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Maricopa County — Informal (2023-06-12)

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Maricopa County 
Governing Board Meeting—6/12/23
Summary of County’s Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Comprehensive 
Financial Report, Report on Internal Control and on Compliance, 
and Single Audit Report
 
Presented by: Lindsey A. Perry, CPA,  Auditor General
         David A. Glennon, CPA, Financial Audit Manager 
         Natasha L. Komo, CFE, Financial Audit Senior

We issued 3 County audit reports
1. Financial statement audit report – dated December 
22, 2022
2. Financial statement internal control and compliance 
audit report – dated December 22, 2022
3. Single audit report – dated March 30, 2023

Financial statement highlights–Primary revenues 
over the last 5 fiscal years (in millions)

Financial statement highlights–Primary expenses 
over the last 5 fiscal years (in millions)
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Financial statement–Total revenues, expenses, and 
net position for the last 5 fiscal years (in millions)

Single Audit highlights–Federal expenditures 
for the last 5 years

Report on Internal Control and on Compliance 
Financial statement finding 2022-01
County’s process for managing and documenting its IT 
risks was insufficient
County should: 
§ Train its employees on how to implement new written policies and procedures
§ Evaluate and manage the risks of holding sensitive information

Report on Internal Control and on Compliance 
Financial statement finding 2022-02
County School Superintendent’s (CSS) Office paid 
$227,631 for purchasing card items without complying with 
County policy, risking misuse of public monies and possible 
violation of the Arizona Constitution
CSS Office should: 
§ Follow the County’s established purchasing card policy
§ Monitor employee purchases and notify the Office of Procurement Services when an 
employee fails to follow County policy

Report on Internal Control and on Compliance 
Financial statement finding 2022-03
CSS Office did not accurately report juvenile detention 
center education program monies, risking having to return 
monies in excess of what it was legally entitled to receive 
CSS Office should: 
§ Develop and follow a process for separating program operations or inform ADE that 
it is not separating program operations
§ Ensure the program receives the correct statutory funding
§ Work with ADE to identify if the program was overfunded and return any monies that 
were in excess, if required

Single Audit Report—Emergency Solutions Grants 
Program—Finding 2022-101
Human Services Department did not pay subrecipients for 
program expenditures they incurred and requested 
reimbursement for within required timeframe (30 days)
Department should:
§ Develop and implement written policies and procedures
§ Document its attempts to obtain complete reimbursement requests from 
subrecipients or the dates when the completed requests were obtained

Single Audit Report—Teacher and School Leader 
Incentive Grants—Finding 2022-102
CSS Office overdrew $1,370,113 of program monies by 
requesting reimbursement for expenditures it did not incur
CSS Office should:
§ Develop and implement policies and procedures
§ Work with the federal grantor to repay award amounts exceeding what it was 
eligible to receive, if any such amounts exist during the grant’s closeout

Single Audit Report—Emergency Rental Assistance 
Program—Finding 2022-103
Human Services Department made $135,125 of potentially 
improper payments
Department should:
§ Verify landlord information provided in the application is accurate prior to 
authorizing payments
§ Add written policies and procedures to identify fraud indicators
§ Investigate suspicious payments and work with appropriate entities to recover any 
improper payments
§ Repay any unrecovered monies to the federal grantor, if required

Maricopa County 
Governing Board Meeting—6/12/23
Summary of County’s Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Comprehensive 
Financial Report, Report on Internal Control and on Compliance, 
and Single Audit Report
 
Presented by: Lindsey A. Perry, CPA,  Auditor General
         David A. Glennon, CPA, Financial Audit Manager 
         Natasha L. Komo, CFE, Financial Audit Senior