Audit 28432

FY End
2022-12-31
Total Expended
$4.46M
Findings
2
Programs
19
Organization: Ionia County (MI)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-07-02

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
25777 2022-003 Significant Deficiency - I
602219 2022-003 Significant Deficiency - I

Contacts

Name Title Type
VVZDLA7H4EC5 Timothy Dame Auditee
6165275300 Paul Matz, Cpa, Cgfm Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of Ionia County, Michigan (the County) under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the County.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance or other applicable guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.

Finding Details

2022-003 ? Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance / Significant Deficency in Interal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Federal Programs. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The County did not verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the County was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation. We recommend that the County verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred. View of Responsible Officials. The County will review vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds to ensure that they are not suspended or debarred.
2022-003 ? Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance / Significant Deficency in Interal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Federal Programs. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The County did not verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the County. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the County was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding. Recommendation. We recommend that the County verify that any of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred. View of Responsible Officials. The County will review vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds to ensure that they are not suspended or debarred.