Notes to SEFA
Title: Note 1 - Basis of Presentation
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance (the “Schedule”) includes the federal and state grant activity of the City of Hialeah (the “City”) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. 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 Auditing Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Because the Schedule present only a select portion of the operations of the City, it’s not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position/fund balance or cash flows of the City.
Title: Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
Title: Note 3 - Indirect Cost Recovery
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The City has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Note 4 Subrecipients
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The City provided federal awards to subrecipients as follows:
Program Ttitle Listing Number Prov ided
Community Dev elopment Block Grants/Entitlement Grants 14.218 $ 22,000
Emergency Solutions Grant Program 14.231 $ 378,028
Project Title CSFA Prov ided
Local Services Programs - Alliance for Aging-Meals for the Elderly 65.009 $ 2,234,625
Title: Note 5 - Contingency
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the governmental fund types and on the accrual basis of accounting for grants which are accounted for in the proprietary fund types. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and the Rules of the Department of Financial Services; wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The grant revenue amounts received are subject to audit and adjustment. If any expenditures are disallowed by grantor agency as a result of such an 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.