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Fiscal Year 2021 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA REPORTS ON SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES AND ON COMPLIANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL As of and for the Year Ended September 30, 2021 I, r` UUIN�U� MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA TABLE OF CONTENTS Report of Independent Auditor on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards..................................................................1-2 Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for Passenger Facility Charge Program And on Internal Control over Compliance Required by the Passenger Facility Charge Audit Guide for Public Agencies.......................................................................................................3-4 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs Passenger Facility Charges ......................................................5-6 CorrectiveAction Plan..........................................................................................................................................7 Schedule of Passenger Facility Charge Revenues and Expenditures................................................................8 Summary Schedule of Prior Year Findings..........................................................................................................9 r B I �Ir��;ILLr> uii01 Report of Independent Auditor on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed In Accordance with Government Auditing Standards To the Honorable Mayor and Board of County Commissioners Monroe County, Florida We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business- type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of Monroe County, Florida (the "County"), as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated March 31, 2022 for the purpose of compliance with Section 281.39(2), Florida Statutes, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General-Local Government Entity Audits. Internal Control over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the County's internal control over financial reporting ("internal control") as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the County's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the County's internal control over financial reporting. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct misstatements, on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the County's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies and therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that have not been identified. We did identify a certain deficiency in internal control, described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs as item 2021-001 that we consider to be a material weakness. Compliance and Other Matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the County's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. Monroe County, Florida's Response to Findings Monroe County, Florida's response to the finding identified in our audit is described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Monroe County, Florida's response was not subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on it. Purpose of this Report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the result of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the County's internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the County's internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose. ttp Tampa, Florida March 31, 2022 2 r B I �Ir��;ILLr> uii01 Report of Independent Auditor on Compliance for Passenger Facility Charge Program and on Internal Control over Compliance Required by the Passenger Facility Charge Audit Guide for Public Agencies To the Honorable Mayor and Board of County Commissioners Monroe County, Florida Report on Compliance for the Passenger Facility Charge Program We have audited Monroe County, Florida's (the "County") compliance with the types of compliance requirements described in the Passenger Facility Charge Audit Guide for Public Agencies (the "Guide") issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (the "FAA") that could have a direct and material effect on the County's passenger facility charge program for the year ended September 30, 2021. Management's Responsibility Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements of federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of its passenger facility charge program. Auditor's Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on compliance for the County's passenger facility charge program based on our audit of the types of compliance requirements referred to above. We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; and the Guide. Those standards and the Guide require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether noncompliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on the passenger facility charge program occurred. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence about the County's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion on compliance for the passenger facility charge program. However, our audit does not provide a legal determination of the County's compliance. Opinion on the Passenger Facility Charge Program In our opinion, the County complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on the passenger facility charge program for the year ended September 30, 2021. Report on Internal Control over Compliance Management of the County is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over compliance with the types of compliance requirements referred to above. In planning and performing our audit of compliance, we considered the County's internal control over compliance with the types of requirements that could have a direct and material effect on the passenger facility charge program to determine the auditing procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing an opinion on compliance for the passenger facility charge program and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Guide, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the County's internal control over compliance. A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of the passenger facility charge program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of the passenger facility charge program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of the passenger facility charge program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies and, therefore, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were not identified. We did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. Report on Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Required by the Guide We have audited the financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the discretely presented component unit, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the County, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2021, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial statements. We issued our report thereon dated March 31, 2022, which contained unmodified opinions on those financial statements. Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the financial statements as a whole. The accompanying schedule of passenger facility charges is presented for purposes of additional analysis as required by the Guide and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the schedule of passenger facility charges is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole. The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the Guide. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose. ttp Tampa, Florida March 31, 2022 4 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Part I. Summary of Auditor's Results Financial Statements Type of auditor's report issued: Unmodified Internal control over financial reporting: • Material weakness(es) identified? X yes _no • Significant deficiency(ies) identified that is not considered to be material weakness _yes X none reported Noncompliance material to financial statements noted _yes X no Passenger Facility Charges Internal control over passenger facility charges: ■ Material weakness(es) identified? _yes X no ■ Significant deficiency(ies) identified that is not considered to be material weakness _yes X none reported Noncompliance material to passenger facility charges _yes X no Does noncompliance warrant qualifying audit opinion for the major program? _yes X no Nonmaterial noncompliance _yes X no Type of auditor's report issued on compliance for passenger facility charges: Unmodified 5 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Part II. Financial Statement Findings Finding 2021-001 Material Weakness in Internal Control over Construction-in-Progress Recognition Criteria: The County is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal controls over financial reporting including distinguishing period expenses from construction in progress (capital asset) additions. Condition: During the year ended September 30, 2020, the County added $7,381,343 of expenditures as construction in progress for capital projects even though the County did not acquire title upon completion of construction. During fiscal year 2021, another $4,598,794 of such expenditures were recorded in construction in progress prior to the County realizing that such costs should be expensed, after which the County corrected the error. Effect.To restate capital assets and net position as of September 30, 2020 resulting in a reduction of previously reported capital assets and net position in the amount $7,381,343. The 2021 recording error of$4,598,794 was corrected during the fiscal year. Cause: Management determined that a previous policy to capitalize certain costs related to capital outlays whether or not the County would retain the title to the asset upon completion of construction, was in error. However, once management realized this incorrect accounting treatment, corrective action was taken. Recommendation:We recommend that the County revise the capitalization policy over capital assets to ensure that only expenditures related to capital projects owned by the County are included as construction in progress and other items are expensed in the proper period. Management's Response:We agree with the finding. Part III. Passenger Facility Charge Program Findings and Questioned Costs None reported 6 G,,I COURr,C °A Kevin Madok, CPA . .......b,�' Clerk of the Circuit Court& Comptroller— Monroe County Florida �RoE GOUNSy a J 1 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Material Weakness Finding 2021-001 —Material Weakness in Internal Control over Construction-in-Progress Recognition Name of Contact Person: Pam Radloff, Finance Director Corrective Action: The County revised its policy so capital outlays that result in the County not having title to the completed project will be expensed annually rather than classified as construction in progress. In addition, the County updated its construction in progress schedule so staff are asked to review whether the County will be acquiring the asset's title upon completion of construction. The revised schedule requires the preparer to expense, rather than capitalize, the capital outlay if the answer to this question is no. Proposed Completion Date: Immediately KEY WEST MARATHON PLANTATION KEY PK/ROTH BUILDING 500 Whitehead Street 3117 Overseas Highway 88820 Overseas Highway 50 High Point Road Key West,Florida 33040 Marathon,Florida 33050 Plantation Key,Florida 33070 Plantation Key,Florida 33070 305-294-4641 305-289-6027 305-852-7145 305-852-7145 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SCHEDULE OF PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGE REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 AND EACH QUARTER DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Quarter Ended December 31, March 30, June 30, September 30, Year Ended 2020 2021 2021 2021 September 30,2021 Revenues: Receipts' $ 358,088 $ 558,787 $ 926,967 $ 804,990 $ 2,648,832 Investment income 1,249 1,451 2,448 3,159 8,307 Total Revenues 359,337 560,238 929,415 808,149 2,657,139 Expenditures: Application#17 Noise insulation program(NIP)-Design&construction 41,300 - - - 41,300 Access road-Design&construction 32,867 77,710 7,947 44,645 163,169 Total Application#17 74,167 77,710 7,947 44,645 204,469 Application#18 Baggage handling system upgrades phase 2 255,145 - - - 255,145 Replacement of existing chiller-construction 123,717 - 123,717 Rehabilitate terminal customs facility phase 3- Construction and additional design costs 381,301 - 600,654 - 981,955 Environmental assessment taxiway&apron extensions 206,489 105,269 - 51,881 363,639 Rehabilitate taxiway&taxiway A Lighting- lighting-design and construction 47,719 75,992 98,469 - 222,180 Terminal expansion design phase 1 17,030 - - 17,030 Terminal departure area modifications-construction 563,308 196,046 196,293 955,647 Total Application#18 1,594,709 377,307 895,416 51,881 2,919,313 Total Expenditures 1,668,876 455,017 903,363 96,526 3,123,782 Net PFC Inflows(Outflows) $ (1,309,539) $ 105,221 $ 26,052 $ 711,623 $ (466,643) Revenues received and expenditures spent on approved projects in the schedule above agree to the Passenger Facility Charge Quarterly Status Reports(PFC Reports)submitted by Monroe County to the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA). 1 PFC revenues are shown on this schedule when the cash is received(cash basis). Note 1-Basis of presentation The accompanying schedule was prepared for the purpose of complying with the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration relative to the Passenger Facility Charge Program and is not intended to be a complete presentation of the County's airport revenues, receipts, expenditures, or expenses. Passenger Facility Charge revenue is recorded when received rather than when earned and expenses are recorded when paid rather than when the obligation is incurred. Investments and investment income are recorded on the modified accrual basis and investments are valued at amortized cost. 8 MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA SUMMARY SCHEDULE OF PRIOR YEAR FINDINGS YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 Part IV. Prior Year Audit Findings None reported. 9