Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: Bob Melton
Department: County Auditor
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FILE Office of the County Auditor's Audit of Broward Sheriff's Office Training Center Project - Report No. 24-23.
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Summary Explanation/Background
We conducted an Audit of Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) Training Center Project (referred to throughout this report as the Training Center, Project, or Facility) pursuant to the "Memorandum of Understanding Between Broward County and the Sheriff of Broward County Relating to the Design and Construction of the Broward Sheriff's Office Training Center" (MOU).
The objectives of our audit were to determine whether project funding is adequate to meet anticipated Project costs, whether total Project costs and transactions were appropriately approved, for reasonable purposes, and in compliance with MOU and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and whether Broward County (County) and BSO processes and controls adhered to the MOU and good business practices.
We conclude that project funding is not adequate to meet anticipated project costs. Specifically, we note that the total anticipated Project costs are $73.7 million while dedicated Project funding is $64.5 million, consisting of $55.5 million appropriated by the County, $8.6 million reallocated by BSO, and $0.4 million from the BSO Law Enforcement Trust Fund (BSO LETF), resulting in a $9.2 million funding shortfall as of June 19, 2024. We conclude that, except as noted in our report, total Project costs and transactions were appropriately approved, for reasonable purposes, and in compliance with the MOU and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and County and BSO processes and contro...
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