Federal Financial Assistance 12/31/1994

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For the purpose of this report, we have classified the significant internal control structure policies and procedures used in administering federal financial assistance programs in the following categories: General Requirements: Political Activity Civil Rights Cash Management Federal Financial Reports Allowable Costs /Cost Principles Administrative Requirements For all of the internal control structure categories listed above, we obtained an understanding of the design of relevant policies and procedures and determined whether they have been placed in operation, and we assessed control risk. During the year ended December 31, 1994, the City of Lino Lakes, Minnesota had no major federal financial assistance programs and expended 67.03% of its total federal financial assistance under the Community Development Block Grant program. We performed tests of controls, as required by OMB Circular A -128, to evaluate the effectiveness of the design and operation of internal control structure policies and procedures that we considered relevant to preventing or detecting material noncompliance with general requirements and requirements governing claims for advances and reimbursements and amounts claimed or used for matching that are applicable to the aforementioned nonmajor program. Our procedures were less in scope than would be necessary to render an opinion on these internal control structure policies and procedures. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. We noted certain matters involving the internal control structure and its operation that we consider to be reportable conditions under standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Reportable conditions involve matters coming to our attention relating to significant deficiencies in the design or operation of the internal control structure that, in our judgment, could adversely affect the Lino Lakes, Minnesota's ability to administer federal fmancial assistance programs in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The City does not maintain complete accounting controls over quantities and costs of property and equipment in the General Fixed Asset Account Group. This affects the control and accountability function of property and equipment of the City. Additionally, the City had not maintained controls over proper filing of reports to appropriate agencies for the Oak Wilt Cooperative Suppression Program and Releaf Grant. A material weakness is a reportable condition in which the design or operation of one or more of the internal control structure elements does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that noncompliance with laws and regulations that would be material to a federal financial assistance program may occur and not be detected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions.