Audit 15657

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$3.56M
Findings
8
Programs
26
Organization: City of Brewer (ME)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-02-05

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
11827 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
11828 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
11829 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
11830 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
588269 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
588270 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
588271 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A
588272 2023-001 Significant Deficiency - A

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
84.425 Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief 3 - Covid $957,422 Yes 1
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities - 2018 $665,728 Yes 0
84.010 Title Ia Disadvantaged $493,127 - 0
84.027 Special Education State Grants Individuals with Disabilities Act $376,835 - 0
10.555 National School Lunch Program $348,965 - 0
21.027 Arp Extended Learning Opportunities - Covid $106,697 - 0
84.367 Title Iia - Supporting Effective Instruction $87,966 - 0
10.553 National School Lunch Program - Breakfast Program $80,330 - 0
84.027 Local Entitlement - Arp - Covid $63,146 - 0
10.555 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $51,203 - 0
10.555 Food Donation Program $37,968 - 0
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $37,551 - 0
21.027 2022 Dwsrf - Covid $36,803 - 0
84.424 Title IV - Student Support and Academic Enrichment $32,990 - 0
84.425 Governor Emergency Relief Funding (geer) - Waves $29,162 Yes 1
84.425 Crrsa Homeless And/or Multilanguage Learners $23,414 Yes 1
97.067 Homeland Security Grant - Pd - Intelligence Sharing Equip Delphi Solutions $15,450 - 0
84.425 Crrsa Esser - Learning Loss - Learning Management System $12,940 Yes 1
84.173 Special Education State Grants Individuals with Disabilities Act Pre-K $12,882 - 0
84.173 Local Entitlement - Arp - Covid Pre-K $9,819 - 0
66.468 Cgdwsrf - 2021 Source Water Protection Grant $8,788 - 0
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $6,821 - 0
10.664 Volunteer Fire Assistance Grant - 2023 $2,047 - 0
20.205 I395 Extension Eastern Avenue Water Line Relocation $1,764 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $1,256 - 0
21.016 Equitable Sharing Program - Asset Forfeiture $753 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
PGV6VDDB8PF8 Karen Fussell Auditee
2079898440 Casey Leonard Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Accounting Policies: A. Reporting Entity - The accompanying schedule includes all federal award programs of the City of Brewer, Maine for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The reporting entity is defined in Notes to Basic Financial Statements of the City of Brewer, Maine. B. Basis of Presentation - The information in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is presented in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. 1. Pursuant to the Uniform Guidance, federal financial assistance is defined as assistance provided by a federal agency, either directly or indirectly, in the form of grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, loans, loan guarantees, property, interest subsidies, insurance or direct appropriations. 2. Major Programs - the Uniform Guidance establishes the level of expenditures to be used in defining major federal financial award programs. Major programs for the City of Brewer, Maine have been identified in the attached Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs – Summary of Auditor’s Results. C. Basis of Accounting - The information presented in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is presented on a modified accrual basis of accounting, which is a basis consistent with the City of Brewer, Maine’s fund financial statements. The grants included are all accounted for on a modified accrual basis of accounting as described in the notes to the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Indirect Cost Rate - The City of Brewer, Maine has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

Finding Details

2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None
2023-001 – U.S. Department of Education, For the Period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, Assistance Listing #84.425 – Internal Controls over Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund Criteria: Time and effort documentation is required to ensure activities charged to the ESSER grant are allowable. Statement of Condition: Of the three employees tested, one did not have time and effort documentation. Cause: This appears to be an oversight in not ensuring that all employee time charged to the grant had proper time and effort documentation. Effect: Unallowable payroll expenditures may have been charged to the program. Recommendation: Management should ensure that all employee time charged to the grant has proper time and effort documentation. Questioned Costs: None