Napa County Grand Jury • 2010-2011 • Agency Response
Response to: Auditor-Controller

JAN 182011 The Honorable Stephen T. Kroyer Clerk of the ivabul duperior Court Presiding Judge By: _______ Superior*

Published: December 01, 2010 3 pages
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Note: Missing finding numbers detected: F4, F5, F8, F9

Findings and Recommendations 7 findings

F1 Page 2
Napa County was awarded $10,628,707 in ARRA grants. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding for the amount at the time of the original report. For additional clarification, of this total, $7,852,950 represented grant awards and $2,775,757 represented the amount of allocations and enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for certain programs that county staff estimated would be received over the term of ARRA. As of 9/30/10, the County has been awarded $8,739,543 in ARRA grants and expects to receive approximately $3,741,038 from the aforementioned allocations and enhancements due to ARRA. Please see the full ARRA report on our website for more information.
No recommendations for this finding
F2 Page 2
ARRA tracking, grant compliance, and reporting procedures were implemented. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F3 Page 2
Separate accounting mechanisms were set up within the General Fund that allow for ARRA tracking and transparency. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding. However, it is not limited just to the General Fund. If ARRA funding was received in Special Revenue funds or Enterprise funds, the funding has to be recorded as such. The same separate accounting mechanisms are in place in those funds as well.
No recommendations for this finding
F6 Page 2
ARRA projects are reimbursement based; the County submits requests to the State for reimbursement. ARRA funds are transferred from the Federal government to the State and then to the County. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding, with the exception of two instances where funding is advanced prior to expenditure. Please see the full ARRA report on our website for more information.
No recommendations for this finding
F7 Page 2
California has forty-five calendar days from receipt of an undisputed claim to forward funds based on county reimbursement requests. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding.
No recommendations for this finding
F10 Page 2
ARRA grant information is posted on the County website (www.countyofnapa.org). 1 Ų Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding
No recommendations for this finding
F11 Page 3
ARRA updates and information will be presented for the first time to the BOS beginning in April 2010 and continue quarterly thereafter. Response, County Auditor-Controller. The Auditor-Controller agrees with this finding. . . . . . . . 2
No recommendations for this finding

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