Fort Walton Beach — Comprehensive Financial Report September 30, 2021 — reading text

$37,910 had not been accounted for in the City’s general ledger at the time of the former Finance Director’s arrest. Current Status Corrective action was taken. The City adopted a written ACH payment policy and implemented user access controls within the online banking application to ensure compliance with the ACH payment policy. FINDING 2020-004 – IT RISK ASSESSMENT Condition City management has discussed the need for a current external IT risk assessment but has not formally taken action to procure the assessment. Current Status Corrective action was taken. FINDING 2020-005 – BUDGET AMENDMENT Condition The City’s final budget amendment for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020 was not adopted by Council until January 2021, which is outside the 60-day statutory period. Current Status Corrective action was taken. 147  INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS’ REPORT ON AN EXAMINATION OF COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 10.550, RULES OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida We have examined the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida’s (the City’s) compliance with the following requirements for the year ended September 30, 2021: 1) Section 218.415, Florida Statutes, in regard to the investments. 2) Section 218.8018, Florida Statutes, in regard to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill receipts and expenditures. Management is responsible for the City’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the City’s compliance based on our examination. Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those standards require that we plan and perform the examination to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the City complied, in all material respects, with the specified requirements. An examination involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about whether the City complied with the specified requirements. The nature, timing, and extent of the procedures selected depend on our judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error. We believe that the evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination of the City’s compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, the City complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements for the year ended September 30, 2021. Fort Walton Beach, Florida March 8, 2022 148  MANAGEMENT LETTER To the Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida Report on the Financial Statements We have audited the financial statements of the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida (the City), as of and for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2021, and have issued our report thereon dated March 8, 2022. Auditors’ Responsibility We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Other Reporting Requirements We have issued our Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards; Independent Auditors’ Report on Compliance for the Major Federal Program and on Internal Control over Compliance Required by Uniform Guidance, Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs; and Independent Accountant’s Report on an Examination of Compliance Requirements in Accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Disclosures in those reports and schedule, which are dated March 8, 2022, should be considered in conjunction with this management letter. Prior Audit Findings Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not corrective actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding annual financial report. Corrective actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding financial audit report. Official Title and Legal Authority Section 10.554(1)(i)4., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that the name or official title and legal authority for the primary government and each component unit of the reporting entity be disclosed in this management letter, unless disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. The official title and legal authority for the City of Fort Walton Beach, Florida has been disclosed in Note 1 to the financial statements. 149 Financial Condition and Management Section 10.554(1)(i)5.a. and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, require us to apply appropriate procedures and communicate the results of our determination as to whether or not the City has met one or more of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and to identify the specific condition(s) met. In connection with our audit, we determined that the City did not meet any of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes. Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.b., and 10.556(8), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied financial condition assessment procedures for the City. It is management's responsibility to monitor the City's financial condition, and our financial condition assessment was based in part on representations made by management and the review of financial information provided by same. Section 10.554(1)(i)2., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we communicate any recommendations to improve financial management. In connection with our audit, we identified the following recommendation in addition to those matters discussed in our schedule of findings and questioned costs. Additional Matters Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of the Auditor General, requires us to communicate noncompliance with provisions of contracts or grant agreements, or abuse, that has occurred, or are likely to have occurred, that has an effect on the financial statements that is less than material but which warrants the attention of those charged with governance. In connection with our audit, see the schedule of findings and questioned costs. Purpose of this Letter Our management letter is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing Committee, members of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Auditor General, Federal and other granting agencies, the City Council Members, and applicable management, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. We greatly appreciate the assistance and cooperation extended us during our audit. Fort Walton Beach, Florida March 8, 2022 150