 Fort Worth, ToxaS 76102-6801 Ed i; INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON COMPLIANCE BASED ON THE AUDITOF FINANCIAL STATF,MENTS The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Donlon, Texas: We have. audited the general purpose financial statements of the City of Denton, Texas (the "City") as of ! September 30, I993, and for the year then ended and 1•ive issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993, We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing slandards and Covemment Auditing tandards, 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 City is the responsibility of the City's management, As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the general purpose financial statements are free of material misstatemenl, we performed tests of the City's compliance with certain provisions Maws, regulations, contracts and grants, However, our objectlve was not to provfde 3 an opinion on overall compliance with such provisions. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion, The results of our tests Indicate that, with respect to the items tested, the City compiled, in all material respects, with the provisions referred to in the preceding paragraph, Wllh respect to Items not tested, nothing came to our attention that caused us to believe that the City had not complied, In all material J respects, with those provisions. This report is intended for the It'ormation of the City Council, management and appropdate federal and slate agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report, which is a rntttter of public record, , I1 December :17, 1993 Deleltt 1buche Tftatsu i~ernatlttnal s Deluitte & Touche into 2340 Tolophone: (817) 347-3300 801 Cherry Street Facsimile; (8111336-2013 k;ry Fort Worth, Texas 761026801 I r i INDEPENDk,NT AIJDPPORS' REPORT ON TIIE INTERNAL CON'T'ROL STRUCTURE BASED ON THE AUDIT' OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMEN-IS r' t i Tile Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Demon, Texas: We have audited the general purpose financial statements of (he City of Denton, Texas (the "City") as of and for the year ended September 30, 1993, and have Issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993, We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepled auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller Cleneral of the United States, 'T'hose 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. In planning and performing our audit of the general purpose financial statements of the City for the year ended September 30, 1993, we considered Its internal control structure in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinio,l on the general purpose financial statements and not to provide assurance on the internal control strr,;1ure, The management of the City is responsUe for establishing and maintaining the internal control structure, In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and totaled costs of internal control structure policies and procedures, The objectives of an internal control structure are to provide management with rcas enable, 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 pormit the preparation of general purposo financial statements M accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, Bemuse of inherent limitations In any internal control stuucture, errors or irregularities may nevertheless occur and not be detected. Also, projection of any evriuallon of the structure to future periods is subject to the risk (fin( procedures may become Inadequate because of changes In conditions or that the efieeliveness of the design and operation of policies and procedures may deteriorate. For the pta•p `ds report, we have classified the significant internal control structure policies and t procedures in Bowing categories: 1 • Blltings • Receivables g • Cash receipts • Purchasing and receiving • Accounts payable • Cash disbursements • Payroll Delft Tcuche Tchmatalt Weir notlenal 6 t ~t r, • Inventory control • Property and equipment • Oencral ledger • Compliance with laws and regulations related to the federal and state financial assistance programs r For all of the internal control structure categories listed above, we obtained an understaudLtg of the design of relevant policies and procedures and whether they have been placed In operation, and we assessed control risk, Out consideration of the Internal control stricture would not necessarily disclose all matters in the F 0-11 internal control structure that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. 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 luw 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 r. by employees In the normal course of performing their assigned functions, We. noted no matters involving the internal control structure and Its operation that we consider to be material weu"esses as defined above, However, we noted certain matters Involving the internal control structure and Its operation that we have reported to the City's management In a separate letter dated December 17, 1993. This report is intended for the Information of the City Council, management and appropriate federal and state agencies, This restriction is not intended to limit flue distribution of this report, which Is a matter of public record. De-ember 17, 1993 ,r t t= } t 7 w t Deloitte & Touche Suite 2340 7oiephone: (81 71 34 7-3300 801 Cherry Street Fecsimitw (817) 338.2013 Fort Worth, War 76102-6801 l-F INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON COMPLIANCE: WITH THE GFNERAL t ` REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: t~ The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Denton, Texas, We have audited the general purpose financiat statements of the City of Denton, Texas (the "City') for the year ended September 30, 1993, and have issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993. We have also audited the City's compliance applicabh; to requirements of its major federal financial assistance program and have issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993. We have applied procedures to test the City's compliance with the following requirements applicable to each of its federal financial assistance. programs, which are identified in the schedule of federal and state financial assistance, for the year ended September 30,1993: • Political activity • Davis-Bacon Act • Civil rights • Cash management Real property acquisition • Federal financial reports • Allowable costs/cost principles • Drug-Free Workplace Act • Admitilstrative requirements Our procedures were limited to the applicable procedures described in the Office of Management and Budg0s Compliance Supplement for Single Audlis of State and Local Covemmerds, Our pro oures t , were substantially less in scope t an an aodit, the o~ bjc~tf've of v;hich Is the expression of an opinion on the City's compliance with the requirements listed in the preceding paragraph. Accordingly, we do not exprrss such an opinion, With respect to the Items tested, the results of those procedures disclosed no material Instances of t ! noncompliance with 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 City had not complied, in all material respects, with those requirements, - Debltte7"iluche rollmatsu Iltternatlonal 4 This report is intended for the information of the City Council, management and appropriate federal and state agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report, which Is a matter of public record, December 17, 1993 i.~ i } 1 l .9- Deloftte & Touche Suite 2340 T0100011e; (817) 347-3300 rs 801 Chorry Street FN6S Mile; (8171336.2013 Fort Worth, Texas 76102-0'801 {r. } ' INDEPENDENT AUDI'TORS' REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH SPECIFIC r REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE f PROGRAMS The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Denton, Texas; r: j We have audited The general purpose financial statements of the City of Denton, Texas (the "Ci(y") for the year ended September 30, 1993, and have issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993, We have audited the City's compliance with the requiremen's governing types of services allowed or unallowed; eligibility; matching level of effort; reporthii; special tests and provlslons related to the Community Development Block Grant, the Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant, and the Federal Transportation Grant; and claims for advances and reimbursements; and amounts claimed or used for matching that are applicable to its major federal finarlclal assistance program, which is identified in the acconlpnnYInB schedule of federal and state financial assistance, for the year ended September 30, 1993. The management of Hie City Is responsible for City compliance with those requirements. Out responsibility Is to express an opinion on compliance with those requirements based on our audit. We conducted our audit fit accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Governnlem Audil n Standards, Issued by the Comptroller General of the United Stales, and 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 audll to obtain reasonable assurance about whether material noncompliance with the requirements referred to above occurred. An audit includes examining, on it lest basis, evidence about City compliance with those requirements. We believe that our audit providcs a reasonable basis for our opinion. to our opinion, the City compiled, In all material respects, with the requirements governing types of services allowed or unallowed; cligibilhy; matching level of effort; reporting; special tests and provisions related to the Community Development Block Gratll, the Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, the Federal Avhllon Administration Airport Improvement Program Grant, and the Federal Transportation Grant; and claims for advances and reimbursements; and amounts claimed or used for matching Thal are applicable to its major federal financial assistance program for the year ended September 30, 1993. Tltis report is Intended for the information of the City Council, management and appropriate federal and state agencies. This restriction is not intended to Ihnit the distribullon of this report, whfuh is a matter of public record. December 17, 1993 UI11aItteTouche Tohmatso International 10. Deloitte & i w - --buche Suite 23,10 801 Cherry Street Telephone MI 347-330C) Fort Worth, Texas 70102.680 t Facsimile: r87 71 336 2013 t'_q i f ;a INDEPENDF,NT AUDITORS' RF,PORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO NONMAJOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TRANSACTIONS t The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council r;4 the City of Denton, Texas; I We have audited the general purpose fmtnclal statements of Ilse City of Denton, Texas (the "City") for the year ended September 30, 1993, wid have issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993. We have also audited the City's compliance applicable to requirements of its major federal financial assistance program and applied procedures to lest compliance with general requirements applicable to federal Miancial assistance programs and have issued our reports (hereon dated December 17, 1993, In c0imcction with our audit of the 1993 general purpose financial statements of the City and with our consideration of the City's control structure used to administer federal financial assistance ro assessment of control risk, as required by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-128, "Audits f Stale and Local Governments," we did not select for testing any transactions applicable to nonm9ior federal financial assistance programs for the year ended September 30, 1993, Nothing came to our attention during our audit that caused us to believe that the City had not complied, in all material respects, with the requirements governing types of services allowed or unallowed; eligibility; and special tests and provisions related to transactions applicable to nonmajor federal financial assistance programs. This report is intended for the information of the City Council, management and appropriate federal and slate agencies. This restriction is not intended to limit the distribution of this report, which is a mutter of public record, December 17, 1993 Delafttebuche Tahrnatsu International 'lt' I CITY OR DENTON, TEXAS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS f YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 ' Questioned Proms Flnding/Noncompllane Costs CURRENT-YEAR COMMENTS ;Done STATUS OF PRIOR- YEAR COMMENTS None 1 . I2 l Deloifte & _------Touche Suite 2940 Telephone', i8 1, 71347-33oo its 801 Cherry Straat Facsimile: (8)71 336-2013 Fort Worth, -Fexas 76102-6801 P ss 1 l `i INDEPF,NDFN'P AUDITORS' REPORT ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE USED IN ADMINISTERING FEDERAL JNANCIAL ASSISTANCE The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council City of Denton, Texas: We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the City of Denton, Texas (the "City") as of and for the year ended September 30, 1993, and have Issued our report thereon dated December 17, 1993, We have also audited the City's compliance with requirements applicable to its major federal financial assistance program and have issued our report thereon da tcd December 17, 1993. We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards; Government Au_dit€ng Standards, Issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and Office of Management and - B`udget (OMB) Circular A-128, Audits of Slate and Local Governmenis, Those standards and OMB Circular A-128 require that we plan and perfb-nii the audit to obtain reasonable assurance alwut whether the general purpose fhtancial statements are free of material misstatement and about whether the City compiled with laws and regulations, noncompliance with which would be material to its ma;f,c''2deral financial assistance program. In planning and performing our audits for the year ended September 30, 1993, we considered the City's internal control structure and assessed control risk in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the City's general purpose financial statements and to report on the internal control structure in accordance with OMB Circular A-128. This report addresses our consideration of internal control structure policies and 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 December 17, 1993. The management of the City is responsible for establishing and maintaining an internal control structure. In fulfilling this respouusibilily, estimates and jadeiiients by management arc required to assess the expected benefits and related cost- 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 manag"I in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Because of Inherent limitations In 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 of the design and operation of policies and procedures may deteriorate, ' ' DeloftteTouche Tohmatsa Internatlonaf .l3- 1 t. E rs For the purpose of this report, we have classified the significant internal control structure policies and s,v procedures used In administering federal financial assistance programs in the following categories; e.: Accounting Applications E;r • Billings • Receivables • Cash receipts • Purchasing and receiving • Accounts payable • Cash disbursements - • Payroll I e Inventory control • Property and equipment • General ledger Controls used in Administering Federal Programs General Requirements • Folitical activity • Davis-Bacon Act • Civil rights • Cash management • Real property acquisition • Federal financial reports • Allowable costs/cost principles • Drug Free Workplace Act i • Administrative requirements SMific Requirements • Types of service • Eligibility • Matching, level of effort or earmarks • Reporting • Special requirements, if any Claims for advances and reimbursements Amounts claimed or used for matching t # 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 operatloji, and we assessed control risk, r During the year ended September 30, 1993, the City expended 96 percent of its total federal financial assistance under major federal financial assistance programs. , c- We performed tests of controls, as required by OMB Circular A-128, to evaluate the effixtiveness of the design and operation of internal control structure policies artd procedures that we considered relevant to preventing or detecting mateifal noncompliance with specific requirements, pfeneral requirements, and requirements governing claims for advances and reimbursements and amounts claimed or used for 0.0 matching that are applicable to the Gty's major federal financial artsshance program, which is identified 14. in the accompanying Schedule of Federal and State Financial Assistance. Our procedures were less In scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on these internal control structure policies and i, procedures. Accordingly, we do not express such art opinion, Our consideration of the Internal control structure policies and procedures used in adminlstering federal I` t financial assistance would not necessarily disclose all matters In the internal control structure that might constitute material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, A material weakness is a condition in which the design or operations of one or more of the ' internal control structure elements does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that noncompliance a 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, We noted no matters involving the internal control stntcture used in administering federal financial assistance programs and its operations that we conskler to be material weaknesses as defined above, I However, we noted certain matters involving the internal control structure and its operation that we have reported to the City's management In a separate letter dated December 17, 1993, This report Is intended solely for the use of the City Council, management, and appropriate federal and state ag:;ncles 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, r December 17, 1993 15 END OF FILE