Notes to SEFA
Title: Additional Notes
Accounting Policies: 1.BASIS OF PRESENTATIONThe accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of Morgan County under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2022. The information in this 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). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Morgan County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of Morgan County2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIESExpenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represents adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
3.STATE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMIn 2004, the State of Colorado (the State) implemented the new Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS), which consolidated legacy systems into one system and also incorporated a rules engine for determining eligibility and calculating and issuing benefits payments. As a result, the counties and the State split eligibility determination functions for certain federal Human Services programs under CBMS. Counties are responsible for data collection from applicants and data entry of applicable information into CBMS. Concurrently, the State maintains the computer system supporting the eligibility determination process and pays benefits to the participants. The actual eligibility and payment determinations become the States responsibility utilizing CBMS.4.SUBRECIPIENTSNo federal awards were passed through to subrecipients for the year-ended December 31, 2022.5.HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMSThe Countys Department of Human Services operates several federally funded human services programs where benefits are provided to qualified citizens. The benefit distribution method consists of participants receiving benefits using a state-maintained electronic banking card (EBT) instead of the Citys cash disbursements. The Colorado Department of Human Services provided total EBT authorizations to qualified citizens in the County, in the amount of $12,131,502. The revenue and expenditures associated with these federal programs are not recognized in the Countys basic financial statements.