Notes to SEFA
Accounting Policies: BASIS FOR PRESENTATIONThe accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, State Financial Assistance, and Local Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal, state and local grant activity of the City of Pembroke Pines, Florida and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in the Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the City. Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. No later than sixty days prior to the close of the current fiscal year, the City Manager submits to the City Commission a budget estimate of the expenditures and revenues of all City departments and divisions for the fiscal year commencing the following October 1.ContingencyThe federal, state, and local awards received are subject to audit and adjustment. If any expenditures are disallowed by grantor agency as result of such audit, any claim for reimbursement to the grantor agencies would become a liability of the City. In the opinion of management, all grant expenditures are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreements and applicable federal and state laws and regulations.
De Minimis Rate Used: Y
Rate Explanation: For federal awards, the City has elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance for certain grants that allow the use of the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.