A REPORTTO THEARIZONA LEGISLATUREFinancial Audit DivisionSingle AuditPinal CountyYear Ended June 30, 2003Debra K. DavenportAuditor GeneralThe Auditor General is appointed by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, a bipartisan committee composed of fivesenators and five representatives. Her mission is to provide independent and impartial information and specificrecommendations to improve the operations of state and local government entities. To this end, she provides financialaudits and accounting services to the State and political subdivisions, investigates possible misuse of public monies, andconducts performance audits of school districts, state agencies, and the programs they administer.Copies of the Auditor General’s reports are free.You may request them by contacting us at:Office of the Auditor General2910 N. 44th Street, Suite 410 • Phoenix, AZ 85018 • (602) 553-0333Additionally, many of our reports can be found in electronic format at:www.auditorgen.state.az.usPinal County Single Audit Reporting Package Year Ended June 30, 2003 Table of Contents Page Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Issued separately Single Audit Section Report on Compliance and on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Based on an Audit of Basic Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards 1 Report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable to Each Major Program and on Internal Control over Compliance in ...
Copies of the Auditor General’s reports are free. You may request them by contacting us at: Office of the Auditor General 2910 N. 44th Street, Suite 410 • Phoenix, AZ 85018 • (602) 553-0333 Additionally, many of our reports can be found in electronic format at: www.auditorgen.state.az.us
Pinal County Single Audit Reporting Package Year EndedJune 30, 2030
Table of Contents Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Issued separately Single Audit Section Report on Compliance and on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Basedon an Audit oBfasicFinancial Statements Performed in Accor dance with Government Auditing Standards Report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable to Each Major Program and on Internal Control over Compliance in Accord ance with OMBCircular-A133 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs Summary of Auditors’ Results
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STATE OF ARIZONA OFFICE OF THE DEBRA K. DAVENPORT, CPA WILLIAM THOMSON AUDITOR GENERAL AUDITOR GENERAL DEPUTY AUDITOR GENERAL Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance and on Internal Control over FinancialReportingBasedonanAudBiatsiocfFinancialStatements Performed in Accordance w G i o th v ernment Auditing Stand ards Members of the Arizona State Legislature The Board of Supervisors of PinalCounty, Arizona Wehaveauditedthefinancialstatemofetnhtsegovernmentalactivities,bu-stiynp e ssactiviti,eseachmajorfund,andaggregateremainingfundinforofmPaitnioalnCountyasofandfortheyearendedJune 30,2003,whichcollectivelycomprisetheCounty’sbasicfinancialst a tnedmheanvtse,issuedourreportthereondateNdovember14,0203,whichwasmodifiedduetoourrelianceroenptohrtesofotherauditorsasdescribedthereinW.econductedourauditinaccordancewithU.S.generallyacceptedauditing standards and the standards applicable to financial audits con G ta o i v n e e r d n i m n e nAt uditing Standa , r ds issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Compliance AspartofobtainingreasonableassuranceaboutwhetherthebCaosiucnfitny’asncialstatementsarefreeofmaterialmisstatement,weperformedtestsofitsceowmitphliacnecrtainprovisionsoflaws,regulations,contracts, and grants, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on determinationobfasicfinancialstatementamounts.However,providinganopiniononcompliancewi those prov i osns was not an objective of our audit and, accordingly, we do not express suc.h an opini The results of our tests and the reports of the other auditors disclosed no instances of noncomplianc are required to be reported un G d o e v r e rnmentAuditinagnSdtard . s However,wenotedcertainimmaterialinstancesofnoncompliancethatwewillreporttotheCounty’msemntai n aageseparatele.tter Internal Control over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit, we considered the Cou n atly’csoinnttreorloverfinancialreportingin order to determine our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressings o nurthoepifniinoa n cial statementsandnottoprovideassuranceoninternalcontroloverfinan.ciOalur ecpoonrst i dngerationofinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingwouldnotnecessarilydismclaotts e rsalilinnternalcontrolthatmightbematerialweakne.sAsesmaterialweaknessisaconditioninwhichthedesignoroperationofone ormoreoftheinternalcontrolcomponentsndotoerseducetoarelativelylowleveltheriskthatmisstatementsinamountsthatwouldbematerialinrelatiobnasticofitnhaencialstatementsbeingaudited may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal cour performingtheirassignedfunct.ioWnseandthereportsoftheotherauditorsnotmeadttnerosinvolving internalcontroloverfinancialtrienpgoranditsoperationthatawnde the other auditors consider to be materialweaknesses.However,wenotedothers imnavtotlevirnginternalcontroloverfinraenpcoiratlingthatwewillreptoorttheCounty’samnagementinaseparatel.etter 2 9 1 0 N O R T H 4 4 th S T R E E T • S U I T E 4 1 0 • P H O E N I X , A R I Z O N A 8 5 0 1 8 • ( 6 0 2 ) 5 5 3 - 0 3 3 3 • F A X ( 6 0 2 ) 5 5 3 - 0 0 5 1