HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12051995 - C57AB HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
FROM: Richard J.Martinez,Executive Director
DATE: December 5, 1995
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF AUDIT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 1995
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ACCEPT financial audit report for the period April 1, 1994 through March 31, 1995,performed by
Ham and Rowe,Pleasant Hill, California, as recommended by the Advisory Housing Commission.
11. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Funding has been provided in the Housing Authority's Fiscal Year 1994/95 Consolidated Operating
Budget for the$12,300 due the certified public accountancy firm of Ham and Rowe for performing this
financial audit.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Ham and Rowe has completed their audit of the financial records of the Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa and all financial records of the Housing Authority are in order. Two findings were
made pertaining to tenant files and the Drug-Free Workplace Policy. The auditor's recommendations and
Housing Authority responses are contained on pages 29 and 30 of the audit report. Additionally, a separate
management letter contains one item to strengthen the internal controls and operating efficiency of the Housing
Authority.
The Housing Authority agrees with both the audit findings and the recommendation stated in the
management letter. Full implementation of the audit recommendations has been made and the Housing
Authority has implemented changes to further strengthen its internal controls. These changes will be reviewed
by the auditors during their next engagement.
IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board of Commissioners elect to not accept the financial audit report as performed by the
certified public accountancy firm of Ham and Rowe, it would become necessary to expend additional funds to
either redo the financial audit report or contract with another certified public accountancy firm.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 5, 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED �_ OTHER
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COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED DecemhP_r 5, 1995
PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND CO TY ADMINISTRATOR
B , DEPUTY
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
August 18, 1995
To the Board of -Commissioners
and Management
The Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of
the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa for the year
ended March 31, 1995, we considered the Authority's internal
control structure in order to determine our auditing procedures for
the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements
and not to provide 'assurance on the internal control structure.
However during our audit we became aware of several matters that
are opportunities for strengthening internal controls and operating
efficiency. The items that accompany this letter summarize our
comments and suggestions regarding those matters. We have issued
a separate report on the Authority's internal control structure
which is included in our financial report dated August 18, 1995.
This letter does not effect our report dated August 18, 1995 on the
financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of
Contra Costa.
We will review the status of these comments during our next
engagement. We have already discussed these comments and sugges-
tions with various Authority personnel, and we will be pleased to
discuss them in further detail at your convenience, to perform any
additional study of these matters, or to assist you in implementing
the recommendations.
sincerely,
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Housing Authority of the County
of Contra Costa
August 18 , 1995
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1. During the past few years and again during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 1995 the amounts of portable certificates and
vouchers due from other housing authorities has been increas-
ing significantly. As of March 31, 1995 the Authority is owed
$293 ,482 from other housing authorities. It appears that the
Authority has had difficulties collecting some material
overdue amounts from a few housing authorities. We recommend
that the Authority increase its efforts in contacting and
following up with these authorities to collect the amounts
due.
Authority's Response - The Housing has met, and will continue to
meet, with those Housing Authorities who have outstanding
balances for portable vouchers and certificates. HUD regula-
tions require Housing Authorities to absorb incoming certifi-
cates and vouchers from other jurisdictions. This HUD require-
ment has created a hardship for Housing Authorities who must
collect funds due from other agencies.
HUD recognizis the added burden portability places on Housing
Authorities and believes that much of the burden is a result
of the billing process which ultimately results in delayed
payments. In response to the problems caused by portability,
HUD issued Notice PIH 95-56 dated September 19, 1995, which
addresses the problems associated with the billing process for
portable vouchers and certificates.
Based on this notice the Housing Authority is confident that
it will successfully collect all of the funds due to it from
other agencies.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY
OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
(Including Auditors' Report Thereon)
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE-COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ,
MARCH 31, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Independent Auditors' Report 1
Financial Statements:
Combined Balance Sheet - All Fund Types and Account Groups. 2
Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances - All Governmental Fund Types 4
Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures, and Changes in
Fund Balances - Budget and Actual - Special Revenue Fund 5
Notes to the General Purpose Financial Statements 6
Independent Auditors' Report on Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance 16
Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance 17
Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance Based on an Audit
of General Purpose Financial Statements Performed in
Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 19
Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance with General Requirements
Applicable to Federal Financial Assistance Programs 20
Independent Auditors' Report on Compliance with Specific Requirements
Applicable to Major Federal Financial Assistance Programs 21
Independent Auditors' Report on the Internal Control Structure
Based On An Audit of General Purpose Financial Statements
Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 23
Independent Auditors' Report on the Internal Control Structure
Used in Administering Federal Financial Assistance Programs 25
. Status of Prior Audit Findings 28
Findings and Recommendations 29
HMN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the accompanying general purpose financial statements of the Housing
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31,
1995. These general purpose financial statements are the responsibility of the Housing Authority
of the County of Contra Costa, California, management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these general purpose financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. 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. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
general purpose financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall general
purpose financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the general purpose financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa,
California, as of March 31, 1995, and the results of its operations for the year then ended in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
Governmental Fund Types Total
Special Debt (Memorandum
Revenues Revenue Service Only
Grants $ 47,663,585 $ 405,122 $ 48,068,707
Rents 2,244,799 - 2,244,799
Interest 54,673 341 55,014
Loan proceeds 1,342,184 - 1,342,184
Other 534,930 - 534,930
Total revenues 51,840,171 405,463 52,245,634
Expenditures
Current:
Administration 3,323,616 - 3,323,616
Tenant services 83,024 - 83,024
Utilities 860,553' - 860,553
Maintenance 2,078,338 - 2,078,338
Protective services 177,935 - 177,935
General 2,095,579 - 2,095,579
Rehabilitation loans 374,458 - 374,458
Housing assistance payments 35,007,213 - 35,007,213
Grants 125,000 - 125,000
Shelter costs 1,470,586 - 1,470,586
Debt service:
Principal - 286,595 286,595
Interest - 114,739 114,739
Capital additions 4,158,551 - 4,158,551
Total expenditures 49,754,853 401,334 50,156,187
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures 2,085,318 4,129 2,089,447
Other financing sources (uses): - - -
Excess of revenues and other sources
over (under) expenditures and other uses 2,085,318 4,129 2,089,447
Fund balances, beginning of year 1,652,403 303,127 1,955,530
Fund balances, end of year $ 3,737,721 $ 307,256 $ 4,044,977
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
COMBINED STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES - BUDGET AND ACTUAL - SPECIAL REVENUE FUND
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
Variance
Favorable
Revenues Budget Actual (Unfavorable)
Grants $ 44,757,311 $ 47,663,585 $ 2,906,274
Rents 2,503,020 2,244,799 (258,221)
Interest 75,278 54,673 (20,605)
Loan proceeds - 1,342,184 1,342,184
Other 265,290 534,930 269,640
Total revenues 47,600,899 51,840,171 4,239,272
Expenditures
Current:
Administration 3,795,145 3,323,616 471,529
Tenant services 187,927 83,024 104,903
Utilities 934,100 860,553 73,547
Maintenance 2,054,812 2,078,338 (23,526)
Protective services 326,423 177,935 148,488
General 2,308,381 2,095,579 212,802
Rehabilitation loans 364,000 374,458 (10,458)
Housing assistance payments 33,499,466 35,007,213 (1,507,747)
Grants - 125,000 (125,000)
Shelter costs 1,022,004 1,470,586 (448,582)
Capital additions 3,006,888 4,158,551 (1,151,663)
Total expenditures 47,499,146 49,754,853 (2,255,707)
Excess of revenues over (under) expenditures 101,753 2,085,318 1,983,565
Other financing sources (uses) - - -
Excess of revenues and other sources
over (under) expenditures 101,753 2,085,318 1,983,565
Fund balances, beginning of year 1,652,403 1,652,403 -
Fund balances, end of year $ 1,754,156 $ 3,737,721 $ 1,983,565
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
Note 1 - DEFINITION OF REPORTING ENTITY
The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa (the Authority) was established pursuant
to the laws of the State of California in 1941. The Authority's Board of Commissioners are
appointed by the County of Contra Costa Board of Supervisors.
The Authority has implemented the provisions of the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board, codified in GASB section 2100, "Defining the Government Reporting". For financial
reporting purposes the Authority's financial statements include all funds, account groups, and
other organizations over which Authority officials exercise oversight responsibility. Oversight
responsibility includes such duties as appointment of governing body members, budget review,
approval of tax levies, responsibility for outstanding debt secured by the Authority's full faith
and credit, or revenues, and the responsibility for funding deficits.
During the year ended March 31, 1995, the Authority did not exercise oversight responsibility
over any other organizations.
Note 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The financial reporting policies of the Authority conform to general accepted accounting
principles as applicable to governmental entities. The following is a summary of the more
significant policies:
(A) Basis of Presentation - Fund Accounting
The accounts of the Authority are organized on the basis of funds and account groups, each
of which is considered a separate accounting entity. The operations of each fund are
accounted for within a separate set of self-balancing accounts that comprise its assets,
liabilities, fund equity, revenues, and expenditures as appropriate. Government resources
are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon the purposes for which
they are to be spent and the means by which spending activities are controlled. The
various funds are grouped by fund type in the combined general purpose financial
statements as follows:
GOVERNMENTAL FUND TYPES
Special Revenue Funds - Special Revenue Funds.are used to account for the proceeds of
specific revenue sources (other than debt service funds) that are legally restricted to
expenditures for specified purposes.
Debt Service Funds - Debt Service Funds account for the accumulation of resources for,
and the payment of, general long-term debt obligation principal, interest and related costs.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 2 (Continued)
FIDUCIARY FUND TYPES
Trust and Agency Funds - Trust and Agency Funds are used to account for assets held
by the Authority in a trustee capacity or as an agent for individuals, private organizations, .
other governments, and/or other funds. Those include Expendable Trust and Agency
Funds. Expendable Trust Funds are accounted for in essentially the same manner as
governmental funds. Agency Funds are custodial in nature (assets equal liabilities) and
do not involve measurement of results of operations. The Authority accounts for deferred
compensation funds in a trust fund.
ACCOUNT GROUPS
General Fixed Assets Account Group - This group of accounts is established to account
for recorded fixed assets of the Authority.
General Long-Term Debt Account Group - This group of accounts is established to
account for all general long-term obligations of the Authority.
(B) Basis of Accounting
Governmental fund types are accounted for using the modified accrual basis of accounting.
Revenues are recognized in the accounting period in which they become available and
measurable; expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is
incurred, if measurable, except for unmatured interest in general long-term debt which is
recognized when due. Significant revenue sources that have been treated as susceptible to
accrual under the modified accrual basis include interest on investments and grants. The
revenues from grants which are received as reimbursement for specific expenditures are
recognized based upon the expenditures recorded.
(C) Total Columns on Combined Statements
Total columns on the combined statements are captioned "Memorandum Only" to indicate
that they are presented only to facilitate financial analysis. Data in these columns does not
present financial position or results of operations in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles nor is such data comparable to a consolidation. Interfund
eliminations have not been made in the aggregate of this data.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
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(Continued)
Note 2 (Continued)
(D) Fixed Assets
General fixed assets are valued at historical cost. Contributed general fixed assets are
recorded at fair market value at the time received. Interest expense incurred during the
development period is capitalized. The Authority records capital outlays in its respective
funds as expenditures during the year and annually records the total capital outlay in the
General Fixed Assets Account Group. No depreciation has been provided on the general
fixed assets.
(E) Collection Losses
The direct write-off method has been adopted for providing for uncollectible accounts.
(F) Encumbrances
Encumbrance accounting is not employed by the Authority.
(G) Differing Year Ends
The Authority's Homeless Programs operate on a fiscal year from July 1 through June 30.
This differs from its other programs which have a fiscal year ending March 31. Our
operating period for these programs was July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. The effect
on the financial statements of these differing year ends is not material. Due, however, to
these programs having differing fiscal year ends the due to/from other funds is not in exact
agreement as reflected on the accompanying balance sheet.
(J) Grant Restrictions
The Authority has received loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development and the California Department of Housing and Community
Development to build and improve housing projects. The grants require that only
individuals and families that meet various income, age and employment standards be
housed or aided.
Further if the fund balance of the Authority's Public Housing Program exceeds certain
levels, the excess funds must be paid to HUD.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
• MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 3 - CASH AND INVESTMENTS
All cash and investments held by the Authority are maintained in checking or savings accounts
and certificates of deposits. The California Government Code requires California banks and
savings and loan associations to secure the Authority's deposits not covered by federal deposit
insurance by pledging mortgages or government securities as collateral. The market value of
mortgages must equal at least 150% of the face value of deposits. The market value of
government securities must equal at least 110% of the face value of deposits. Such collateral
must be held in the pledging bank's trust department in a separate depository in an account for
the Authority.
Note 4 - CASH WITH TRUSTEE
Funds totalling $307,333 are maintained in the Authority's name by the Bank of America,
which acts as the fiscal agent for previous bond issuances of the Authority. These funds are
required to be invested in insured or registered U.S. Government securities,and commercial
paper. Funds totalling $766,164 represent assets of the deferred compensation plan and are
recorded as cash with trustee. See Note 10 for further discussion of the deferred compensation
plan.
Note 5 - PREPAID HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
The Authority prepares and mails its Section 8 Programs' Housing Assistance Payments to the
landlords on the last working day of each month. These amounts are not actually payable until
the first working day of the following month. The reimbursement from HUD for these landlord
payments is also not received until the first working day of the following month.
The prepayment of these housing assistance payments caused the Section 8 Program Revenue
Funds to have a deficit cash balance of $1,039,513 at March 31, 1995.
Note 6 - NOTES RECEIVABLE AND DEFERRED REVENUE
At March 31, 1995 there were $1,143,640 of Community Development Block Grant, $939,575
• of Rental Rehabilitation Grant, and $288,916 of other loans outstanding. There are various
types of these loans. Some loans require monthly principal reductions, others are deferred over
several years. Interest rates on the loans range from zero interest to 7% per annum. Many of
these loans will be forgiven at some specific future date.
The agency elects to record the loan and interest receivable on these notes as deferred revenue.
Revenue is recognized as these loans are collected. At March 31, 1995 $131,236 of the loan
amounts awarded had not been paid to the contractors and are reflected as accounts payable
versus deferred revenue.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 7 - FIXED ASSETS
The following is a summary of the Authority's changes in fixed assets for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 1995.
Balance Balance
4/1/94 Additions Deletions 3/31/95
Conventional $ 58,867,553 $ 4,039,970 $ 20,727 $ 62,886,796
Section 8 1,267,052 116,231 3,327 1,379,956
Other 6,853,536 2,350 6,712,904 142,982
$ 66,988,141 $ 4,158,551 . $ 6,736,958 $ 64,409,734
Note 8 - LONG-TERM DEBT
Following is a summary of changes in long-term debt for the year ended March 31, 1995:
Balance Less Balance
4/1/94 Adiustments Deletions 3/31/95
Federal Financing
Bank Notes $ 205,634 $ - $ 46,595 $ 159,039
Bonds 3,020,000 - 240,000 2,780,000
Casa Del Rio -
RHCP Project Loans 4,611,616 4,611,616 -
Compensated Absences
(Note 9) 253,428 - 16,836 236,592
8,090,678 $ 4,611,616 $$ 3� $ 3,175,631
Following is a schedule of debt payment requirements to maturity for long-term obligations
other than compensated absences:
Year Ending
March 31
1996 $ 416,859
1997 410,110
1998 414,960
1999 429,963
2000 345,131
• Thereafter 1,697,418
Less amount (3,714,441
representing interest 775,402
$ 2,939,039
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 8 (continued)
The Federal Financing Bank Notes accrue interest at 6.6% per annum and require annual
payments of $60,166. The Bonds accrue interest at 3-1/8% to 5% per annum.
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Act of 1986 (COBRA) authorized the Secretary of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development to forgive all permanent notes held by the U.S.
Treasury. Inthe the event that the notes are not forgiven by HUD, the Conventional Program's
Annual Contributions Contract (ACC) states that all debt service requirements related to notes
will be HUD's responsibility. It is management's opinion, that the Authority is not liable for
these notes unless the federal government fails to honor the ACC, therefore, they should not be
included on the Authority's financial statements. Accordingly, $8,074,301 of permanent notes,
and interest on those notes, recorded on the Authority's books of accounts as of March 31, 1995
have not been reflected on the Authority's current financial statements.
Per the financial reports received from HUD, there is actually $28,371,240 of permanent notes
payable, and interest on these notes, that have not been forgiven as of March 31, 1995. The
difference between the amounts of notes recorded on the Authority's books of accounts and the
amounts recorded on the HUD reports are the amount of notes reflected on part III of the HUD
report which the Authority believed had been forgiven prior to March 31, 1989.
Note 9 - COMPENSATED ABSENCES
It is the Authority's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused vacation leave
up to a maximum of 240 to 560 hours depending on the employee's length of service. This
leave will be used in future periods or paid to employees upon separation from the Authority.
Accrued vacation leave has been valued by the Authority and has been recorded in the General
Long-Term Debt Account Group at $236,592 as of March 31, 1995.
It is the Authority's policy to permit employees to accumulate earned but unused sick leave;
however, the value of unused sick leave is not payable to employees upon separation from the
Authority. The cost of vacation and sick leave is recognized when payments are made to
employees, in the special revenue fund.
Note 10 - DEFERRED COMPENSATION
The Authority offers its employees a deferred compensation plan created in accordance with
Internal Revenue Code 457. The plan, available to all Authority employees, permits them to
defer a portion of their current salary until future years. The deferred compensation is not
available to employees until termination, retirement, death or unforeseeable emergency.
All amounts of compensation deferred under the plan, all property and rights purchased with
those amounts, and all income attributable to those amounts, property, or rights are, until paid
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 10 (Continued)
or made available to the employee or the beneficiary, solely the property and rights of the
Authority, without being restricted to the provisions of benefits under the plan, subject only to
the claims of the Authority's general creditors. Participants' rights under the plan are equal to
those of general creditors of the Authority in an amount equal to the fair market value of the
deferred account for each participant.
It is the Authority's position that they have a fiduciary obligation for the due care required of
a prudent investor in the management of the plan's resources but is not responsible for any loss
due to the investment or failure of investment funds and assets of the plan nor shall the
Authority be required to replace any loss which may result from such investments. In the past,
plan assets have been used for no purpose other than to pay plan benefits. The Authority
believes it is unlikely that it will use the assets to satisfy the claims of general creditors in the
future.
As of March 31, 1995, the assets of the plan, recorded at their fair market value, amounted to
$766,164. This amount is held under the Authority's name for the named employees. This
amount is reported as "Cash with trustee" on the Combined Balance Sheet.
Note 11 - EMPLOYER RETIREMENT PLAN
The Authority participates in a defined benefit retirement plan that is administered by the
Contra Costa county Employees' Retirement Association. All full-time employees of the
Authority participate in this plan. The plan provides death, disability and service retirement
benefits. Benefits are based on the employee's highest level of annual salary, years of service
and age at the time of retirement. The Authority's retirement plan had 86 participants at March
31, 1995. The Authority contributes 8.25% of eligible employees' annual compensation. In
addition, the Authority also paid approximately 50% of the employees' basic annual
contributions pursuant to agreements during salary negotiations. Employer contributions are
vested (1) after 10 years of service and employee attain .age 50 or (2) 30 years of service
regardless of age or (3) at mandatory age regardless of the amount of service.
Employees contribute to the retirement system through biweekly payroll deductions. The rate
of contribution for employees is determined by age at the time of entrance into the system.
Employee contributions and interest thereon may be withdrawn only at termination of
employment or at retirement. Total payroll subject to contributions was $3,083,483 for the year
ended March 31, 1995. Employer contributions were $381,141 and employee contributions
were $117,862, representing 12.4% and 3.8% of payroll subject to contribution, respectively,
for the fiscal year ended March 31,'1995.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 11 (Continued)
The ten year trend analysis and other disclosures required by generally accepted accounting
principles are described in the general purpose financial statements of the County of Contra
Costa, California as of June 30, 1995.
Note 12 - HEALTH INSURANCE
Health care benefits for active and retired employees are financed by the beneficiaries and by
the Authority. The Authority's contribution during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1995 for
active employees was $385,531 and for retired employees $136,806. The Authority's liability
for health care benefits is limited to its annual contribution. As of March 31, 1995, there were
97 active and 53 retired employees being covered by the Authority's health insurance.
Note 13 - LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Authority is obligated under certain leases accounted for as operating leases. Operating
leases do not give rise to property rights, therefore the results of the lease agreements are not
reflected in the Authority's account groups. Total rental expense for the year ended March 31,
1995 for all operating leases amounted to $172,443. The following is a schedule of. future
minimum rental payments required under the Authority's noncancelable operating leases as of
March 31, 1995:
Year Ended
March 31
1996 $ 180,665
1997 156,036
1998 76,279
$ . 412,980
Note 14 - JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT - PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE
The Authority participates in a joint venture under a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the
California Housing Authority's Risk Management Agency(CHARMA). CHARMA was formed
to provide general liability, property, and errors and omissions risk financing. In addition to
the Authority there are five other members. The Authority's property insurance has a $10,000
deductible per occurrence. The Authority's liability insurance has a $250,000 deductible per
occurrence. The relationship between the Authority and CHARMA is such that CHARMA is
not a component unit of the Authority for financial reporting purposes. CHARMA's governing
board controls the operations of the JPA, including selection of management and approval of
operating budgets independent of any influence by member authorities beyond their
representation on the board. Each member pays a premium commensurate with the level of
coverage requested and shares surpluses and deficits proportionately to their participation in CHARMA.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ,
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 14 (Continued)
Condensed audited financial information for the year ended May 31, 1994,is as follows:
Total assets $ -3,493,881
Total liabilities (1,021,352)
Total retained earnings $ 2,472,529
Total revenues $ 1,648,771
Total expenses (951,061)
Net decrease in retained earnings $ 697,710
CHARMA had no long-term debt outstanding at May 31, 1994. The Authority's share of year
end assets, liabilities, or retained earnings has not been calculated.
Note 15 - JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT - WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE
The Authority participates in a joint venture under a joint powers agreement (JPA) with the
California Housing Workers' Compensation Authority (LHWCA). CHWCA was formed to
provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for member housing authorities. At
December 31, 1994, there were thirty-one members. The relationship between the Authority
and CHWCA is such that CHWCA is not a component unit of the Authority for financial
reporting purposes.
Condensed audited financial information for the year ended December 31, 1994, is as follows:
Total assets $ 6,270,818
Total liabilities (4,636,641)
Total retained earnings $ 1,6342177
Total revenues $ 4,064,991
Total expenses (2,443,501)
Net increase in retained earnings $ 1,621,490
CHWCA had no long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 1994. The Authority's share of
year end assets, liabilities, or retained earnings has not been calculated.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
NOTES TO THE GENERAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Note 16 - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
A. Grants
The Authority has received funds from various federal, state, and local grant programs. It
is possible that at some future date it may be determined that the Authority was not in
compliance with applicable grant requirements. The amount, if any, of expenditures which
may be disallowed by the granting agencies cannot be determined at this time although the
Authority does not expect such disallowed amounts, if any, to materially affect the financial
statements.
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants ,
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
} INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON
SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995. These general purpose financial statements are the responsibility of the Housing Authority
of the County of Contra Costa, California's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these general purpose financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and 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. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the general 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 presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Our audit was made for the purpose of forming an opinion on the general purpose financial statements of
the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, taken as a whole. The accompanying
Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a
required part of the general purpose financial statements. The information in that schedule 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.
August 18, 1995
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
Federal Grantor CFDA Number Expenditures
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Direct Programs:
Public and Indian Housing 14.850 $ 4,449,526*
Public Housing - Comprehensive
Improvement Assistance Program 14.852 876,265
Public Housing - Comprehensive Grant Program 14.852 3,109,960*
Public Housing - Drug Elimination Program 14.854 219,299
Section 8 Housing Voucher Program 14.177 5,897,651*
Lower Income Housing Assistance Program 14.156 32,681,176*
McKinney Act - Emergency Shelter Program 14.231 180,131
Passed through the State of California
Housing and Community Development:
McKinney Act - Emergency Shelter Program 14.231 20,666
Passed through the City of Antioch, CA:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 14.218 12,618
Passed through the County of Contra Costa:
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 14.218 481,883
Total CDBG 14.218 494,501
Supportive Housing Program 14.178 564,118
Rental Housing Rehabilitation 14.230 187,011
Total HUD 48,680,304
* Major federal financial assistance program
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
SCHEDULE OF FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
Federal Grantor CFDA Number Expenditures
Department of Health and Human Services (HH&S)
Passed Through the County of Contra Costa:
Health Care for the Homeless Program , 93.151 $ 69,769
Total HH&S 69,769
Federal Emereency Mana-gement Agency (FEMA)
Passed Through the United Way:
Disaster Assistance 83.516 84,456
Total FEMA 84,456
Total federal expenditures $ 48,834,529
* Major federal financial assistance program.,
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON
COMPLIANCE BASED ON AN AUDIT OF GENERAL
PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
• County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995.
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 Housing Authority of the County
of Contra Costa, California, is the responsibility of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa,
California's management. As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the general purpose
financial statements are free of material misstatement,we performed tests of the Authority's compliance with
certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. However, the objective of our audit of the
general purpose 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 indicate that, with respect to the items tested, the Housing Authority of the County
of Contra Costa, California, complied, in all material respects, with the provisions referred to in the
preceding paragraph. With respect to items not tested, nothing came to our attention that caused us to
believe that the Authority had not complied, in all material respects, with those provisions.
We noted certain immaterial instances of noncompliance that are included in the accompanying schedule
of findings and recommendations.
This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners, management, and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this report is a matter of public record and its
distribution is not limited.
August 18, 1995
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO
FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995.
We have applied procedures to test the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California,
compliance with the following requirements applicable to its federal financial assistance programs, which
are identified in the Schedule of Federal Financial Assistance, for the year ended March 31, 1995.
Political Activity
Davis - Bacon Act
Civil Rights
Cash Management
Federal Financial Reports
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Allowable Costs/Cost Principles
• Drug-Free Workplace
Administrative Requirements
Our procedures were limited to the applicable procedures described in the Office of Management and
Budget's Compliance Supplement for Single Audits of State and Local Governments. Our procedures were
substantially less in scope than an audit, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion on Housing
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California compliance with the requirements listed in the preceding
paragraph. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
With respect to the items tested, the results of those procedures disclosed no material instances of
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 Housing Authority of the County
of Contra Costa, California, had not complied, in all material respects, with those requirements. However,
the results of our procedures disclosed immaterial instances of noncompliance with those requirements,
which are described in the accompanying schedule of findings and recommendations.
This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners, management, and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this report is a matter of public record and its
distribution is not limited.
August 18, 1995
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510)686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON COMPLIANCE WITH
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO MAJOR
FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995.
We have also audited the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California's compliance with
the requirements governing types of services allowed or unallowed; eligibility; reporting; special tests and
provisions for 14.156 - Lower Income Housing Assistance Program, 14.177 - Section 8 Housing Voucher
Program and 14.852 - Public Housing-Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program; and claims for
advances and reimbursements that are applicable to each of its major federal financial assistance programs,
which are identified in the accompanying schedule of federal financial assistance, for the year ended March
31, 1995. The management of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, is
responsible for the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California'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 compliance with those requirements in 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 material noncompliance with the requirements referred to above occurred. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa,
California's compliance with those requirements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
The results of our audit procedures disclosed immaterial instances of noncompliance with the requirements
referred to above, which are described in the accompanying schedule of findings and recommendations. We
considered these instances of noncompliance in forming our opinion on compliance, which is expressed in
the following paragraph.
In our opinion, the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, complied, in all material
respects, with the requirements governing types of services allowed or unallowed; eligibility; reporting;
special tests and provisions for 14.156 - Lower Income Housing Assistance Program, 14.177 - Section 8
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Housing Voucher Program and 14.852 - Public Housing-Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program;
and claims for advances and reimbursements that are applicable to each of its major federal financial
assistance programs for the year ended March 31, 1995.
This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners, management and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this report is a matter of public record and its
distribution is not limited.
August 18, 1995
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants ,
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON THE INTERNAL CONTROL
STRUCTURE BASED ON AN AUDIT OF GENERAL
PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
.We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995.
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.
In planning and performing our audit of the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority
of the County of Contra Costa, California, for the year ended March 31, 1995, we considered its internal
control structure in order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on
the general purpose financial statements and not to provide reasonable assurance on the internal control
structure.
The management of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, is responsible for
establishing and maintaining an internal control structure. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgements 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. 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.
For the purpose of this report, we have classified the significant internal control structure policies and
procedures in the following categories:
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Cycles of the Entity's Activity '
Revenue/Receipts
Purchases/Disbursements
Payroll
General Requirements
Political Activity
Davis - Bacon Act
Civil Rights
Cash Management
Federal Financial Reports
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Allowable Costs/Cost Principles
Drug-Free Workplace
Administrative Requirements
Claims for Advances and Reimbursements
Specific Requirements
Types of Services Allowed or Unallowed
Eligibility
Reporting
Special Tests and Provisions
For all of the internal control structure categories listed above, we obtained an understanding of the design
of relevant policies and procedures and whether they have been placed in operation, and we assessed control
risk.
Our consideration of the internal control structure would not necessarily disclose all matters in the internal
control structure that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants. A material weakness is a 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 errors
and 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. We noted no matters involving the internal control structure and its
operations that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above.
However, we noted a matter involving the internal control structure and its operations that we have reported
to the management of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, in a separate letter
dated August 18, 1995.
This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners, management, and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this report is a matter of public record and its
distribution is not limited.
August 18, 1995
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HARN & ROWE
Certified Public Accountants
2255 Morello Avenue
Suite 209
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
(510) 686-5550 • Fax (510) 686-5814
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON THE
INTERNAL CONTROL STRUCTURE USED IN ADMINISTERING
FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
To the Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa
Martinez, California
We have audited the general purpose financial statements of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, as of and for the year ended March 31, 1995, and have issued our report thereon dated
August 18, 1995. We have also audited the compliance of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra
Costa, California, with requirements applicable to major federal financial assistance programs and have
issued our report thereon dated August 18, 1995.
We conducted our audits in 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 the general purpose
financial statements are free of material misstatement and about whether the Housing Authority of the
County of Contra Costa, California, complied with laws and regulations, noncompliance with which would
be material to a major federal financial assistance program.
In planning and performing our audits for the year ended March 31, 1995, we considered the internal control
structure of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, in order to determine our
auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the general purpose financial statements
of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, and on the compliance of the Housing
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, with requirements applicable to major programs, 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 August 18, 1995.
The management of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, is responsible for
establishing and maintaining an internal control structure. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and
judgements 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
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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.
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 categories:
Cycles of the Entity's Activity
Revenue/Receipts
Purchases/Disbursements
Payroll
General Requirements
Political Activity
Davis - Bacon Act
Civil Rights
Cash Management
Federal Financial Reports
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Allowable Costs/Cost Principles
Drug-Free Workplace
Administrative Requirements
Claims for Advances and Reimbursements
Specific Requirements
Types of Services Allowed or Unallowed
Eligibility
Reporting
Special Tests and Provisions
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 operations, and we
assessed control risk.
During the year ended March 31, 1995, the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California,
expended 95% of its total federal financial assistance under major federal financial assistance programs.
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 specific requirements, general requirements, and
requirements governing claims for advances and reimbursements that are applicable to each of the Housing
Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California's major federal financial assistance programs, which
are identified in the accompanying schedule of Federal Financial Assistance. Our procedures were less in
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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.
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
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 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.
We noted no matters involving the internal control structure and its operations that we considered to be
material weaknesses as defined above.
However, we noted a matter involving the internal control structure and its operations that we have reported
to the management of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, in a separate letter
dated August 18, 1995.
This report is intended for the information of the Board of Commissioners, management, and the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this report is a matter of public record and its
distribution is not limited.
August 18, 1995
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
STATUS OF PRIOR AUDIT FINDINGS
MARCH 31, 1995
The previous audit report for the year ended March 31, 1994 contained the following audit
findings:
1. Tenant Files (CFDA #14.156. #14.177 and #14.850)
During our prior audit we noted errors in various tenant files. During our current audit we
again noted errors in tenant files. See current finding #1.
2. Drug Free Workplace Policy (All Programs)
During our prior audit we were unable to locate documentation verifying that employees
hired after March 31, 1989 had been made aware of the Authority's drug-free workplace
policy. For a summary of our observations during our current audit, see current audit
finding #2.
3. Performance Funding System (CFDA #14.850)
During our prior audit we noted that an error had been made in the calculation of operating
subsidy. The current year's operating subsidy was adjusted for the error noted.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
MARCH 31, 1995
1. Tenant Files - Lower Income Housing Assistance and Section 8 Housing Voucher
Programs (CFDA #14.156 & #14.177) And Public Housing Program (CFDA #14.8501
We reviewed the files of nine Lower Income Housing Assistance Program, three Section 8
Housing Voucher Program and sixteen Public Housing Program tenants. We noted the
following exceptions:
CFDA #14.850
1. For one file examined an incorrect utility allowance was used in the calculation of
the tenant's rent.
2. The amount of security deposit payable per one tenant's lease did not agree to the
amount of security deposit per the accounting records.
CFDA #14.156 And #14.177
3. For eight files examined the utility allowance used in the rental calculation did not
agree to the utility allowance amount per the tenants' lease.
4. One tenant's recertification appears to have been performed four months late.
We recommend that the Authority review its tenant files to ensure all of the required
documentation is present, accurate and prepared in a timely manner.
Authority's Response - The Housing Authority concurs with the findings and appropriate
corrective action has been taken.
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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA
FINDING AND RECOMMENDATIONS
MARCH 31, 1995
(Continued)
2. Drug-Free Workplace Policy (All Programs)
During our review of the Authority's compliance with the requirements of the Drug-Free
Workplace Act we were unable to locate any documentation verifying that employees hired
after March 31, 1989 had been made aware of the Authority's drug-free workplace policy.
We recommend that the Authority incorporate its drug-free workplace policy as part of its
personnel policies and ensure that all employees are made aware of and understand the
policy.
Authority's Response - The Housing Authority concurs with the recommendation and
appropriate corrective action was taken subsequent to March 31, 1995 to insure that newly
hired employees are aware of the Housing Authority's compliance with the Drug Free
Workplace Act. Existing employees were also made aware of the agency's compliance with
the Act.
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