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The Office of Missouri State Auditor

Scott Fitzpatrick

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Report No. 2008-22
April 2008
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A review was conducted by our office of Senate Bill 40 Boards.

Senate Bill 40 (SB40) Boards administer and establish and/or operate sheltered workshops, residence facilities, and/or related services for the care or employment of persons with developmental disabilities. Of Missouri's 114 counties and the city of St. Louis, 85 have established SB 40 Boards. Sixty of the 85 SB40 Boards are located in third-class counties that are required to be audited by the State Auditor's Office. These 60 SB40 Boards levied approximately $12 million in property taxes in 2007, while their total receipts for 2007 were approximately $25 million and total cash balances were approximately $14 million. Several of these boards had significant cash balances in relation to their annual disbursements.

The most common audit findings in third-class county audit reports included:

  • Lack of  budgetary practices and published financial statements
  • Inadequate procedures to monitor collateral securities
  • Lack of written contracts, contracts that did not establish minimum levels of service or require the not-for-profit agency to report services or submit documentation to support the disbursements
  • Problems with meeting minutes
  • Accumulation of significant cash reserves without documentation of specific plans for their use

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