7450 - PROPERTY INVENTORY

School District of Winter

Bylaws & Policies

7450 - PROPERTY INVENTORY

As steward of this District's property, the Board of Education recognizes that efficient management and full replacement upon loss requires accurate inventory and properly maintained property records.

The Board shall maintain a continuous inventory of all District-owned equipment and supplies, including computing devises, every year and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) reporting requirements.

For purposes of this policy, "equipment" means tangible personal property (including information technology systems) having a useful life of more than one (1) year and a per-unit acquisition cost which equals or exceeds the State threshold amount for equipment.

Capital assets include equipment as well as the following:

	A.	land, buildings (facilities), and intellectual property (including software) whether acquired by purchase, construction, manufacture, lease-purchase, exchange, or through capital leases

	B.	additions, improvements, modifications, replacements, rearrangements, reinstallations, renovations or alterations to capital assets that materially increase their value or useful life (not ordinary repairs and maintenance)

Capital expenditures, which are expenditures for capital assets, require prior written approval in order to be allowable in certain situations. General purpose equipment, buildings, and land, as well as improvements to land, buildings, or equipment which materially increase their value or useful life, are unallowable as direct charges unless the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity provides prior written approval. Whereas capital expenditures for special purpose equipment are allowable as direct costs, provided that items with a unit cost of $5,000 or more have the prior written approval of the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity.

"Computing devices" are machines used to acquire, store, analyze, process, and publish data and other information electronically, including accessories for printing, transmitting and receiving, or storing electronic information. Examples of computing devices include laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc. Computing devices are classified as equipment if their acquisition cost meets the above-mentioned equipment threshold. Computing devices that do not meet the acquisition cost threshold are considered supplies. Regardless of whether a computing device is classified as an equipment or supply, it must be counted during the inventory.

It shall be the duty of the bookkeeper to ensure that inventories are recorded systematically and accurately and property records of equipment are updated and adjusted annually by reference to purchase orders and withdrawal reports.

Major items of equipment shall be subject to annual spot check inventory to determine loss, mislocation, or depreciation; any major loss shall be reported to the Board.

The bookkeeper shall maintain a system of property records which shall show, as appropriate to the item recorded, the description and identification, manufacturer, year of purchase, initial cost, location, and evaluation in conformity with insurance requirements.

Equipment and computing devices acquired under a Federal award will vest upon acquisition to the District, subject to the following conditions:

A.	The property shall be used in the program or project for which it was acquired as long as needed, whether or not the project or program continues to be supported by the Federal award.

	1.	When no longer needed for the original program or project, the property may be used in other activities in the following order of priority: (1) activities under a Federal award from the Federal awarding agency which funded the original program or project; then (2) activities under Federal awards from other Federal awarding agencies.

	2.	During the time that property is used on the project or program for which it was acquired, the District must also make the property available for use on other projects or programs currently or previously supported by the Federal program, provided that the use will not interfere with the work on the original project or program.

B.	The property shall not be encumbered without the approval of the Federal awarding agency or the pass-through entity.

C.	The property may only be used and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Federal awarding agency or the pass-through entity and Policy 7300 and Policy 7310 and AG 7310.

D.	Property records shall be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the FAIN), title entity, acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the project costs for the award under which the property was acquired, the location, use, and condition of the property, and ultimate disposition data, including date of disposal and sale price of the property, in accordance with this policy.


	E.	A physical inventory of the property must be taken and results reconciled with property records at least once every two (2) years, in accordance with this policy.

	F.	A control system shall be developed to provide adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any such loss, damage, or theft shall be investigated.

	G.	Adequate maintenance procedures shall be implemented to keep the property in good condition.

2 C.F.R. 200.313