3 | Audit of Contracted Human Services August 2024 Background and ObjectiveS The Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller’s Internal Audit Department and Office of the Inspector General has completed an audit of Contracted Human Services. The audit was planned and conducted in conformance with the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain sufficient, appropriate evidence to provide a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. We believe the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions based on our audit objectives. The purpose of the audit was to review compliance with the eligibility requirements within the Contracted Human Services contract as well as the reimbursement payment requirements. Background Sarasota County Health and Human Services’ mission is to facilitate partnerships, set priorities, leverage community resources, establish coordinating structures and secure funding sources to create integrated human services delivery systems that meet the needs of the citizens. One of these programs, Contracted Human Services, provides funding to nonprofit entities providing services that are critical and strategically effective to the well-being of the community. Each year Health and Human Services accepts applications from various nonprofit agencies. These agencies undergo a review process to determine the merits of each organization. The Contracted Human Services advisory council recommends allocations of funding to subsidize services that are: identified as being most essential or valuable to the well-being of the community and prioritized as being most critical or strategically effective to the welfare of the community. Each agency submits an application for review with Contracted Human Services and must meet certain minimum standards of eligibility such as: • Be recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)3 nonprofit status. • The portion of the program or service to be County funded must be provided exclusively to Sarasota County Residents. • The provider must demonstrate their capability for responsible administration and accountability of public funds.
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