Agenda Item Name:
Title
Alachua County's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Independent Audit.
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Presenter:
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Description:
The annual audit of the County's 2021 Financial Statements is complete. The audit results and completed financial statements for fiscal year 2021 are attached.
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Accept the FY2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), and the Florida State Comptrollers Annual Financial Report (AFR). Authorize the Chair to certify the AFR to the State. Acknowledge receipt of the audit reports and letters for Single Audit report from the County's independent Certified Public Accountants, Purvis Gray and Company, LLP. Authorize the Clerk to transmit the ACFR and the Single Audit Report to the Auditor General. Acknowledge receipt of SAS 114 letter from Auditors.
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Prior Board Motions:
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Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
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Background:
Florida Statutes require an audit of the financial statements of Alachua County by an independent certified public accountant. Purvis Gray and Company, LLP has completed the audit of the County's 2021 fiscal year financial reports. In addition the Clerk's Finance and Accounting Department has completed the Florida State Comptrollers Annual Financial Report (AFR). The AFR has always been required and prepared by Finance and Accounting and submitted to the State, Department of Financial Services. The numbers reported are the same as reported in the ACFR, but are in a different format using State uniform account numbers. The AFR is required to be certified by the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Chief Financial Officer. The ACFR and Management response letter are also submitted with the AFR to the State.
The National Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) sponsors the Certificate of Achievement in Financial Reporting, which is designed to...
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