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FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND FISCAL STAFF

Public Health Budgeting Accounting & Reporting system (BARS). FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND FISCAL STAFF. APRIL 1, 2014. Webinar Guidelines. Mute your phone Do NOT use Hold Write down your questions When commenting or asking a question, remember to: Un-mute your phone

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FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND FISCAL STAFF

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  1. Public Health Budgeting Accounting & Reporting system (BARS) FOR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS AND FISCAL STAFF APRIL 1, 2014

  2. Webinar Guidelines • Mute your phone • Do NOT use Hold • Write down your questions • When commenting or asking a question, remember to: • Un-mute your phone • Identify yourself and your agency • Address issues that are relevant to the majority of participants • More specific issues will be addressed outside of the webinar • We will not be using the text chat during this webinar

  3. Question 1 Including you, how many people are watching this session at your current location? • 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 or more

  4. Question 2 For fiscal staff, how long have you been in your current role at your current agency? • Less than a year • 1 - 2 years • 3 or more years

  5. Question 3 If you are responsible for completing the BARS report this year, is this your first time? • Yes • No

  6. Question 4 Have you taken BARS training provided by the State Auditors Office (SAO) through the Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA)? • Yes • No

  7. Outline for Today’s Training • Why is BARS important? • What is BARS and where did it come from? • How does BARS work? • What do I need to report? • What next? • How can I learn more?

  8. Why is BARS Important? BARS data is used to: • Answer questions from policy makers • Legislature • Governor’s office • Office of Financial Management (OFM) • County commissioners/local boards of health • Federal agencies (e.g. CDC) • National efforts (RWJ, IOM, ASTHO, NACCHO) • To report on how state general funds to LHJs are used • Local Capacity Development Funds (LCDF) • MVET Replacement • 5930 / Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) • County Public Health Assistance

  9. Why is BARS important? (cont.) BARS data is used to: • To understand financing of local public health • PHIP Finance Committee • PHIP Foundational Public Health Services • Research • Others • Examples • Funding – revenue source, trends, comparisons • Spending

  10. Example 1 • Revenue by Fund Source • All LHJs 2011

  11. PIE CHART 1 • Example 3 • Revenue, by Fund Sources for Two LHJs • Serving a Similar Sized Populations • 2011 LHJ B LHJ A

  12. PIE CHART 1 • Example 4 • How 5930 Funds Were Spent • All LHJs 2011

  13. What is BARS & Where Did It Come From? • Budgeting, Accounting and Reporting System (BARS) • A chart of accounts • The Law (RCW43.09.200) • The state auditor shall formulate, prescribe, and install a system of accounting and reporting for all local governments, which shall be uniform for every public institution, and every public office, and every public account of the same class. The system shall exhibit true accounts and detailed statements of funds collected, received, and expended for account of the public for any purpose whatever, and by all public officers, employees, or other persons. (1909) • Many states require similar reporting from local governments

  14. What is BARS & Where Did It Come From? • State Auditor’s Office (SAO) designed and manages the chart of account for Washington State • Establish revenue and expenditure codes and definitions • Coordinate with state agencies that can establish more detailed expenditure codes and definitions • Publish manuals and state agency supplemental manuals • Provide training • Collect and publish data and reports • All local governments are required to use BARS to report to SAO each June • For LHJs • Districts report directly to SAO • Departments, the county reports to SAO

  15. Budgeting, Accounting & Reporting System (BARS)

  16. Anatomy of a BARS Code

  17. Anatomy of a BARS Code – Revenue Examples

  18. Anatomy of a BARS Code

  19. Anatomy of a BARS Code – Expenditure Examples

  20. Examples of Linking Revenue & Expenditure Codes

  21. Question 5 What accounting method does your agency use? • Cash • Accrual

  22. What & How Do I Report to DOH? • Cash/Accrual • Identifier Data • Rows – Expenditure Codes & Amounts • Columns – Revenue Codes & Amounts • Include all 7 digits even if the later 4 are zeros

  23. What Does DOH Do with Your Data? • Reconciliation • Compares your BARS data with our record of Con Con payments (we know that Con Con represents only a part of your total revenue) • Common Issues • Old BARS codes • Putting data in the wrong column • Not using the template provided • FTE’s not provided • Formula errors • Post-Reconciliation • Revise individual LHJ reports and combine revenue codes • Aggregate individual reports into statewide summary • DOH reviews and publishes in hardcopy and on the web

  24. What Happens Then? • Each LHJ receives 2 hardcopies of the BARS report • All data will be on the web by July 2014 • Used to: • Understand how the local public health system is funded • Answer questions from elected officials • Research • National interest in the data

  25. National Interest in an Uniform Chart of Accounts for Public Health • Institute of Medicine (IOM) For the Public’s Health: Investing in a Healthier Future 2012 • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) • National Association of City & County Health Officials (NACCHO) Public Health Uniform National Data System (PHUND$)

  26. Future • Long-term planning to improve BARS • State/Local Workgroup to make improvements • Learn more about processes used by LHJs, DOH, and SAO – how can the processes be streamlined and simplified? • Learn more about who is using BARS and how • Update BARS expenditure codes and definitions to better reflect our work – both currently and into the future

  27. How Can I Learn More? • State Auditor’s Office (SAO) www.sao.wa.gov/Pages/default.aspx • Washington Finance Officers Association (WFOA) www.wfoa.org/default.asp www.mrsc.org/associations/wfoa/register/training.aspx • Washington State Department of Revenue Information for Local Government http://dor.wa.gov/content/doingbusiness/ localgovernment.aspx

  28. Contacts Marie Flake – (360) 236-4063 marie.flake@doh.wa.gov Charles Messer – (360) 236-3950 charles.messer@doh.wa.gov Questions may be submitted to: Tom Rogers, DOH Grants Manager tom.rogers@doh.wa.gov

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