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San Carlos City Water District Executive Summary 2016
San Carlos City Water District Executive Summary 2016
San Carlos City Water District Executive Summary 2016
A. Introduction
The water supply system of San Carlos City was originally constructed in
1932 by the Provincial Government. It was managed by the former National Works
and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA now MWSS) and later the Municipal
Government.
On October 15, 2014, San Carlos City Water District entered into a JOINT
VENTURE AGREEMENT with the Prime Water Infrastructure Corporation for the
financing, development, rehabilitation, improvement, expansion and maintenance of
the water supply system of San Carlos City.
B. Financial Highlights
i
Earnings, thereby overstating the account by the same amount contrary to Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles which prescribed the practice of matching concept.
ii
We further recommended that the financial position of the District should be
presented and be discussed with the members of the Board of Directors for them
to go over the effects under the JV agreements if these conform with the
standards on Joint Venture to include among others the control over the
operation of the water supply system; whether the annual revenue share given is
sufficient to address the necessary and mandatory expenses of the District; the
accounting method used if indeed a JV exist following the guidelines of the
PFRS; and, other relevant issues the District encounters during its initial
operation.
e. Employees share for GSIS compulsory premiums, arrearages and interests for
non-payment covering the period June 1978 to March 1992 were paid by the
District based on a MOA contrary to COA Circular No. 2012-003 dated October
29, 2012 on the prevention and disallowance of Irregular, Unnecessary,
Excessive, Extravagant and Unconscionable Expenses.
iii
f. Payment of Representation Allowance and Transportation Allowance (RATA)
of Division Managers of a district under a Joint Venture Agreement was made
contrary to the guidelines under Section 59 of Republic Act (RA) No. 10717,
the General Appropriations Act of 2016 and DBM Budget Circular (BC) No.
548 dated May 15, 2013.
b) Review the staffing pattern of the district and employ the straight
listing under the Revised Local Water District guidelines.
g. The granting, utilization and liquidation of cash advances were made contrary to
the provisions under COA Circular No. 2012-001 dated June 14, 2012 and
Section 101 of P.D. 1445, resulting to the abuse in the use of government funds.
h. The District granted rice allowance to its employees at a rate of ₱1,500.00 per
month without any law authorizing the grant of such allowance hence subject to
disallowance pursuant to COA Circular 2012-003 dated October 29, 2012
providing guidelines for the prevention and disallowance of Irregular,
Unnecessary, Excessive, Extravagant and Unconscionable Expenditures
(IUEEU).
iv
We recommended Management to stop the grant of rice allowance as there is no
law that authorized said allowance. Only those employees who are incumbents
as of July 1, 1989 may be granted pursuant to DBM-CCC No. 10 and various
Supreme Court rulings and jurisprudence.
j. SCWD failed to include in the terms and conditions the proper accounting of
Property Plant and Equipment and the corresponding depreciation expenses
which resulted in the non-recognition of the same in the books for the CY 2015.
In effect this resulted in the incurrence of net loss amounting to ₱6,912,897.49
for CY 2016.
Amount
a. Suspensions ₱ -0-
b. Disallowance ₱ 25,012,196.12
c. Charges ₱ -0-