FY09/10 Reports Ar Collier Soil & Water Conservation District
; ;7 14700 Immokalee Road,Naples,Florida 34120
Phone(239)-455-4100•Fax(239)455-2693
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Clerk of Circuit Court 12-29-11
Finance Department FROM:
2671 Airport Road S., Court Plaza III Collier Soil& Water
Naples, FL 34112 Conservation District
We are sending you X Attached Under separate cover via the
followings items:
COPIES DESCRIPTIONS
1 General Purpose Financial Statements Together with Reports of
Independent Auditor for Year Ending September 30, 2010
1 State of Florida Annual Local Government Financial Report for
FY 2009-2010
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Kim Bucceri .
Administrator
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Collier Soil and Water Conservation District Dennis P.Vasey,Chairman
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, FL 34120
August 5, 2011
Mark K. Stout, CPA
Managing Partner
Mark K. Stout,CPA PL
999 Vanderbilt Beach Rd., Ste. 200
Naples,FL 34108
We reviewed your audit for accuracy and completeness and agree with your comments regarding the
corrective actions taken by the Board of Supervisors.
The District continues to take steps to increase revenue while at the same time controlling costs.
Respectfully yours,
Kim Bucceri
Administrator
Bruce Reichert Stan Weiner Dennis P. Vasey Tom Cravens James Lang
Supervisor,Seat 1 Supervisor, Seat 2 Supervisor, Seat 3 Supervisor, Seat 4 Supervisor, Seat 5
Web Site: http://www.collierswcd.org
COLLIER SOIL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TOGETHER WITH REPORTS OF
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
YEAR ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page(s)
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT 1-2
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (MD&A) i-v
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GOVERNMENT-WIDE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Statement of Net Assets 3
Statement of Activities 4
FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Governmental Funds:
Balance Sheet 5
Reconciliation of the Balance Sheet- Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Net Assets 6
Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance 7
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes
in Fund Balance- Governmental Funds to the Statement of Activities 8
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 9-24
REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION OTHER THAN MD&A
BUDGET TO ACTUAL COMPARISON-MAJOR FUNDS (General and Special
Revenue Funds) Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance-
Budget and Actual- General Fund- Summary Statement. 25
Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance-Budget and Actual
General Fund—Detailed Statement 26-27
Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance-Budget and Actual
Mitigation Land Bank Fund- Summary Statement 28
Statement of Revenues,Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance-Budget and Actual
NGGE ROMA Fund—Summary Statement 29
ADDITIONAL REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on
Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Basic Financial Statements 30
Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards
Independent Auditor's Report to Management 32
Management's Response to Independent Auditor's Report to Management Exhibit A
Mark K. Stout, CPA, PL
P.O. Box 771177
Naples, FL 34107
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
Board of Supervisors
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, Florida 34120
We have audited the accompanying basic financial statements of Collier Soil and Water
Conservation District(the "District"), as of September 30, 2010 and for the year then ended, as
listed in the Table of Contents. These basic financial statements are the responsibility of the
District's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these basic financial
statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with 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. Those Standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the basic financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the basic financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the overall basic financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion,the basic financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District as of September
30, 2010, and the results of its operations for the year then ended in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated July 22,
2011, on our consideration of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District's internal control over
financial reporting and our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations,
contracts, grants, and other matters. The purpose of that report is to describe the scope of our
testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing,
and not to provide an opinion on the internal control over financial reporting or on compliance.
That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing
Standards, and should be considered in assessing the results of our audit.
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Board of Supervisors
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
The Management's Discussion and Analysis on pages i-v is not a required part of the basic financial
statements but is supplementary information required by the Governmental Accounting Standard
Board. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of
management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the Management's Discussion
and Analysis. However,we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the District's basic financial
statements. The required supplementary information other than MD&A on pages 25-29 described in
the accompanying Table of Contents is presented for the purposes of additional analysis and is not a
required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board. Such information has been subjected to the auditing
procedures applied by us in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly
stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
Pt
Mark K. Stout, CPA,PL
Naples, Florida
July 22, 2011
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MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS (MD&A)
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District Dennis P.Vasey,Chairman
147001mmokalee Road ~�
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Naples, FL 34120
Management's Discussion and Analysis
People routinely call for government to be run like a business, which is a mistake because it isn't one.
But there are financial and management practices government can adapt from business that make
sense. One of these is not to make long-term mistakes in search of short-term gains.
Collier County needs a way to balance growth and the sensitive environment that makes Florida so
unique ... and such a draw for tourists. That growth continued, with more than 94,000 thousand new
county residents added over the last year.
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District has been a proponent of correcting the damage that had
been done in Big Cypress Basin from decades of neglect and poor growth management policies—
damage that could have been avoided by the kind of preservation we are pursuing in the Regional
Offsite Mitigation Area.
The program has made a huge start on 212 acres of land within Picayune Strand State Forest
and we are very pleased to report another successful year and the planned acquisition of 17 parcels
in the Benfield Management Area. Management of properties in Winchester Head and Horsepen
Strand add to our land conservation efforts.
Mitigation credit sales remain off track after the market collapse in 2008 and during these
challenging economic times although CSWCD continues to purchase and accept donated
lands and assume additional land management costs.
Although the recovery seems to be taking hold, earning revenues remains a challenge. It takes hard
work, creativity and persistence to maximize opportunities. Despite our success with soil and water
conservation initiatives these past two years, we are very aware of market volatility.
We maintain a long-term focus and continue to seek opportunities to expand revenue sources to help
cushion the blow when the market swings because we understand that a fast-growing county like
Collier County, Florida needs a way to balance growth and the sensitive environment that makes our
area so unique.
In total, revenues for 2010 were $410,939. On the expense side of the ledger, CSWCD spent
$363,493 that provided employee and contractor benefits.
The district is debt free.
Bruce Reichert Stan Weiner Dennis P. Vasey Tom Cravens James Lang
Supervisor, Seat 1 Supervisor, Seat 2 Supervisor,Seat 3 Supervisor, Seat 4 Super-visor, Seat 5
Web Site: http://www.collierswcd.org
The following is a condensed summary of the District's net assets for fiscal year 2010 compared to
fiscal years 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Summary of Net Assets
As of As of As of As of As of
Assets: 9/30/10 9/30/09 9/30/08 9/30/07 9/30/06
Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals
Current Unrestricted Assets $ 130,702 $ 75,882 $ 72,118 $ 90,352 $ 86,094
Current Restricted Assets 98,218 240,877 330,180 346,387 302,612
Non-current Capital Assets 45,674 49,582 53,979 61,991 33,479
Total Assets 274,594 366,341 456,277 498,730 422,185
Liabilities:
Accounts Payable - - 1,179 1,075 2,825
Current Accrued Liabilities 5,017 1,551 3,724 3,615 4,570
Current Deferred Revenue 98,218 240,877 330,189 346,387 302,612
Notes Payable - - - - -
Total Liabilities 103.235 242.428 335.092 351.077 310.007
Net Assets:
Investment in Capital Assets, 45,674 49,582 53,979 53,979 61,991
Net of Related Debt
Unrestricted 125,685 74,331 67,215 67,215 85,662
Total Net Assets 171,359 123,913 121,194 121,194 147,653
Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 274,594 $ 366,341 $ 456,277 $ 456,277 $ 498,730
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The following schedule reports the revenues, expenses and changes in net assets for the District for
fiscal year 2010 compared to fiscal years 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006.
Summary of Revenues, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets
Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending Year Ending
Revenues: 9/30/10 9/30/09 9/30/08 9/30/07 9/30/06
Totals Totals Totals Totals Totals
Program Revenues:
Conservation & Resource $265,287 $252,184 $385,599 $260,848 $268,790
Management
General Revenues:
Interest 181 788 516 18 840
Other 145,471 89,506 21,752 93,135 303
Gain(loss)on disposal - - 50 (807) 3,000
of capital assets
Total Revenues 410,939 342,478 407,917 353,194 272,933
Expenses:
Personal Services 175,361 172,274 207,256 211,418 124,029
Operating Expenses 184,224 163,088 219,058 94,355 145,772
Depreciation 3,908 4,397 8,062 11,946 12,253
Total Expenses 363,493 339,759 434,376 317,719 282,054
Increase(decrease) in Net Assets 47,446 2,719 (26,459) 35,475 (9,121)
Net Assets -Beginning of the year 123,913 121,194 147,653 112,178 121,299
Net Assets - End of the year $ 171,359 $ 123,913 $ 121,194 $ 147,653 $ 112,178
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Budgetary Highlights
Budget versus actual comparisons are reported in the required supplementary information other than
MD&A on pages 25 thru 29. The District did amend the NGGE ROMA Fund budget during the year.
During the year,revenues exceeded expenditures,thus increasing the existing fund balance in the
amount of$51,354.
Capital Assets
The District owns no land or buildings for its operations. Office space is provided by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture at no cost. Capital assets consist of equipment which is depreciated using
the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. (generally 5-10 years)
The District did begin to purchase land as part of its Mitigation Land Bank during the year ended
September 30,2008. The District expended$41,265 to purchase land in 2008 but did not purchase any
in 2009 or 2010.
Depreciation expenses of$3,908 were charged against the capital assets during the fiscal year ended
September 30,2010.
Economic Factors and Next Year's Budget
The District received 96%of its funding from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services (FDACS) and the South Florida Water Management District(SFWMD).As this is the
District's primary source of funding, it is substantially dependent on the receipt of revenue from these
agencies. Loss of these funds and/or a large decrease in this type of funding would have a material
effect on the District and a negative impact on overall operations.
During FY07 the District began charging its Special Revenue Funds an administrative fee to manage
their operations as permitted by the underlying agreements.
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Request for Information
This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the District's finances.
Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report should be directed to:
Collier Soil&Water Conservation District 14700 Immokalee Road
Naples,FL 34120 (239)455-4100
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
September 30, 2010
Governmental
Activities
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash $ 127,374
Restricted cash 98,218
Due from other governments -
Prepaid insurance 3,328
Total current assets 228,920
Non-current assets:
Capital assets:
Land 41,265
Depreciable equipment
(net of$37,181 accumulated depreciation) 4,409
Total non-current assets 45,674
TOTAL ASSETS $ 274,594
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ -
Accrued liabilities 5,017
Deferred revenue 98,218
Total current liabilities 103,235
TOTAL LIABILITIES 103,235
NET ASSETS
Investment in capital assets,net of related debt 45,674
Unrestricted 125,685
TOTAL NET ASSETS 171,359
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 274,594
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Year Ended September 30, 2010
EXPENSES Governmental
Governmental activities Activities
Personal services $ 175,361
Operating expenses 184,224
Interest expense -
Depreciation 3,908
TOTAL EXPENSES - GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES 363,493
PROGRAM REVENUES
Charges for services 265,287
NET PROGRAM REVENUES (DEFICIT) (98,206)
GENERAL REVENUES
Interest 181
Other 145,471
TOTAL GENERAL REVENUES 145,652
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 47,446
NET ASSETS - Beginning of the year 123,913
NET ASSETS - End of the year $ 171,359
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
BALANCE SHEET - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2010
Special Revenue Funds
General Mitigation NGGE Total
Fund Land Bank ROMA Governmental
Fund Fund Funds
ASSETS
Cash $ 127,374 $ - $ - $ 127,374
Restricted cash - 63,235 34,983 98,218
Due from other funds - - - -
Due from other governments - - - -
Other assets 3,328 - - 3,328
TOTAL ASSETS $ 130,702 $ 63,235 $ 34,983 $ 228,920
LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCE
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ - $ - $ - $ -
Due to other funds - - - -
Accrued liabilities 5,017 - - 5,017
Deferred revenue - 63,235 34,983 98,218
TOTAL LIABILITIES 5,017 63,235 34,983 103,235
FUND BALANCE
n Unreserved,undesignated 125,685 - - 125,685
TOTAL FUND BALANCE 125,685 - - 125,685
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
FUND BALANCE $ 130,702 $ 63,235 i 34,983 i 228,920
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
RECONCILIATION OF THE BALANCE SHEET TO THE STATEMENT
OF NET ASSETS - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2010
Amount
Total fund balance for governmental funds $ 125,685
Amounts reported for governmental activities in the
Statement of Net Assets are different because:
Capital assets used in governmental activities are not financial resources
and therefore are not reported in the governmental funds
Capital assets riot being depreciated:
Land 41,265
41,265
Capital assets being depreciated:
Equipment 45,499
Less accumulated depreciation (41,090)
4,409
Long-term liabilities are not due and payable in the current period
and therefore are not reported in the funds.
Note payable
Total net assets of governmental activities $ 171,359
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
Year Ended September 30, 2010
General Mitigation NGGE Total
Fund Land Bank ROMA Governmental
Fund Fund Funds
REVENUES
Charges for services
FDACS-LWC AG MIL 173,271 $ - $ - $ 173,271
SFWMD-BCB-MIL 68,750 - - 68,750
SFWMD-Lee County MIL - - - -
SFWMD-Cape Coral MIL - - - -
ROMA Application Fees 400 - - 400
Administrative Fees 7,740 - - 7,740
HSCA Phase I - - - -
Mitigation Credits Purchases - - 12,096 12,096
Interest income 10 106 65 181
Miscellaneous income 1,529 46,694 98,777 145,471
Debt Service
Principal advances - - - -
TOTAL REVENUES 253,201 46,800 110,938 410,939
EXPENDITURES
Current
Conservation/Resource Management
Personal services 175,361 - - 175,361
Operating expenditures 26,486 46,800 110,938 184,224
Capital outlay - - - -
Debt service
Principal reduction - - - -
Interest and fiscal charges - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 201,847 46,800 110,938 359,585
EXCESS OF REVENUES
OVER(UNDER)EXPENDITURES 51,354 - - 51,354
FUND BALANCE-BEGINNING 74,331 - - 74,331
FUND BALANCE-ENDING $ 125,685 $ - $ - $ 125,685
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES,
EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE -
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS TO THE STATEMENT
OF ACTIVITIES
Year Ended September 30, 2010
Amount
Net change (excess of revenues over expenditures) in fund balance $ (47,446)
- total governmental funds
The increase in net assets reported for governmental activities
in the Statement of Activities is different because:
Governmental funds report capital outlays as expenditures.
However, in the Statement of Activities the cost of those assets
is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as
depreciation expense.
Expenditures for capital assets 0
Less: current year depreciation (3,908)
Less: gain on disposition of capital asset 0
(3,908)
Change (increase) in net assets of governmental activities $ (51,354)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and nature of activities
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District(the "District"), is an independent special
district created on August 30, 1984, through the request of the State of Florida,
Department of Agriculture, under the provisions of Florida Statute 582.15(2), for the
purpose of preserving and promoting conservation, development and wise use of land,
water and related resources in Collier County, Florida. The District also is permitted to act
as a land trust for environmentally sensitive undeveloped land. As such, the District can
receive and/or purchase and hold and manage environmentally sensitive undeveloped land.
The District is governed by an elected five (5) member Board of Supervisors serving
staggered four(4)year terms.
Summary of significant accounting policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies used in the
preparation of these basic financial statements.
Reporting entity
The District adheres to Governmental Accounting Standards Board(GASB) Statement
Number 14, "Financial Reporting Entity, as amended by GASB Statement Number 39,
"Determining Whether Certain Organizations Are Component Units." These Statements
require the financial statements of the District(the primary government) to include its
component units, if any. A component unit is a legally separate organization for which
the elected officials of the primary government are financially accountable. Based on the
criteria established in GASB 14, as amended,there are no component units required to
be included. Therefore, there are no component units included and/or required to be
included in the District's basic financial statements.
Government-wide Financial Statements
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the Statement of Net Assets and the
Statement of Activities) report information on all of the activities of the District and do not
emphasize fund types. These governmental activities comprise the primary government.
General governmental and intergovernmental revenues support the governmental activities.
The purpose of the government-wide financial statements is to allow the user to be able to
determine if the District is in a better or worse financial position than the prior year. The
effect of all interfund activity between governmental funds has been removed from the
government-wide financial statements.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Government-wide Financial Statements, continued
Government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual basis of
accounting, revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, and liabilities resulting from
exchange and exchange-like transactions are recognized when the exchange takes
place. Revenues, expenses, gains, losses, assets, and liabilities resulting from
nonexchange transactions are recognized in accordance with the requirements of
GASB Statement 33, "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Nonexchange
Transactions" (GASB 33).
Amounts paid to acquire capital assets are capitalized as assets in the government-
wide financial statements, rather than reported as expenditures. Proceeds of long-
term debt are recorded as liabilities in the government-wide financial statements,
rather than as other financing sources. Amounts paid to reduce long-term
indebtedness of the reporting government are reported as a reduction of the related
liability in the government-wide financial statements, rather than as expenditures.
The Statement of Activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of
a given function are offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are
clearly identifiable with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include:
1) charges to customers or applicants who purchase, use, or directly benefit from
goods, services, or privileges provided by a given function; and 2) grants and
contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational or capital improvements
of a particular function. Interest income and other items not properly included among
program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Fund Financial Statements
The accounts of the District are organized on the basis of funds, each of which is
considered a separate accounting entity. The operations of each fund are
accounted for with a separate set of self-balancing accounts that comprise its
assets, liabilities, fund equity or retained earnings, revenues, and expenditures or
expenses, as appropriate. Government resources are allocated to and accounted
for in individual funds based upon the purpose for which they are to be spent and
the means by which spending activities are controlled.
Fund financial statements for the District's governmental funds are presented after the
government-wide financial statements. The governmental fund financial statements
display information about major funds individually and nonmajor funds in aggregate for
governmental funds.
Governmental Funds
When both restricted and unrestricted resources are combined in a fund,
expenditures are considered to be paid first from restricted resources, as
appropriate, and then from unrestricted resources. Governmental fund financial
statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus
and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are considered to be
available when they are collected within the current period or soon thereafter to
pay liabilities of the current period.
The District's major funds are presented in separate columns on the governmental fund
financial statements. The definition of a major fund is one that meets certain criteria set
forth in GASB Statement Number 34, "Basic Financial Statements - and Management's
Discussion and Analysis - for State and Local Governments". The funds that do not
meet the criteria of a major fund are considered non-major funds and are combined into
a single column on the governmental fund financial statements.
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds. Major individual
governmental funds are reported as separate columns in the fund financial statements.
All governmental funds of the District are considered major funds.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting
Basis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures, or expenses,
are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements. Basis
of accounting relates to the timing of the measurements made, regardless of
the measurement focus applied.
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources
measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recorded when
earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the timing of
related cash flows. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all
eligibility requirements have been met.
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources
management focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are recognized
as soon as they are both measurable and available. Revenues are considered to be
available when they are collectible within the current period and soon enough thereafter to
pay liabilities of the current period.
Taxpayer assessed income and gross receipts are considered "measurable" when in the
hands of intermediary collecting governments and are recognized as revenue at that time.
Anticipated refunds of such taxes are recorded as liabilities and reductions of revenue
when they become measurable and their validity seems certain. Intergovernmental
revenues that are reimbursements for specific purposes or projects are recognized when
all eligibility requirements are met.
Expenditures are generally recognized under the modified accrual basis of accounting
when the related fund liability is incurred. Exceptions to this general rule include: (1)
principal and interest on the long-term debt, if any, is recognized when due; and (2)
expenditures are generally not divided between years by the recording of prepaid
expenditures.
Non-current Government Assets/Liabilities
GASB 34 requires non-current governmental assets, such as land and buildings, and
non-current governmental liabilities, such as notes and bonds payable, be reported in
the governmental activities column in the government-wide Statement of Net Assets.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Major Funds—Governmental
The District reports the following major governmental funds:
The General Fund is the District's primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial
resources of the District, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.
The Special Revenue Funds are used to account for the proceeds of specific revenue
sources that are legally restricted to expenditure for specified purposes.
The District has two special revenue funds: a Mitigation Land Bank Fund(Land
Bank) and the North Golden Gate Estates Regional Offsite Mitigation Area Fund
(NGGE ROMA). The Land Bank fund consists of funds collected pursuant to an
agreement with a real estate developer to provide off-site compensatory mitigation
for unavoidable wetland impact related to a specific real estate development. The
agreement required the developer to transfer$140,000 to the District for the
purchase of approximately 30 acres of undeveloped wetlands. The District is
required to then enhance, manage and hold in perpetuity the respective wetlands
purchased. The funds are restricted and can only be used for the purchase,
enhancement and long-term management of undeveloped wetlands.
The NGGE ROMA fund consists of funds collected pursuant to an agreement with the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the Florida Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Forestry to be used as mitigation for
private, single-family residence impacts within the North Golden Gate Estates
development. Mitigation credits are charged on single-family residential impact permits
within the mitigation service area. Funds collected for mitigation credits are to be
placed in three separate accounts. The first$666,340 will fund the implementation
account which will be used for exotic vegetation eradication within the ROMA. The
next $63,720 collected is to fund the management account. The management account is
the principal to provide interest money sufficient for annual management costs. After
the agreements success criteria are met, the management account will be transferred to
the Division of Forestry, which will assume long-term management of the enhancement
site. Any remaining mitigation credits collected are to be placed in the acquisition
account. Funds will be held in the acquisition account until an amended Mitigation plan
for acquisition is approved by the Department of Environmental Protection.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Budgetary Information
The District has elected to report budgetary comparison of major funds as required
supplementary information (RSI). All investment revenue is deferred until allowable
expenditures are budgeted and incurred.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include land and equipment, are reported in the
government-wide Statement of Net Assets. The District owns no buildings.
The District follows a capitalization policy, which calls for capitalization of all capital
assets that have a cost or donated value of$1,000 or more and have a useful life in excess
of one year.
All purchased capital assets are valued at cost where historical records are available
and at an estimated historical cost where no historical records exist. Donated capital
assets are valued at their estimated fair market value on the date donated. No debt-
related interest expense is capitalized as part of capital assets in accordance with
GASB 34.
Maintenance, repairs, and minor renovations are not capitalized. The acquisition of land
and construction projects utilizing resources received from Federal and State agencies
are capitalized when the related expenditure is incurred.
Expenditures that materially increase values, change capacities, or extend useful lives are
capitalized. Upon sale or retirement,the cost is eliminated from the respective accounts.
Expenditures for capital assets are recorded in the fund statements as current
expenditures. However, such expenditures are not reflected as expenditures in the
government-wide statements but rather are capitalized and depreciated.
Capital assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the following
estimated useful lives:
Asset Years
Equipment 5-10
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Budgets and budgetary accounting
The District has adopted an annual budget for the General Fund for the year
ended September 30, 2010, as well as for the Special Revenue Funds.
The District follows these procedures in establishing budgetary data.
1. During the summer of each year, the Treasurer or his designee, submits to the
Board of Supervisors a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year
commencing on the upcoming October 1. The operating budget includes
proposed expenditures and the means of financing them.
2. Public hearings are held to obtain citizen input.
3. The budget is adopted by approval of the Board of Supervisors.
4. Budget amounts, as shown in these financial statements, are as originally
adopted or as amended by the Board of Supervisors.
5. The budget is adopted on a basis consistent with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
6. The level of control for appropriations is exercised at the fund level.
7. Appropriations lapse at year-end.
The District did not amend the General Fund budget during the year. One of the
Special Revenue Funds was amended to adjust for an increase in contract costs
for follow-up treatments.
Compensated absences
The District's employees accumulate sick and annual leave, based on the number of
years of continuous service. The District allows employees to carry over to the next
fiscal year up to 80 hours of sick leave and unlimited annual leave. However, upon
termination of employment, the District does not pay or reimburse employees for
sick or annual leave.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A- SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Encumbrances
Encumbrances accounting, under which purchase orders, contracts, and other
commitments for the expenditure of monies are recorded in order to reserve that portion
of the applicable appropriation, is not employed by the District because at present it is
not necessary in order to assure effective budgetary control or to facilitate effective cash
planning and control.
Deferred Revenue/Land Bank Fund
Through an agreement with a real estate developer, the District received funds to
purchase undeveloped wetlands. The intent of the agreement is to provide off-site
compensatory mitigation for unavoidable wetland impact related to a specific real
estate development. The agreement has no stated time-frame for the related land
purchase. The District has recorded these funds as restricted cash and as deferred
revenue until the date of expenditure, at which time it will be recognized as
revenue and charged to the appropriate expenditure accounts.
Deferred Revenue/NGGE ROMA Fund
Through an agreement with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Division of Forestry, the District receives funds through the sale of
mitigation credits to be used for the enhancement, management, and future
acquisitions of a Regional Offsite Mitigation Area. The District has recorded these
funds as restricted cash and as deferred revenue until the date of expenditure, at
which time it will be recognized as revenue and charged to the appropriate
expenditure accounts. After the agreement's success criteria are achieved, the
District will transfer the funds (unexpended cash) in the Management Account
over to the Division of Forestry which will assume the long-term management of
the enhancement area.
Interfund receivables and payables arise from interfund transactions and are
recorded by the funds affected in the period in which the transactions are
executed.
Due From Other Governments
No allowance for losses on uncollectible accounts has been recorded since
the District considered all amounts to be fully collectible.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE A - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Fund equity
In the governmental fund financial statements, reservation of fund balance
indicates amounts that are limited for a specific purpose, are not appropriable for
expenditure, or are legally segregated for a specific future use. Designations of
fund balance represent tentative management plans. Unreserved, undesignated fund
balance indicates funds that are available for current expenditure.
Interfund Transactions
The District considers interfund receivables (due from other funds) and interfund
liabilities (due to other funds) to be loan transactions to and from other funds to
cover temporary (three months or less) cash needs. Transactions that constitute
reimbursements to a fund for expenditures/expenses initially made from it that are
properly applicable to another fund are recorded as expenditures/expenses in the
reimbursing funds and as reduction of expenditures/expenses in the fund that is
reimbursed.
Management estimates
The preparation of basic financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires the District to make
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, fund
equity, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the basic
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenditures during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS
At September 30, 2010, cash was $225,539 including cash on hand of$53 and
restricted cash of$98,218. Restricted funds were received for the Land Bank Fund
and the NGGE ROMA Fund and were accounted for in the Special Revenue Funds.
Deposits
The District's deposit policy allows deposits to be held in demand deposit
accounts. The District depository is a financial institution designated as qualified
depository by the State Treasurer.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE B - CASH AND INVESTMENTS, CONTINUED
Deposits, continued
At September 30, 2010, the District's deposits were as follows:
Bank Carrying
Balance Amount
General Fund
Depository Accounts $ 125,336 $ 127,321
Special Revenue Fund
Depository Account 142,118 98,218
$ 267,454 $ 225,539
These deposits were entirely insured by federal depository insurance or by
collateral pursuant to the Public Depository Security Act of the State of Florida
(Florida Statute 280).
Investments
Florida Statutes and the District's investment policy authorize investments in
certificates of deposit and savings accounts. Certificates of deposit and savings
accounts whose values exceed the amount of federal depository insurance are
collateralized pursuant to the Public Depository Security Act of the State of
Florida(Florida Statute 280). At September 30, 2010, the District held no such
investments. However, its cash accounts were held in interest bearing accounts.
NOTE C - DUE TO/FROM OTHER FUNDS
Interfund receivables and payables at September 30, 2010 are as follows:
Due from Due to
Fund other funds Other funds
Fund Mitigation Land Bank $ 0 $ 0
Fund NGGE ROMA Fund 0 0
Total $ 0 $ 0
Interfund receivables and payables are eliminated for presentation purposes in the
Statement of Net Assets, at September 30, 2010.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE D - DUE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTS
Due from other governments consists of the following at September 30, 2010:
Amount
Due from South Florida Water Management District $ 0
NOTE E - CAPITAL ASSETS ACTIVITY
The following is a summary of changes in capital assets activity for the year ended
September 30, 2010:
Balance Balance
Increases/ Decreases/
October 1, Additions Retirements September 30,
2009 2010
Capital Assets Not
Being Depreciated:
Land $ 41,265 $ - $ - $ 41,265
Total Capital Assets Not
Being Depreciated 41,265 - - 41,265
Capital Assets Not
Being Depreciated:
Equipment 45,499 - - 45,499
Total Capital Assets
Being Depreciated 45,499 - - 45,499
Less Accumulated Depreciation:
Equipment (37,182) (3,908) - (41,090)
Total Accumulated Depreciation (37,182) (3,908) - (41,090)
Total Capital Assets Being
Depreciated,Net 8,317 (3,908) - _ 4,409
Capital Assets,Net $ 49,582 $ (3,908) $ - $ 45,674
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE E - CAPITAL ASSETS ACTIVITY, CONTINUED
Depreciation expense was charged to the following functions during the fiscal year
ended September 30, 2010:
Amount
General Government - Administration $ 3,908
Total Depreciation Expense $ 3,908
NOTE F- LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
The District had no such debt for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010.
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLAN
Plan description and provisions
Effective October 1, 2001, all District employees, both full-time and part-time,
became participants in the statewide Florida Retirement System(FRS) under the
authority of Article X, Section 14 of the State Constitution and Florida Statutes,
Chapters 112 and 121. The FRS is noncontributory and is totally administered by the
State of Florida. The District contributed 100% of the required contributions. Pension
costs for the District 9.85% of gross wages for the year ended September 30, 2010.
The District's contributions to the plan were $13,825, $14,462, and $15,329 for the
fiscal years ended September 30, 2010, 2009, and 2008, respectively. The District's
covered payroll expense for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2010, 2009, and
2008 was $161,536, $139,871, and $169,831, respectively. There were no employee
contributions permitted or made to the plan.
Employees who retire at or after age 62 with 6 years of creditable service, 6 years of
senior management service and age 62, 6 years of special risk service and age 55, or
30 years of service (25 years for special risk) regardless of age, are entitled to a
retirement benefit, payable monthly for life, equal to 1.5%to 3.3%per year of
creditable service, depending on the class of employee (regular, special risk, etc.)
based on average final compensation of the five (5) highest fiscal years'
compensation.
Benefits vest after 6 years (6 years for senior management) of credited service.
Vested employees may retire anytime after vesting and incur a 5%benefit reduction
for each year prior to normal retirement age.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE G - RETIREMENT PLAN, CONTINUED
Plan description and provisions, continued
Early retirement, disability, death, and survivor benefits are also offered. Benefits are
established by State Statute. The plan provides for a constant 3% cost-of-living
adjustment for retirees.
The Plan also provides several other plan and/or investment options that may be
elected by the employee. Each offers specific contribution and benefit options. The
Plan documents should be referenced for complete detail.
Description of funding policy
This is a cost sharing, multi-employer plan available to governmental units within the
state and actuarial information with respect to an individual participating entity is not
available. Participating employers are required, by statute, to pay monthly
contributions at actuarially determined rates that, expressed as percentages of annual
covered payroll, are adequate to accumulate sufficient assets to pay benefits when
due.
Plan information
A copy of the FRS's June 30, 2010 annual report can be obtained by writing to
the Florida Division of Retirement, Cedars Executive Center, 2639-C North
Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1560, or by calling (850) 488-5706.
NOTE H - SELF-INSURANCE PROGRAM
The District is a member of the Florida League of Cities self-insurers program for
general liability, auto, property and workers' compensation. The program purchases
excess and other specific coverages from third party carriers. Members of the
program are billed annually for their portion of the program and are not assessable
for unanticipated losses incurred by the program. Maximum liability coverage is
$200,000. Premiums charged during the year totaled $7,172.
Other types of insurances are carried by the District through third party
insurance carriers.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE I - OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
The District's operations are supported in part by the United States Department of
Agriculture through the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). As such, the
partnership with NRCS provides the District with its office space and other occupancy
costs including but not limited to utilities,janitorial services, and telephone service at
no cost to the District. The NRCS also provides the District the use of office equipment
at no cost. The benefit of such subsidies is not reflected within the financial statements
as no objective basis is available to value these benefits.
NOTE J- ECONOMIC DEPENDENCE
The District's operations are substantially dependent on the receipt of revenue from
the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and South
Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). Loss of these funds and/or large
decreases in this type of funding would have a material effect on the District and a
negative impact on overall operations. For the year ended September 30, 2010,
96% of total General Fund revenue is attributable to funds received from the
FDACS and SFWMD.
NOTE K- MITIGATION LAND BANK FUND ACTIVITY
During the year ended September 30, 2010, the Mitigation Land Bank Fund had
the following activity:
Amount
Deferred revenue, October 1, 2009 $ 107,117
Land Bank receipts 2,811
Interest income receipts 106
Less:
Land Purchase -
Professional and Consulting Fees (44,053)
Administrative Fees (1,200)
Administrative Expenses (1,094)
Bank fees and Interest expense (452)
Deferred revenue, September 30, 2010 $ 63,235
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010
NOTE L -NGGE ROMA FUND ACTIVITY
During the year ended September 30, 2010,the NGGE ROMA Fund had the
following activity:
Amount
Deferred revenue, October 1, 2009 $ 133,760
Mitigation credit receipts 12,096
Interest income receipts 65
Less:
Labor and Contract Labor (98,034)
Administrative &Professional Fees (12,494)
Bank fees (410)
Deferred revenue, September 30, 2010 $ 34,983
NOTE M - COMMITMENTS
Land Trust
The District has a Mitigation Land Bank agreement with a real estate developer
which required the developer to transfer$140,000 to the District for the purchase of
approximately 30 acres of undeveloped wetlands. The District is, further, required to
then enhance, manage and hold in perpetuity the respective wetlands purchased. The
District has the right to transfer the land to another entity for long-term management
and ownership at its discretion subject to approval by the Army Corp of Engineers.
The developer entered the agreement to provide off-site compensatory mitigation for
unavoidable wetland impact related to a specific real estate development. The
agreement has no stated time-frame for the related land purchase. The funds are
being accounted for in the Special Revenue Fund Mitigation Land Bank Fund.
During fiscal year ending September 30, 2008,the District purchased 2.28 acres of
undeveloped wetland for approximately $41,265.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30,2010
NOTE M - COMMITMENTS, CONTINUED
Regional Offsite Mitigation Area
The District has an agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
Division of Forestry for the enhancement, management, and future acquisition of
a Regional offsite Mitigation Area. The activities are funded through the sale of
mitigation credits on single-family residential construction impacting the north
Golden Gate Estates area. Once the agreement's success criteria are achieved, the
District will transfer the funds in the management account to the Division of
Forestry which will assume the long-term management of the enhancement area.
NOTE N - CONTINGENCIES
The District is involved from time to time in certain routine litigation, the substance of
which, either as liabilities or recoveries, would not materially affect the financial
position of the District. Although the final outcome of the lawsuits, assertions, and
claims or the exact amount of costs and/or potential recovery is not presently
determinable, in the opinion of the District's legal counsel, the resolution of these
matters-are not anticipated to have a materially adverse effect on the financial condition
of the District. As a general policy, the District plans to contest any such matter.
NOTE O - EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF BUDGET
Florida Statute 189.418(3) prohibits actual expenses in excess of budgeted
expenditures. We, however, noted during the year ended September 30, 2010 that
the District did expend $29,685 in excess of approved budget in the Mitigation
Land Bank Fund. We did note that the expenditures were approved by the Board
of Supervisors but that the budget was not formally increased as required by
Statute.
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REQUIRED
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION OTHER
THAN MD&A
COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND ACTUAL -
GENERAL FUND - SUMMARY STATEMENT
Year Ended September 30, 2010
General Fund
REVENUES Variance
Original Final Actual Favorable
Charges for services Budget Budget
g (Unfavorable)
LWC AG MIL $ 144,271 $ 144,271 $ 173,271 $ 29,000
BCB Urban MIL 55,000 55,000 68,750 13,750
Lee County MIL - - - -
Cape Coral MIL - - - -
Malibu Lakes Administrative Fees 2,626 2,626 3,915 1,289
ROMA Administrative Fees 2.846 2.846 3,825 979
ROMA Application Fees 800 800 400 (400)
Interest income 30 30 10 (20)
Miscellaneous income 231 231 3,030 2,799
Carryover 45,000 45,000 - (45,000)
TOTAL REVENUES 250,804 250,804 253,201 2,397
EXPENDITURES
Current
General government-Administration
Personal services 194,030 194,454 175,361 19,093
Operating expenditures 32,110 31,686 26,486 5,200
Capital outlay - - - -
Debt service - - - -
Principal reduction - - - -
Interest and fiscal charges - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 226,140 226,140 201,847 24,293
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
(UNDER)EXPENDITURES $ 24 664 $ 24,664 $ 51,354 $ 26,690
FUND BALANCE-Beginning 74,331
FUND BALANCE-Ending $ 125.685
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND
ACTUAL - GENERAL FUND - DETAILED STATEMENT
Year Ended September 30, 2010
General Fund
REVENUES Original Final Variance
Actual Favorable
Charges for services Budget Budget (Unfavorable)
LWC AG MIL $ 144,271 $ 144,271 $ 173,271 $ 29,000
BCB Urban MIL 55,000 55,000 68,750 13,750
Lee County MIL - - - -
Cape Coral MIL - - - -
Malibu Lakes Administrative Fees 2,626 2,626 3,915 1,289
ROMA Administrative Fees 2.846 2.846 3,825 979
ROMA Application Fees 800 800 400 (400)
Interest income 30 30 10 (20)
Miscellaneous income 231 231 3,030 2,799
Carryover 45,000 45,000 - (45,000)
TOTAL REVENUES 250,804 250,804 253,201 2,397
EXPENDITURES
Current
Operating Expenditures
Personal services
Salaries,taxes and benefits 178,806 178,806 161,536 17,270
Retirement 15,224 15,224 13.825 1,399
TOTAL-PERSONAL SERVICES 194,030 194,030 175,361 18,669
Office Expenses
Computer Equipment 250 250 531 (281)
Office Supplies 1,290 1,290 1,024 266
Other Supplies 1,089 1,089 645 444
Books and Publications 350 350 278 72
Postage and Shipping 450 450 296 154
Bank Service Charges 66 66 60 6
Office Expenses-Other 2,500 2,500 1,678 822
TOTAL-OFFICE EXPENSES 5,995 5,995 4,512 1,483
Other Operating Expenses
Dues 550 550 755 (205)
Insurance 6,450 6,450 8,529 (2,079)
Printing/Advertising 900 900 919 (19)
Professional Fees 9,300 9,300 6,396 2,904
Cellular Phone 1,140 1,140 1,041 99
Vehicle Expenses 6,475 6,475 3,036 3,439
Training 1,150 1,150 520 630
Subtotal-Other Operating Expenses 25,965 25.965 21,196 4,769
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES
AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE — BUDGET AND
ACTUAL — GENERAL FUND — DETAILED STATEMENT, CONTINUED
Year Ended September 30, 2010
General Fund
Variance
Original Final Favorable
Budget Budget Actual (Unfavorable)
Other Operating Expenses(Continued)
Travel 150 150 450 (300)
Florida Plats - - 116 (116)
Sales Tax - - 2 (2)
Contingency Fund - - - -
IFAS Citrus Grove Irrigation Project - - 210 (210)
TOTAL—OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 26,115 26,115 21,974 4,141
TOTAL—OPERATING EXPENSES $ 226,140 $ 226,140 $ 201,847 $ 24,293
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Equipment - - - -
TOTAL—CAPITAL OUTLAY - - - -
DEBT SERVICE
Principal reduction - - - -
Interest and fiscal charges - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 226,140 226,140 201,847 24,293
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
(UNDER)EXPENDITURES $ 24,664 $ 24,664 $ 51,354 $ 26,690
FUND BALANCE—BEGINNING $ 74,331
FUND BALANCE-ENDING $ 125.685
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND
ACTUAL - SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - SUMMARY STATEMENT
Year Ended September 30, 2010
Mitigation Land Bank Fund
Original Final Variance
REVENUES Budget Budget Actual Favorable
(Unfavorable)
Interest Income $ 106 $ 106 $ 106 $ -
Income 107,118 107,118 2,811 (104,307)
HSCA Phase I - - - -
Carryover - - 43,883 43,883
TOTAL REVENUES 107,224 107,224 46,800 (60,424)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Reporting/Monitoring Expense 9,500 9,500 - 9,500
Land Management Labor 3,750 3,750 - 3,750
Administrative Fees 1,200 1,200 1,200 -
Professional Fees 1,200 1,200 44,053 (42,853)
Printing/Reproduction 582 582 582 -
Postage and Delivery 212 212 212 -
Supplies/Miscellaneous Expenses 300 300 300 -
Service Charge 371 371 453 (82)
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 17,115 17,115 46,800 (29,685)
DEBT SERVICE
Principal Advances 0 0
Principal Reductions 0 0
Interest and Fiscal Charges - - 0 0
NET—DEBT SERVICE COSTS - - 0 0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 17,115 17,115 46,800 (29,685)
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
(UNDER)EXPENDITURES i 90,109 i 90,109 - i (90,109)
FUND BALANCE—BEGINNING -
FUND BALANCE-ENDING -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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COLLIER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND
CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE - BUDGET AND
ACTUAL - SPECIAL REVENUE FUND - SUMMARY STATEMENT
Year Ended September 30, 2010
NGGE ROMA Fund
Original Final Variance
REVENUES Budget Budget Actual Favorable
(Unfavorable)
Interest income $ 144 $ 144 $ 65 $ (79)
Mitigation Credits Purchased 12,096 12,096 12,096 -
Carryover 133,760 133,760 98,777 (34,983)
TOTAL REVENUES 146,000 146,000 110,938 (35,062)
EXPENDITURES
Current
Report Preparation 5,000 5,000 9,000 (4,000)
Chemicals Expense 8,040 8,040 8,034 6
Labor-ROMA Monitoring 5,000 5,000 - 5,000
Labor-ROMA Treatments 16,960 97,960 90,000 7,960
Equipment-Monitoring Supplies - - - -
Equipment-Other - - - -
Administrative fees 1,200 1,200 1,200 -
Contract Labor 5,000 5,000 - 5,000
Bank Service Charges 552 552 410 142
Miscellaneous - - - -
Postage and Delivery 212 212 212 -
Printing and Reproduction 582 582 582 -
Professional Fees 1,200 1,200 1,200 -
Supplies 300 300 300 -
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 44,046 125,046 110,938 14,108
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER
(UNDER)EXPENDITURES $ 101,954 $ 20,954 - $ (20,954)
FUND BALANCE-BEGINNING -
FUND BALANCE-ENDING -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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ADDITIONAL REPORTS
OF INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR
Mark K. Stout, CPA, PL
P.O. Box 771177
Naples, FL 34107
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL
OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND
OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF BASIC FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS
Board of Supervisors
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, Florida 34120
We have audited the basic financial statements of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District as
of and for the year ended September 30, 2010 and have issued our report thereon dated July 22,
2011. We conducted our audit in accordance with 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.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In planning and performing our audit, we considered Collier Soil and Water Conservation
District's internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing our audit procedures for
the purpose of expressing our opinion on the basic financial statements, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District's
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the
effectiveness of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District's internal control over financial
reporting.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose
described in the first paragraph of this section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies
in internal control that might be significant deficiencies or material weaknesses. We identified no
deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that we consider to be significant
deficiencies.
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A control deficiency 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
misstatements on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a control deficiency, or combination
of control deficiencies, that adversely affects the entity's ability to initiate, authorize, record,
process, or report financial data reliably in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles such that there is more than a remote likelihood that a misstatement of the entity's
basic financial statements that is more than inconsequential will not be prevented or detected by
the entity's internal control.
A material weakness is a significant deficiency, or combination of significant deficiencies, that
results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the basic financial
statements will not be prevented or detected by the entity's internal control.
Our consideration of internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose
described in the first paragraph of this section and would not necessarily identify all deficiencies
in the internal control that might be significant deficiencies and, accordingly, would not
necessarily disclose all significant deficiencies that are also considered to be material
weaknesses.
Compliance and Other Matters
As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Collier Soil and Water Conservation
District's basic 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 determination of basic
financial statement amounts. 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.
We also noted certain other matters that we reported to management of Collier Soil and Water
Conservation District in a separate letter dated July 22, 2011.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Supervisors, management,
the Auditor General of the State of Florida, and other federal and state audit agencies. This report is
not intended to be, and should not be, used by anyone other than these specified parties.
"42.-/X:j 'x & cm1 Pt
Mark K. Stout, CPA, PL
Naples, Florida
July 22, 2011
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Mark K. Stout, CPA, PL
P.O. Box 771177
Naples, FL 34107
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO MANAGEMENT
Board of Supervisors
Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
14700 Immokalee Road
Naples, FL 34120
We have audited the basic financial statements of Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
(the "District") as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 and have issued our
report thereon dated July 22, 2011. In connection with our audit, we are submitting the
following comments and recommendations in accordance with Chapter 10.550 "Rules of the
Auditor General - Local Governmental Entity Audits" (Revised September 30, 2010) Rule
10.557(3) and Section 218.39(4) of the Florida Statutes.
Prior Year Comments That No Longer Apply:
1. Deteriorating Financial Condition Should Be Monitored
Although we do not believe the District to be in a state of financial emergency, the District had
previously exhibited a decrease in a certain indicator of a deteriorating financial condition in
comparison to its peer group. Our financial condition assessment of the District included the use
of many procedures, including the indicator testing criteria established by the Office of the
Auditor General of the State of Florida (Rule 10.550). The use of such criteria had previously
indicated that the unreserved, undesignated fund balance was decreasing and lower than its peer
group. The unreserved, undesignated fund balance has stopped decreasing as a result of steps
taken by the District and remains only slightly below its peer group. Thus we believe all prior year
management letter comments seemed to have been satisfactorily addressed by management and
staff and require no further additional comment this year.
We have included in this letter all comments which came to our attention during the course of our
audit regarding Item 1, as applicable, of the "Rules of the Auditor General-Local Governmental
Entity Audits," Rule 10.554, Section (1)(i). In regard to Item 1, nothing came to our attention to
cause us to believe that at any time during the year the Collier Soil and Water Conservation District
met any of the criteria for being in a state of financial emergency as defined in Florida Statute
218.503(1). In regard to item 7(c)(1), we applied financial condition assessment procedures
pursuant to Rule 10.556(7) and noted the correction of the indicator of deteriorating financial
condition as defined by Statute.
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As such, we do not believe the District to be in a state of financial emergency as a consequence of
conditions described in Section 218.503(1) of the Florida Statutes. Additionally, in regard to Item
7(b), we represent that the financial report filed with the Department of Financial Services, pursuant
to Florida Statute 218.32(1)(a), is in agreement with the annual financial audit report for the same
period.
This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Supervisors, management,
the Auditor General of the State of Florida, and other federal and state audit agencies. This report is
not intended to be, and should not be, used by anyone other than these specified parties.
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Mark K. Stout, CPA, PL
Naples, Florida
July 22, 2011
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