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The rodeo ain't over till the bull riders ride. - Ralph Carpenter
Audit success comes from service, not from status. The true standards of audit practice are found within the auditor's character: honesty, integrity, self control and high ethical values. The printed standards are merely guidelines for trying to make the art of auditing into a profession. - Michael L. Piazza
Auditors must develop a reputation that proclaims that they know what they are doing... that their reviews are factual and unbiased... that they deserve to be respected... that they are professionals with professional qualifications. A fundamental key to audit success is the reputation for objectivity. That implies independence from activities reviewed. Complete independence is an unattainable goal while practical independence is not only possible but absolutely essential. - Larry Sawyer
The Budget and Economic Outlook, a recurring publication of the Congressional Budget Office, provides budget and economic projections that incorporate the assumption that current laws governing federal spending and revenues generally remain in place. Those baseline projections cover the 10-year period used in the Congressional budget process. The report generally describes the differences between the current projections and previous ones; compares the economic forecast with those of other forecasters; and shows the budgetary impact of some alternative policy assumptions. This presentation describes the projections and provides some recent examples.
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires CBO to prepare cost estimates for legislation at certain points in the legislative process. CBO is also required to provide the Congress with annual reports on projected spending, revenues, and deficits under current law. This presentation highlights how CBO uses information from other agencies to prepare those cost estimates and baseline projections.
The federal budget is a measure of the overall scope and magnitude of federal activities that involve the spending or collection of money. The net costs of those activities are shown in the budget mostly on a cash basis, but some transactions are recorded by means of accrual accounting. This presentation discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cash and accrual measures when accounting for various federal insurance programs and federal retirement programs.
Tools for Tracking the Economic Impact of LegislationMercatus Center
Laws passed by Congress impact the economy, but Congress has no systematic way to comprehensively track and assess the economic impact of legislative actions. This is especially difficult when laws empower federal agencies to regulate. While the current budget process scores and tracks the economic impact of spending and taxes, it does not account for the economic consequences of regulation.
Audit success comes from service, not from status. The true standards of audit practice are found within the auditor's character: honesty, integrity, self control and high ethical values. The printed standards are merely guidelines for trying to make the art of auditing into a profession. - Michael L. Piazza
Auditors must develop a reputation that proclaims that they know what they are doing... that their reviews are factual and unbiased... that they deserve to be respected... that they are professionals with professional qualifications. A fundamental key to audit success is the reputation for objectivity. That implies independence from activities reviewed. Complete independence is an unattainable goal while practical independence is not only possible but absolutely essential. - Larry Sawyer
The Budget and Economic Outlook, a recurring publication of the Congressional Budget Office, provides budget and economic projections that incorporate the assumption that current laws governing federal spending and revenues generally remain in place. Those baseline projections cover the 10-year period used in the Congressional budget process. The report generally describes the differences between the current projections and previous ones; compares the economic forecast with those of other forecasters; and shows the budgetary impact of some alternative policy assumptions. This presentation describes the projections and provides some recent examples.
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires CBO to prepare cost estimates for legislation at certain points in the legislative process. CBO is also required to provide the Congress with annual reports on projected spending, revenues, and deficits under current law. This presentation highlights how CBO uses information from other agencies to prepare those cost estimates and baseline projections.
The federal budget is a measure of the overall scope and magnitude of federal activities that involve the spending or collection of money. The net costs of those activities are shown in the budget mostly on a cash basis, but some transactions are recorded by means of accrual accounting. This presentation discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cash and accrual measures when accounting for various federal insurance programs and federal retirement programs.
Tools for Tracking the Economic Impact of LegislationMercatus Center
Laws passed by Congress impact the economy, but Congress has no systematic way to comprehensively track and assess the economic impact of legislative actions. This is especially difficult when laws empower federal agencies to regulate. While the current budget process scores and tracks the economic impact of spending and taxes, it does not account for the economic consequences of regulation.
Single Audit Webinar Presentation - November 6, 2015Sikich LLP
In late 2013, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced comprehensive grant reform rules titled “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).”
The new Uniform Guidance that is effective for years ending on or after December 26, 2014 have replaced the audit and reporting requirements under the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. No early implementation is permitted.
The most well known change the Uniform Guidance implemented was the increase in the Single Audit threshold from $500,000 to $750,000, however, there are many other changes that will impact the amount of Single Audit testing and reporting which affect both the auditee and auditor.
Current Tax Developments for Bybel Rutledge SEC Seminar. Federal Tax Legislation for banks, charge offs, Other real estate owned developments, Pennsylvania Shares Tax Developments.
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NAFCU Regulatory Compliance Seminar - Required Policies and Risk Assessments:
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information on the release of Transitional Reinsurance reporting forms by the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO):
1. Steps for completing the ACA Transitional Reinsurance Program Annual Enrollment Contribution Submission Form
2. Links to the User Manual, the companion to the reporting form
GASB's New Rules on Uniformity and Disclosure CBIZ, Inc.
An overview of the newly issued GASB rules
applicable to public pension plans, the reasons
for their implementation and issues created
by the new standards
A pending IRS rule has some credit unions worried about the fate of their deferred compensation plans. For some eight years now, the IRS has been considered the tax status of non-qualified deferred compensation plans offered by federal credit unions (FCUs). At issue is whether FCUs are entities of the federal government. In its analysis, the IRS concluded that FCUs are not because they are not federal instrumentalities. More info at: www.nafcu.org/BFB
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With recently effective accounting standards, impending ICD-10 implementation and requirements under the Affordable Care Act, there’s a lot for healthcare providers and their financial professionals to manage. PYA continues its efforts to support financial professionals in the healthcare industry through these changes, recently presenting at the Georgia Society of CPA’s 2014 Healthcare Conference. PYA Principal Doug Arnold, CPA, provided an “Accounting and Auditing Update Overview.”
IRS Continues to Attack Accrued Bonus PlansCBIZ, Inc.
Businesses with annual employee bonus plans have long operated under the assumption that as long as they pay bonuses within 2 ½ months after the end of the year in which the bonuses are earned, the bonuses are deductible in the year earned, rather than in the year paid.
CBIZ Matrix & Health Reform Bulletin 40 ACA Updates: CLASS Act Suspended, Inc...CBIZ, Inc.
CBIZ HEALTH REFORM MATRIX
A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, Enacted March 23, 2010) and the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Public Law 111-152, enacted March 30, 2010)
For more information, visit http://www.cbiz.com/benefits/
Lael Keiser, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Truman
School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri;
Justin Dyer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the importance of implementation in determining the future of the ACA.
2. Explain the role of the Executive Branch, Courts and Congress in the rulemaking process.
3. Discuss the implications for recent court decisions on implementation.
Single Audit Webinar Presentation - November 6, 2015Sikich LLP
In late 2013, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced comprehensive grant reform rules titled “Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).”
The new Uniform Guidance that is effective for years ending on or after December 26, 2014 have replaced the audit and reporting requirements under the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133. No early implementation is permitted.
The most well known change the Uniform Guidance implemented was the increase in the Single Audit threshold from $500,000 to $750,000, however, there are many other changes that will impact the amount of Single Audit testing and reporting which affect both the auditee and auditor.
Current Tax Developments for Bybel Rutledge SEC Seminar. Federal Tax Legislation for banks, charge offs, Other real estate owned developments, Pennsylvania Shares Tax Developments.
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NAFCU Regulatory Compliance Seminar - Required Policies and Risk Assessments:
The Good News; Policy Generally Defined; Policy as Defined by NCUA; Master List of Policies; Required Policies
Health Reform Bulletin – Completing the Transitional Reinsurance Fee Form CBIZ, Inc.
information on the release of Transitional Reinsurance reporting forms by the CMS Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO):
1. Steps for completing the ACA Transitional Reinsurance Program Annual Enrollment Contribution Submission Form
2. Links to the User Manual, the companion to the reporting form
GASB's New Rules on Uniformity and Disclosure CBIZ, Inc.
An overview of the newly issued GASB rules
applicable to public pension plans, the reasons
for their implementation and issues created
by the new standards
A pending IRS rule has some credit unions worried about the fate of their deferred compensation plans. For some eight years now, the IRS has been considered the tax status of non-qualified deferred compensation plans offered by federal credit unions (FCUs). At issue is whether FCUs are entities of the federal government. In its analysis, the IRS concluded that FCUs are not because they are not federal instrumentalities. More info at: www.nafcu.org/BFB
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With recently effective accounting standards, impending ICD-10 implementation and requirements under the Affordable Care Act, there’s a lot for healthcare providers and their financial professionals to manage. PYA continues its efforts to support financial professionals in the healthcare industry through these changes, recently presenting at the Georgia Society of CPA’s 2014 Healthcare Conference. PYA Principal Doug Arnold, CPA, provided an “Accounting and Auditing Update Overview.”
IRS Continues to Attack Accrued Bonus PlansCBIZ, Inc.
Businesses with annual employee bonus plans have long operated under the assumption that as long as they pay bonuses within 2 ½ months after the end of the year in which the bonuses are earned, the bonuses are deductible in the year earned, rather than in the year paid.
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CBIZ HEALTH REFORM MATRIX
A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF HEALTH CARE REFORM
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, Enacted March 23, 2010) and the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (Public Law 111-152, enacted March 30, 2010)
For more information, visit http://www.cbiz.com/benefits/
Lael Keiser, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Truman
School of Public Affairs, University of Missouri;
Justin Dyer, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Missouri
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the importance of implementation in determining the future of the ACA.
2. Explain the role of the Executive Branch, Courts and Congress in the rulemaking process.
3. Discuss the implications for recent court decisions on implementation.
Implementing the ACA: the Executive, Judicial and Legislative Branches
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Royce, Engel, and Ros-Lehtinen Release GAO Report Documenting Failings in U.S. Assistance for Haiti Reconstruction: Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa and Chairman Emeritus, released an alarming Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that documents serious delays and lack of oversight in United States Agency for International Development (USAID) assistance efforts in Haiti, following the devastating January 2010 earthquake.
Months after the earthquake, Congress provided $1.6 billion in reconstruction funding for Haiti in the 2010 Supplemental Appropriations Act -- $651 million of which went to USAID and is the subject of the GAO report.
Ros-Lehtinen said: "I requested this report one year ago with then Ranking Member Howard Berman in order to examine if funds managed by USAID and State were not fulfilling the objectives of our mission in Haiti. This GAO report is alarming and showcases the need to further investigate and ensure that U.S. taxpayer dollars are not being wasted or abused in Haiti. We have a responsibility and commitment to our nation as the largest donor and the people of Haiti to help build stable institutions, root out corruption, and help those that were devastated by the earthquake in 2010."
Engel said: “This report shows a significant and sobering disconnect between what was originally promised for the Haitian people, and what it appears USAID is now prepared to deliver. The Haitian people, as well as the US taxpayer, deserve better answers about our assistance than we have received to date.”
Royce said: “I commend Ranking Member Engel and Chairman Emeritus Ros-Lehtinen for their focus on Haiti oversight. A delegation of bipartisan Committee staff will soon be visiting Haiti to prepare for an upcoming hearing on these troubling findings.”
Included in the GAO’s findings:
Housing: USAID’s 2010 housing plans have been downscaled by an astonishing 80 percent. Of the 15,000 houses originally planned, today only 2,649 are expected to be built.
Trade: A port facility planned as an integral part of an industrial project was expected to be completed by 2015. Yet today, there is no firm date set to begin construction; if and when that happens, it could take as long as 10 years to complete.
Oversight: Reporting to Congress has been inadequate for proper oversight or even a realistic picture of what the U.S. assistance program is achieving.
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ACC 548 Assignment Balancing the Budget
What are the relevant facts?
Who is affected?
Who are the major parties in this case?
What are the ethical conflicts in this case?
Hawaii Gov. David Ige's budget director, Wes Machida, delivered the administration's financial plan to lawmakers Jan. 21, 2015, at the Capitol auditorium.
Presentation by Sarah Puro, Principal Analyst in CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, at the Annual Conference of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.
The Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act, which was signed into law on December 4, 2015, provided $281 billion in contract authority for surface transportation programs through 2020. But projected spending from the Highway Trust Fund exceeds its revenues. Under current law, CBO estimates that the Highway Account of the Highway Trust Fund will be able to meet obligations through 2021 and the Transit Account through 2020.
Some proposals involve establishing a new entity to finance infrastructure investments. However, even if such an entity is not officially a federal agency, its activity might be considered part of the federal budget.
Assume that the City of Coyote has produced its financial statements f.pdfMax3zSLangdonj
Assume that the City of Coyote has produced its financial statements for December 31, 2020,
and the year then ended. The city's general fund was only used to monitor education and parks.
Its capital projects funds worked in connection with each of these functions at times during the
currentyear. The city also maintained an enterprise fund to account for its art museum. The
government-wide financlal statements provide the following figures: - Education reports net
expenses of $740 , 000 . - Parks reports net expenses of $130 , 000 . - Art museum reports net
revenues of $58 , 000 . - General government revenues for the year were $1 , 015 , 000 with an
overall increase in the city's net position of $203 , 000 . The fund financial statements provide
the following for the entire year. - The general fund reports a $33 , 250 increase in its fund
belance. - The capital projects fund reports a $63 , 250 increase in its fund balance. - The
enterprise fund reports a $75 , 750 increase in its net position. The city asks the CPA firm of
Abernethy and Chapman to examine several transactions that occurred during 2020 and indicate
how to correct any erroneous reporting. Officials also want to know the effect of each error.
View each of the following situations as independent. In 2020, the City of Coyote received a
$375 , 000 cash grant from the state to reduce air pollution. Assume that although a special
revenue fund could have been set up, the money remained in the general fund. Cash was recelved
immediately but had to be returned if the city had not lowered air pollution by 25 percent by
2020 . On December 31, 2020, Coyote spent $256 , 000 of this money for a large machine to
help begin the process of reducing alr pollution. The machine is expected to last for five years
and was recorded as an expenditure in the general fund and as an asset on the government wide
financial statements where it was depreciated based on the straight-line method and the half-year
convention. Becouse the money had been received, all $375 , 000 was recorded as a revenue on
both the fund and the government-wide financial statements. a. What was the correct change for
2020 in the total fund balance reported by the general fund? b. What was the correct overall
change in the net position reported on the government-wide financial statements?.
Assume that the City of Coyote has produced its financial statements f.pdfOwenoB2Wilsonp
Assume that the City of Coyote has produced its financial statements for December 31, 2020,
and the year then ended. The city's general fund was only used to monitor education and parks.
Its capital projects funds worked in connection with each of these functions at times during the
currentyear. The city also maintained an enterprise fund to account for its art museum. The
government-wide financlal statements provide the following figures: - Education reports net
expenses of $740 , 000 . - Parks reports net expenses of $130 , 000 . - Art museum reports net
revenues of $58 , 000 . - General government revenues for the year were $1 , 015 , 000 with an
overall increase in the city's net position of $203 , 000 . The fund financial statements provide
the following for the entire year. - The general fund reports a $33 , 250 increase in its fund
belance. - The capital projects fund reports a $63 , 250 increase in its fund balance. - The
enterprise fund reports a $75 , 750 increase in its net position. The city asks the CPA firm of
Abernethy and Chapman to examine several transactions that occurred during 2020 and indicate
how to correct any erroneous reporting. Officials also want to know the effect of each error.
View each of the following situations as independent. In 2020, the City of Coyote received a
$375 , 000 cash grant from the state to reduce air pollution. Assume that although a special
revenue fund could have been set up, the money remained in the general fund. Cash was recelved
immediately but had to be returned if the city had not lowered air pollution by 25 percent by
2020 . On December 31, 2020, Coyote spent $256 , 000 of this money for a large machine to
help begin the process of reducing alr pollution. The machine is expected to last for five years
and was recorded as an expenditure in the general fund and as an asset on the government wide
financial statements where it was depreciated based on the straight-line method and the half-year
convention. Becouse the money had been received, all $375 , 000 was recorded as a revenue on
both the fund and the government-wide financial statements. a. What was the correct change for
2020 in the total fund balance reported by the general fund? b. What was the correct overall
change in the net position reported on the government-wide financial statements?.
Use of analytics is accelerating, and that means more data-driven decision making and fewer hunches. Evidence-based management complements analytics by adding validated cause-and-effect relationships between policies and effects.
- Paul Gibbons
To sum up: it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.
- William Kingdon Clifford
LEADership is the ability to translate vision into reality.
- Warren Bennis
Realize that if a door closed, it's because what was behind it wasn't meant for you.
- Mandy Hale
The Expanding Role and Increasing Responsibility of Public Auditors
Rakesh Verma, Principal Accountant General, India
The trend toward greater involvement and reliance on public auditors in public financial management will be a focus of this session.
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Presentation by Mark Hadley, CBO's Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, at the 2nd NABO-OECD Annual Conference of Asian Parliamentary Budget Officials.
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EXERCISE 4-15 CAFR 7
Exercise 4-15
Kerry Bolander
Dec. 9th, 2016
Oklahoma State
Governmental Activities
Governmental activities increased the state's net position by $1.3 billion. Tax revenues were down in four of the five major types. Total revenues for governmental activities were down by $449.5 million, or 2.3%, in 2015. The state showed a $147.9 million increase in individual income taxes, a $45.0 million decrease in sales taxes, a $51.0 million decrease in corporate income taxes, a $93.5 million decrease in Federal Grant revenue, and a $79.0 million decrease in gross production taxes during 2015 (Adams, Potter, Singh, & York, 2016).
These activities are normally recorded and reported in different column when it comes to the financial statements which may be in terms of General commitment bonds, directed by the state treasurer, are approved and issued principally to give assets to state-possessed capital upgrades, including office structures for state agencies. The state has promised 100% of cigarette expenses gathered under these bond issues. General commitment bonds are supported by the full confidence and credit of the state, including the state's energy to impose extra expenses to guarantee reimbursement of the bonds.
Asset and liability in the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has issued several arrangements of Grant Anticipation Notes with the end goal of financing certain qualified government help transportation extends in the state. The notes are secured by government income got from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and have a last development in 2019. Add up to income got from the FHWA in monetary year 2015 was $622,566,000with a bit of that sum, $51,079,000, held as security for the notes. Current year note commitments for vital and intrigue totalled $18,605,000. ODOT likewise reported defeased notes payable, exceptional at June 30, 2015, totalling $114,387,000 for foremost, intrigue and trustee charges (Souder, 2016).
In information on government expenses can be in state of capital leases where the state has gone into understandings to rent hardware. Such understandings are, in substance, buys (capital rents) and are accounted for as capital rent commitments. Capital rent commitments are accounted for those leases where the equitable estimation of the rented resource at beginning of the rent is $25,000 or more.
General fund
When it comes to general fund a number of statements and schedules come up in different ways and means. The differences between the original budget and the final amended budget amounted to $102.0 million with $53.6 million (52.5%) coming from budget carryovers from fiscal year 2014, and the remaining $48.4 million (47.5%) was attributable to supplemental appropriations. The difference between the final budget and the actual collections amounted to $192.5 million less than the budget. Based on a review by the budget departme ...
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Excuses kill solutions and dilute passion. Kill excuses before it kills you. Focus is key! Obstacles will always exist on your path, but it's important to remember that it is not these challenges that stop us from becoming the amazing people we can be, it is often our own excuses that stop us. - Vijay Eswaran
The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work. - Vince Lombardi
Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.
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Sometimes the right path is not the easiest.
- Grandmother Willow
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A mission statement is not something you write overnight. But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life. - Stephen Covey
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Inner harmony means knowing yourself, accepting yourself and delighting yourself. Make your body and mind the best friends to give your best, effortlessly, in any area of your life.
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1. AGRIBUSINESS AGENCY PLEADS FOR MORE TIME TO DEAL WITH LONGSTANDING ISSUES
Meanwhile, lawmakers want the agency to hasten its pace in addressing defciencies a state audit found earlier this year
By Blaze Lovell, Honolulu Civil Beat, September 21, 2021
<https://www.civilbeat.org/2021/09/agribusiness-agency-pleads-for-more-time-to-deal-with-longstanding-issues/ >
Rep. Amy Perusso, who represents part of Oahu that includes some ADC lands near Wahiawa,
questioned why the agency has not put more resources into addressing the auditor’s fndings. She
asked the ADC who should take charge in leading change in the agency: the ADC itself or the
Legislature?
[Myra Kaichi, ADC Senior Executive Assistant] said she hopes for a broad discussion. [ADC Executive
Director Jimmy Nakatani] told Perusso that since the audit was only published this year, the ADC
would need more time to address its fndings. [Clarifcation Supplied]
In a separate hearing Tuesday afternoon, Kondo spent about 10 minutes arguing with the committee
chairwoman, House Majority Leader Della Au Belatti, over a simple factual question regarding what
dates the audit began and ended. Belatti said that he was uncooperative, but Kondo accused the
committee of trying to access the auditor's work papers, which are confdential by law.
In a closing statement, Kondo again chastised the House committee for conducting what he sees as
another probe of his ofce. “We do not play politics,” Kondo said. “The fact that you are attacking us
clearly refects some members' priorities. It apparently is not a priority, and seemingly never was a
priority to understand our audit and ADC's actions to address the fndings. It was never about holding
ADC accountable. It was never about helping ADC to be the leader that the Legislature envisioned.”
Belatti said it’s not fair for Kondo to draw conclusions about the committee's investigation or its
members' intentions since it is still doing its work.
2. The committee has plans to subpoena more records from the ADC and another state land agency, and
could have more hearings in October. It's set to have a report on its fndings in time for the next
legislative session in 2022. The meetings pick up again Thursday when the committee hears from state
Agriculture Director Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser. [Emphasis Supplied]
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REVIVING AGRICULTURE TO DIVERSIFY HAWAII’S ECONOMY
By Sumner La Croix and James Mak, UHERO, January 21, 2021
<https://uhero.hawaii.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/RevivingAgriculturetoDiversifyHawaiisEconomy.pdf>
[Excerpt, Citations Omitted]
The Whitmore Village project is an ambitious plan to revitalize agriculture in Central Oahu around the
town of Wahiawa and the lands acquired in the area since 2012. [Emphasis Supplied]
3. The project is centered around ADC plans to establish an Agri-Business Technology Park where food
can be processed and packaged that meets food safety standards, and farmers can share facilities to
reduce operational costs. A master plan for the project is mentioned in some ADC materials, but is
not publicly available. ADC had plans, at least prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, to acquire more land
to add to its growing inventory in central Oahu.
In 2020 ADC directly manages 22,161 acres of land, with 18,346 acres served by irrigation systems.
Through FY2018 the Legislature had appropriated about $288 million to ADC for capital improvement
projects (CIP) of which $255 million were for land acquisition. It is extremely challenging to evaluate
ADC's performance as little information is publicly available and easily accessible. THE
CORPORATION HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS “A BLACK BOX WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC
INFORMATION.” [Emphasis Supplied, Citations Omitted]]
One might expect that a good source of information about ADC would be its annual reports. Since its
establishment in 1994, ADC has issued only three annual reports (FY2018, FY2019 and FY2020).
The information contained in the annual reports is spartan and incomplete. For example, fnancial
statements for FY2018 were presented for only two revolving funds, the Agriculture Development
Resolving Fund and the Waiahole Water System Revolving Fund, rather than the entire ADC.
To fnd additional information on ADC's operating and capital expenditures, we consulted with the
Dept. of Agriculture's annual budget report (Program ID AGR161, Report P61-A). There we fnd that
for FY2018, total ADC operating cost was $4.7 million; $4.2 million came from revolving funds,
$500,000 from special funds, and $50,601 from the General Fund. In FY2018 capital expenditures
(mostly for construction) totaled $11.2 million fnanced by the issuance of General Obligation bonds.
ADC's goals, objectives and action plans are ambitious and sweeping. Performance measures—which
are not included in the annual report—are submitted to the Legislature in the HDOA Variance Report.
The Variance Report focuses narrowly on the diference between planned program expenditures and
actual expenditures. For example, in FY2019 Agribusiness Development and Research (Report V51,
AGR161), ADC was budgeted at $5.5 million but actually spent only $2.5 million, a diference of 54
percent.
In the Variance Reports, HDOA sets forth seven quantitative measures of ADC efectiveness:
1. Agricultural lands directly managed by ADC;
2. Agricultural lands served by ADC irrigation systems and infrastructure;
3. Irrigation systems and infrastructure projects managed by ADC;
4. Agriculture-related facilities managed by ADC;
5. ADC projects that beneft diversifed agriculture;
6. Land in agricultural conservation easements to which ADC holds title; and
7. Agricultural-related projects needing ADC evaluation and involvement.
We note that all of these performance measures relate to production inputs. THERE IS NO
PERFORMANCE MEASURE REGARDING THE ADDITIONAL OUTPUT OR SALES OF AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY ADC'S LESSEES. THAT IS A SERIOUS OMISSION. IF THE END GOAL OF
ADC IS TO INCREASE DIVERSIFIED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ONE MUST KNOW HOW MUCH
MORE AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT IS ACTUALLY PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF ADC'S ACTIVITIES .
FOR YEARS ADC HAS REBUFFED ANY FORMAL STATE AUDIT OF ITS OPERATIONS ARGUING
THAT IT IS TOO BUSY TO BE AUDITED BECAUSE OF ITS SMALL STAFF OF 10 EMPLOYEES IN
FY2019.38 IN 2019 THE LEGISLATURE VOTED TO REQUIRE AN AUDIT OF ADC AND A REPORT IS
DUE FROM THE STATE AUDITOR IN EARLY 2021. [Emphasis Supplied]