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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-07-10, Page 8We have examined the balance sheet of The Lambton County Board of Education as at December 31, 1974 and the statements of revenue and expenditure and source and application of capital funds for the years then ended. Our ex- amination included a general review of the accounting procedures and such tests of accounting records and other suppor- ting evidence as we considered necessary in the circumstances. To the Supporters of The Lambton County Board of Education; $42,657,099 $42,690,213 $42,116,642 $42,116,642 CAPITAL (BUILDING FUND) CURRENT Due to Revenue Fund LONG-TERM Unmatured debenture debt Investment in fixed assets CURRENT Due from other funds NAN-CURRENT Fixed assets - Note 6 $42,690,213 INVESTMENTS-at cost Elementary Secondary DUE FROM REVENUE $42,690,213 $42,116,642 TRUST FUND EQUITY $ 1,292 Elementary 4,016 Secondary 1,209 6,471 6,517 and market $ 1,292 3,970 FUNDS 1,209 $ 1,292 $ 1,292 5,179 5,225 $ 6,471 $ 6,517 $ 299,530 • 41,817,112 $ 33,114 $12,424,603 30,232,496 $13,397,697 28,718,945 Page 8 Times-Advocate, July 10, 1975 Under sub-section 8, section 203 of the Education Act The Lambton. County Board of Education is required to publish the following financial information The Lambton County Board of Education FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR YEAR 1974 BALANCE SHEET, DECEMBER 31, 1974 REVENUE FUND ASSETS CURRENT 1974 Cash $ 3,957 Investments - at cost and market value 3,001 Accounts receivable - Note 1 1,345,167 Inventory - at cost 206,905 Prepaid expenses • 27,602 AUDITORS REPORT 1973 $ 2,358 853,001 1,031,958 .. .. • 160,969 75,394 LIABILITIES CURRENT .. „ Bankers' advances Accounts payable and accrued liabilities- Note 2 ' Deferred income Due to other funds--Note 3 RESERVE FOR WORKING FUNDS-Note 1974 $ 421,431 617,106 418,095 $ 1,456,632 4 130,000 $ 1,586,632 1973 $ 640,240 1,011,671 400 300,739 $ 1,953,050 170,630 $ 2,123,680 $ 1,586,632 $ 2,123,680 Grants and subsidies receivable from the Government of Ontario are subject to final calculation by the Ministry of Educa- tion of Ontario. In our opinion, subject to the approval of the calculation of the grants, these finan- cial statements present fairly the financial position of the Board as at December 31, 1974 and the results of its operations and the source and application of its capital funds for the year then ended, in accor- dance with accounting principles general- ly accepted for Ontario school boards applied on a basis consistent with that of the previous year. Sarnia, Ontario May 3, 1975. Wins pear Higgins Stevenson & Co. Chartered Accountants Licence Number 193 DUE FROM REVENUE FUND $ 450,000 (Sgd) Rev. G. Young, (Sgd.) N. L. Cheeseman Chairman of the Board Director of Education REVENUE FUND STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE - ELEMENTARY YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1974 1974 1973 T.'27.nenditure usiness Administration Computer Services Instruction Educational Services Attendance, health and food services Plant operation. Plant maintenance Transportation '?',ii' on fe Capital expenditure (non-allocable) Other operating. expenditure Debt charges on capital borrowing Provision for reserve for working funds (Note 4) Provision for reserve funds (Note 5). Non-operating expenditure Tot al expenditure Recovery of expenditure Other school boards Government of Ontar'o-tuition fees and miscellaneous Governmment of Canada Transfer from reserve for working funds (Note 4) Other -Net expenditure Financed by: Government of Ontario - Grants $ 7,116,987 Local taxation (Note 8) 5,796,431 $ 450.`100 The accompanying notes form part of this statement. REVENUE FUND STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE - SECONDARY YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1974 1974 1973 Expenditure Business Administration $ 239,781 Computer Services 15,899 Instruction 9,337,806 Educational Services 164,425 Attendance, health and food services 90,147 Plant maintenance Plant operation 1,327,091 334,983 Transportation 757,031 • Tuition fees 603.126 Capital expenditure (non-allocable) 57,052 Other operating expenditure 7,174 Debt charges 794,&99 Provision for reserve for working funds (Note 4). 65,000 Provision for reserve fund (Note 5) 225,000 52,650 Non-operating expenditure Total expenditure $14,072,064 Recovery of expenditure Government of Ontario-tuition fees 6,577 and miscellaneous $ 17,285 Government of Canada 138,790 118,681 'Transfer from reserves for working 114,734 funds (Note 4) 120,015 136,701 Other $ 380,116 $ 272,667 Net expenditure $13,691,948 $12,734,169 Financed by: Government of Ontario - Grants $ 8,748,594 Local taxation (Note 8) 4,816,715 RESERVE FUND - Note 5 EQUITY $ 232,089 3,362 8.527.095 257,553 20.637 1,406 980 388,993 798,702 g,7P2 105,073 7,174 1,049,614 $ 225,174 2,515 7,839,486 248,735 20,939 1,290,570 340,082 569,090 2.0:1R 135,558 14,031 1,021,376 65,000 225,000 63,699 $13,157,754 70,156 $11,880,750 234,427 31,580 2,230 $ 39,105 19,674 217,677 55,896 11,231 $ 335,364 .$12;822,390 228,717 $, 505,173 $11,375,577 $ 6,511,169 5,139,586 $ 228,699 7,762 8,646,597 147,648 83,208 1,144,240 308,827 691,447 548.518 392,310 14,031 700,043 84,506 $13,006,836 $ 8,539,683 4,145,558 • $12,913,418 $11,650,755 .13,565,309 $12,685,241 Net (over) requisition required to be applied to 1975 taxation ($ 91,028) ($ 275,178) Net under requisition required to be applied to 1975 taxation $ 126,639 $ 48,928 The accompanying notes form part of this statement. The accompanying notes form part of this statement. STATEMENT OF SOURCE AND APPLICATION OF CAPITAL FUNDS YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1974 SOURCE APPLICATION Par value 'debentures issued 1974 1973 $1,271,000 Contributions by Government of Canada • $ 22,445 28,260 Capital expenditure from revenue fund 515,385 730,367 Other 2,629 34,480 1 540,459 "$ 2,064,107 Fixed assets Building Furniture and equipment Sehools sites and improvements thereto Buses Increase (decrease) in capital funds • for the year ' Unexpended funds, January 1. (Amounts not permanently financed) or unexpended funds December 31 $ 412,614 192,584 98,910 168,995 $1,599,896 165,598 54,049 57,999 $ 873,103 $1,877,542 ($ 332,644) $ 186,565 299,530 112,965 ($ 33,114) $ 299,53,0 1. Accounts receivable Municipalities - under requisitions Secondary - other Government of Ontario Government of Canada Other school boards Other 1974 1973 NOTES TO' FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 1974 Elementary, Secondary Total 4. Reserve for working funds 7. 8. ' Balance, January 1; 1974 $ 55,896 $ 114,734 Add: additional 'reserve for working funds established'in ac- cordance with Sec.. 205(1) (e) of The'Education Act-1974 65,000 65,000 $ 130,000 $, 126,639 .87,667 917,158 178,078 7,888 27,737 $ 49,027 76,776 416,862 225,594 33,179 230,520 $120,896 $179,734 Less: reserve for working funds• returned to the municipalities in the 1974 requisitions 55,896 114,734 $300,630 170,630 1 1,345,167 $ .1,031,958 Balannce,• December 31, 1974 $ 65,000 $ 65,000 $130,000 • Provision for reservelund $ 225,000 $ 225,000 $ 450,000 Funds have not been segregated as reqUired .by Section 308 of the 6. Fixed assets 1974 1973 3. Due to (from) other funds 1974 1973 Land Buildings $ 1,800,071 28,044,773 $, 1,701,160 27,994,207 Capital ($ 33,114) $ 299,530 Furniture and equipment 5,719,557 5,522,646 Trust 1,209 1,209 Projects in progress 6,505;320 6,147,602 Reserve 450,000, Buses 608,254 439,259 418,095 300,739 Other 12,238 12,238 $42,690,213 $41 817 112 Contingent liability - Sick leave benefits Under' the sick leave benefit plan unused sick leave can accumulate and employees may become entitled to a cash payment when they leave the boatd's employment. The accumulated days to 'the extent that may be used to determine the cash payment to an employee on termination have a monetary value of $637,053 'at the end of the year. No provision has been made on account of the sick leave benefit plan. 2. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities • 1974 1973 5. Municipalities - over requisitions - Elementary 91,028 $ 275,178 Secondary 99 Other school boards 7,036 31,023 Government of Ontario 158,290 225,150 Trade payables and accrued liabilities 360,752 479.321 617,106 $ 1,011,671 Municipal Act, Reserve fund In accordance with Sec. 205(1)(d) of the Education Act - 1974 a re- serve fund was established in 1974 'to aid in the financing of the new Education Centre. The provision for reserve fund' which is allocated equally between the elementary and secondary paneLs. has been raised through levies. in 1974 Elementary Secondary . Total 9. A.dirstment of prior year grant As a result of changes in -grant calculations grants available for 1973 were decreased by $160,410. The adjustment of the grant necessitates a compensating change in the amounts required through local levies for those years. However due to the time lag between completion of the fiscal year and final calculations of the applicable grants, any adjustment of prior years has been applied in the year in which final approved grants are determined/ Since .the adjustment to. 1973 grants was not available at the time final requisitions were determined for 1973, the under requisition is to be applied to the 1975 requisitiOns as provided in Section 212 of The Education Act. Local taxation raised in 1974 On account Elementary of 1974 Local taxation raised in 1974 for current operating purposes $ 5,582,189 1973 over (under) levy applied to 1974 requisitions 275,178 Adjustment of prior years grants (Note 9) ( '60,936) $ 5,796,431 Secondary $ 4,965,117 ( 48,924) ( 99,47'4) $ 4,816,715