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County receives favorable audit

April 27, 2006|Lisa King

The annual audit of the Jessamine County Fiscal Court shows the county's finances to be in order.

The audit, performed by Moore Stephens Potter, LLP, found no material weaknesses or problems with internal control over financial reporting in the court's bookkeeping.

Jessamine County Judge-Executive Wm. Neal Cassity commended his staff for their part in helping to keep the county running smoothly.

"I'm really proud of our county employees and their efficiency," he said. "They really care about keeping the county in good shape."

Annual audits are required to be performed on all government offices, to determine whether their records are in order, and to reveal any problems that may exist in their bookkeeping methods.

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The firm was engaged by the office of Crit Luallen, auditor of public accounts in Frankfort, to perform the audit.

The fiscal court had net assets of $52,928,044 as of June 30 of last year.

The fiscal court had unrestricted net assets of $6.29 million in its governmental activities as of that time, with total net assets of $52.79 million.

In its business-type activities, total net cash and cash equivalents were $117,850 with total net assets of $135,329. The fiscal court had a total debt principal as of June 30, 2005, of $1.36 million due within the next year.

The audit stated that on June 30, 2005, the collateral and FDIC insurance together did not equal or exceed the amount on deposit, leaving $138,051 of public funds uninsured and unsecured. But that situation was taken care of the following day, according to county treasurer, Tammy East.

"They [the bank] just didn't have enough to cover it on that particular day," she said.

Totals for general revenues listed in the report include real property taxes, $1.29 million; personal property taxes, $133,146; motor vehicle taxes, $286,115; other taxes, $5.3 million; excess fees, $832,281; unrestricted investment earnings, $76,738; and miscellaneous revenues, $724,884, for a total general revenue of $8.64 million and net assets of $52.92 million, as mentioned above.

The report also contains figures for operating grants and contributions, expenses of government entities, including the road department ($2.29 million), social services ($85,778), health and sanitation ($702,855), jail canteen ($195,871), and capital projects ($348,994).

The report included the following funds:

General Fund, $5.96 million

Road Fund, $42,620

Jail Fund, $71,585

LGEA Fund, $133,262

Emergency Services Fund, $82,389

Total fund balance, $6.32 million

Total revenues, expenditures, financing, and other information, is also included.

To view the audit report in its entirety, visit www.auditor.ky.gov.

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