Audit 298585

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$11.74M
Findings
4
Programs
13
Organization: Municipality of Patillas (PR)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-03-27
Auditor: Torres Fred & CO

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
386161 2023-004 - Yes F
386162 2023-005 - - I
962603 2023-004 - Yes F
962604 2023-005 - - I

Contacts

Name Title Type
Y5FSBLW2QEH1 Josvic Perez Auditee
7878393560 Frankie Torres Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (Schedule) includes the Federal grant activity of the Municipality of Patillas, Puerto Rico (Municipality) under programs of the Federal government for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The information in the 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). Therefore, some amounts presented in this Schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. The reporting entity is defined in Note 1 (B) to the basic financial statements.
Title: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. 1.       The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred.
Title: ASSISTANCE LISTING NUMBER Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Assistance Listing Number, formerly known as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number, is a five-digit number assigned in the awarding document for all Federal assistance awards, including Federal grants and cooperative agreements. This number is a program identification number. The first two digits identify the federal department or agency that administers the program, and the last three numbers are assigned by numerical sequence. State or local government redistributions of federal awards to the Municipality, known as “pass–through awards”, should be treated by the Municipality as though they were received directly from the federal government. The Uniform Guidance requires the schedule to include the name of the pass–through entity and the identifying number assigned by the pass-through entity for the federal awards received as a sub recipient. Numbers identified as N/A are not applicable and numbers identified as N/AV are not available.
Title: INDIRECT COSTS Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: MAJOR PROGRAMS Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Major programs are identified in the Summary of Auditor’s Results Section of the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.
Title: RELATIONSHIP TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accounting Policies: 1. The Schedule is prepared from Municipality’s accounting records and presents only a selected portion of the operations of the Municipality, it is not intended to, and does not present, the financial position or changes in net position of the Municipality. 2. The Municipality in accordance with the terms and conditions of the grants, records the financial transactions which are consistent with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 3. Expenditures are recognized in the accounting period in which the liability is incurred, if measurable or when actually paid, whichever occurs first. 4. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for the programs Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) and Disaster Grants- Public Assistance. Expenditures for HCV Program are equal to the ACC subsidy for the PHA fiscal period. Expenditures for Disaster Grants- Public Assistance are recognized in the period when; (a) FEMA has approved the PW and (b) eligible expenditures are incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The Municipality has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. SEE NOTE TO SEFA IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Finding Details

MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS, PUERTO RICO SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 SECTION III – Federal Award Finding and Questioned Costs FINDING 2023-004 FEDERAL PROGRAM HEAD START (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 93.600) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CATEGORY INTERNAL CONTROL/COMPLIANCE NONCOMPLIANCE EQUIPMENT AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS The Municipality and the Head Start Program are not maintaining adequate internal controls over property and equipment items acquired with Federal Funds. In testing property and equipment, we noted the following: • The property records do not indicate, among other things the source of the property, who holds title, the acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the property, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal. CRITERIA 2 CFR 200.313 (d) and the 45 CFR 75.320 (d) establishes that procedures for managing equipment will, as a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of property, who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the property, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft shall be investigated. CAUSE The Head Start Program has inadequate internal control procedures that guarantee adequate records, registering and safeguarding of property and equipment. EFFECT Due to the lack of internal controls and property accounting records, we could not validate the accuracy and completeness of the annual physical inventory report and any other related report against an accounting general ledger accounts. The Municipality is exposed to the risk of possible unauthorized use and disposition of equipment due to the lack of internal controls and property records. RECOMMENDATION The Head Start Program must prepare a report including a full description of the assets, location, use, responsible person, cost, and any other pertinent data. In addition, the Program should establish a property control account and a subsidiary ledger to provide for the reconciliation of property. QUESTIONED COST: None PRIOR YEAR 2022-004
MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS, PUERTO RICO SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 SECTION III – Federal Award Finding and Questioned Costs FINDING 2023-005 FEDERAL PROGRAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO.14.228) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PASS THROUGH STATE HOUSING DEPARTMENT CATEGORY INTERNAL CONTROL/COMPLIANCE NONCOMPLIANCE PROCUREMENT AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CONDITIONS During our audits test we noted that the Municipality did not include the applicable clauses in two of the contracts as required by 2 CRF section 200.327. CRITERIA The contract for the delegation of funds between the Municipality and the Department of Housing of Puerto Rico establishes that the subrecipient must ensure that every contract to purchase goods and services paid with CDBG funds include the applicable contract clauses required by the 2 CFR section 200.327 appendix II. CAUSE The Municipal Secretary Office failed to take internal control measures to ensure that the contracts included all clauses required by applicable regulations. EFFECT The Municipality is in noncompliance with the applicable requirements. RECOMMENDATION The Municipal Secretary Office should implement adequate internal control procedures to ensure that the contracts contain all the clauses required by the federal regulation. QUESTIONED COST: None PRIOR YEAR Not Applicable
MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS, PUERTO RICO SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 SECTION III – Federal Award Finding and Questioned Costs FINDING 2023-004 FEDERAL PROGRAM HEAD START (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO. 93.600) DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CATEGORY INTERNAL CONTROL/COMPLIANCE NONCOMPLIANCE EQUIPMENT AND REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CONDITIONS The Municipality and the Head Start Program are not maintaining adequate internal controls over property and equipment items acquired with Federal Funds. In testing property and equipment, we noted the following: • The property records do not indicate, among other things the source of the property, who holds title, the acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the property, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal. CRITERIA 2 CFR 200.313 (d) and the 45 CFR 75.320 (d) establishes that procedures for managing equipment will, as a minimum, meet the following requirements: (1) Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of property, who holds title, the acquisition date, and cost of the property, percentage of Federal participation in the cost of the property, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sale price of the property. (3) A control system must be developed to ensure adequate safeguards to prevent loss, damage, or theft of the property. Any loss, damage, or theft shall be investigated. CAUSE The Head Start Program has inadequate internal control procedures that guarantee adequate records, registering and safeguarding of property and equipment. EFFECT Due to the lack of internal controls and property accounting records, we could not validate the accuracy and completeness of the annual physical inventory report and any other related report against an accounting general ledger accounts. The Municipality is exposed to the risk of possible unauthorized use and disposition of equipment due to the lack of internal controls and property records. RECOMMENDATION The Head Start Program must prepare a report including a full description of the assets, location, use, responsible person, cost, and any other pertinent data. In addition, the Program should establish a property control account and a subsidiary ledger to provide for the reconciliation of property. QUESTIONED COST: None PRIOR YEAR 2022-004
MUNICIPALITY OF PATILLAS, PUERTO RICO SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 SECTION III – Federal Award Finding and Questioned Costs FINDING 2023-005 FEDERAL PROGRAM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) (ASSISTANCE LISTING NO.14.228) DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PASS THROUGH STATE HOUSING DEPARTMENT CATEGORY INTERNAL CONTROL/COMPLIANCE NONCOMPLIANCE PROCUREMENT AND SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT CONDITIONS During our audits test we noted that the Municipality did not include the applicable clauses in two of the contracts as required by 2 CRF section 200.327. CRITERIA The contract for the delegation of funds between the Municipality and the Department of Housing of Puerto Rico establishes that the subrecipient must ensure that every contract to purchase goods and services paid with CDBG funds include the applicable contract clauses required by the 2 CFR section 200.327 appendix II. CAUSE The Municipal Secretary Office failed to take internal control measures to ensure that the contracts included all clauses required by applicable regulations. EFFECT The Municipality is in noncompliance with the applicable requirements. RECOMMENDATION The Municipal Secretary Office should implement adequate internal control procedures to ensure that the contracts contain all the clauses required by the federal regulation. QUESTIONED COST: None PRIOR YEAR Not Applicable