Audit 294809

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$1.15M
Findings
8
Programs
11
Organization: Evergreen Local School District (OH)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-03-13

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
375748 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
375749 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
375750 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
375751 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
952190 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
952191 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
952192 2023-002 Material Weakness - L
952193 2023-002 Material Weakness - L

Contacts

Name Title Type
SLSTH2NJT211 Brian Carroll Auditee
4196443521 Jonathan Lawless, Cfe Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: INDIRECT COST RATE The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of Evergreen Local School District, Fulton County, Ohio (the District’s) under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information on this Schedule is prepared 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in net position of the District.
Title: SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: INDIRECT COST RATE The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The District passes certain federal awards received from the Ohio Department of Education to other governments or not-for-profit agencies (subrecipients). As Note B describes, the District reports expenditures of Federal awards to subrecipients when paid in cash. As a subrecipient, the District has certain compliance responsibilities, such as monitoring its subrecipients to help assure they use these subawards as authorized by laws, regulations, and the provisions of contracts or grant agreements, and that subrecipients achieve the award’s performance goals.
Title: CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: INDIRECT COST RATE The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The District commingles cash receipts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture with similar State grants. When reporting expenditures on this Schedule, the District assumes it expends federal monies first.
Title: FOOD DONATION PROGRAM Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the cash basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures may or may not be allowable or may be limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: INDIRECT COST RATE The District has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The District reports commodities consumed on the Schedule at the entitlement value. The District allocated donated food commodities to the respective program that benefitted from the use of those donated food commodities.

Finding Details

Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.
Noncompliance and Material Weakness 2 CFR § 400.1 gives regulatory effect for the U. S. Department of Agriculture to the Office of Management and Budget guidance in subparts A through F of 2 CFR part 200, as supplemented by this part, as USDA policies and procedures for uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirement for Federal awards. 2 CFR § 200.303 requires that non-Federal entities receiving Federal awards (i.e., auditee management) establish and maintain effective internal control designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award. 2 CFR § 200.514(c) requires auditors to obtain an understanding of the non-Federal entity’s internal control over Federal programs sufficient to plan the audit to support a low assessed level of control risk of noncompliance for major programs, and, unless internal control is likely to be ineffective in preventing or detecting noncompliance, plan the testing of internal control over compliance for major programs to support a low assessed level of control risk for the assertions relevant to the compliance requirements for each major program and perform testing of internal control as planned. 7 CFR § 210.7(c) states, in part, to be entitled to reimbursement under this part, each school food authority shall ensure that the Claims for Reimbursement . . . accurately reflects the number of lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children, and the school food authority shall, at a minimum: (iii) Base Claims for Reimbursement on lunch counts, taken daily at the point of service, which correctly identify the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches served to eligible children; (iv) Correctly record, consolidate and report those lunch and supplement counts on the Claim for Reimbursement; and (v) Ensure that Claims for Reimbursement do not request payment for any excess lunches produced, as prohibited in § 210.10(a)(2), or non-Program lunches (i.e., a la carte or adult lunches) or for more than one meal supplement per child per day. 7 CFR § 210.8(c) states the Claim for Reimbursement shall include data in sufficient detail to justify the reimbursement claimed and to enable the State agency to provide the Report of School Program Operations required under §210.5(d) of this part. Such data shall include, at a minimum, the number of free, reduced price and paid lunches and meal supplements served to eligible children. The claim shall be signed by a school food authority official. Eight out of thirty (26.7%) site claim forms submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were inaccurate, since the District claimed less meals served than what was actually distributed. These errors occurred due to a weakness in internal controls, which failed to ensure site claim forms for reimbursable meals served at each building and submitted by the District to the Ohio Department of Education were entered correctly. Failure to properly report the number of eligible meals resulted in the District being under reimbursed $3,826. The District should implement policies and procedures to help ensure that monthly site claim forms for all District buildings are reviewed and submitted to reflect actual counts for reimbursable meals served.