Notes to SEFA
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance (the Schedules) include the federal and state award activity of the City of Miami Beach, Florida (the City) under programs of the Federal government and the State of Florida for the year ended September 30, 2025. The information in the Schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) and Chapter 10.550, Rules of Florida Auditor General. Because the Schedules present only a selected portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in fund balance/net position, or cash flows of the City.
Expenditures reported on the Schedules are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting for expenditures accounted for in the governmental funds and on the accrual basis of accounting for expenses of the proprietary fund types, which are described in Note 1 to the City's basic financial statements. Such expenditures/expenses are reqcognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Florida Auditor General, wherein certain types of expenditures/expenses are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the Schedules represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reprted as expenditures in prior years.
The City has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
On November 12, 2014, the City of Miami Beach entered into the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Agreement with the State of Florida Department of Environment Protection. On November 24, 2020, Amendment No.1 to the Loan Agreement was executed. The semiannual loan payment amount is based on the total amount of $7,697,180, which consist of the Loan principal, accrued Capitalized Interest plus the Loan Service Fee. Loan payments commenced on February 15, 2018, and semiannually thereafter on August 15 and February 15 of each year until all amounts due have been fully paid. The interest rate on this loan is 1.62% per annum. Loan disbursements from the State to the City will be made for reimbursements of allowable costs. The loan is recorded as a loan payable in the governmental activities of the City’s government-wide statements. As of September 30, 2025, $7.5 million of allowable costs have been incurred by the City and $7.5 million has been reimbursed from the State. The loan is secured by the Stormwater fund’s pledged revenues and will be repaid with such funds. The outstanding principal balance reported at September 30, 2025, is $4,837,025, which consist of Loan Principal and Service Fee.