Audit 306672

FY End
2020-12-31
Total Expended
$4.11M
Findings
20
Programs
12
Organization: Akiachak Native Community (AK)
Year: 2020 Accepted: 2024-05-20

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
397957 2020-006 Material Weakness Yes L
397958 2020-006 Material Weakness Yes L
397959 2020-007 Material Weakness Yes C
397960 2020-007 Material Weakness Yes C
397961 2020-008 Material Weakness Yes AB
397962 2020-008 Material Weakness Yes AB
397963 2020-009 Material Weakness Yes AB
397964 2020-009 Material Weakness Yes AB
397965 2020-010 Significant Deficiency - L
397966 2020-010 Significant Deficiency - L
974399 2020-006 Material Weakness Yes L
974400 2020-006 Material Weakness Yes L
974401 2020-007 Material Weakness Yes C
974402 2020-007 Material Weakness Yes C
974403 2020-008 Material Weakness Yes AB
974404 2020-008 Material Weakness Yes AB
974405 2020-009 Material Weakness Yes AB
974406 2020-009 Material Weakness Yes AB
974407 2020-010 Significant Deficiency - L
974408 2020-010 Significant Deficiency - L

Contacts

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VMZZCN9LCJ35 Jonathon Lomack Auditee
9078254626 Grant R. Todd Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 3. Passed Through Awards Accounting Policies: Note 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of Akiachak Native Community under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2020. 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 Akiachak Native Community, it is not intended to and does not present the basic financial statements of Akiachak Native Community. Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts shown on the schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Akiachak Native Community has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimus indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. No amounts were passed through to subrecipients.

Finding Details

Finding 2020-006 Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires that the reporting package be submitted within the earlier of 9 months after year end or 30 days after the report issuance in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, section 200.512. Condition and Context: The Community did not adhere to the Uniform Guidance requirement of submitting the reporting package within the earlier of 30 days after the receipt of the audit report, or the nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: Lack of internal controls around Uniform Guidance requirements. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with reporting requirements. Questioned costs: None. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-006, therefore we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management comply with Uniform Guidance reporting requirements. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-006 Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires that the reporting package be submitted within the earlier of 9 months after year end or 30 days after the report issuance in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, section 200.512. Condition and Context: The Community did not adhere to the Uniform Guidance requirement of submitting the reporting package within the earlier of 30 days after the receipt of the audit report, or the nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: Lack of internal controls around Uniform Guidance requirements. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with reporting requirements. Questioned costs: None. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-006, therefore we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management comply with Uniform Guidance reporting requirements. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-007 Lack of Internal Control Over Cash Management Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: The requirement for cash management, as contained in 2 CFR 200.305, states advanced cash payments must be used only for applicable grant programs. Condition and Context: Procedures related to cash management were inadequate to ensure that funds drawn down were not used for other grant expenditures. The Community’s cash balances at December 31, 2020 were $401,474 and total unearned revenue was $2,427,781, leading to a cash shortfall of $2,026,307. This resulted from the temporary borrowing of federal funds to pay expenses in the General Fund and other federal award programs. Deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 was $631,800 in the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Cause: Lack of internal controls over cash management. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with 2 CFR 200.305 related to cash management requirements. Deposits were used to fund other programs of the Community. Questioned costs: $2,026,307, which is the shortfall between cash balances and unearned revenue balances. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-007; therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend the Community monitor grant budgets and drawdowns throughout the year and ensure that program funds are not being lent or borrowed between programs in an effort to ensure that unearned revenue balances do not exceed total cash. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-007 Lack of Internal Control Over Cash Management Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: The requirement for cash management, as contained in 2 CFR 200.305, states advanced cash payments must be used only for applicable grant programs. Condition and Context: Procedures related to cash management were inadequate to ensure that funds drawn down were not used for other grant expenditures. The Community’s cash balances at December 31, 2020 were $401,474 and total unearned revenue was $2,427,781, leading to a cash shortfall of $2,026,307. This resulted from the temporary borrowing of federal funds to pay expenses in the General Fund and other federal award programs. Deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 was $631,800 in the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Cause: Lack of internal controls over cash management. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with 2 CFR 200.305 related to cash management requirements. Deposits were used to fund other programs of the Community. Questioned costs: $2,026,307, which is the shortfall between cash balances and unearned revenue balances. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-007; therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend the Community monitor grant budgets and drawdowns throughout the year and ensure that program funds are not being lent or borrowed between programs in an effort to ensure that unearned revenue balances do not exceed total cash. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-008 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per OMB 200.403(a) costs should be necessary and reasonable for the performance of the federal award. Condition and Context: The Community could not provide adequate supporting documentation for costs charged to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. During our review of non-payroll costs charged to the program, the Community could not provide supporting documentation (invoice, check request, or management approval) for 18 of the 27 non-payroll transactions charged to the program. Cause: Lack of internal controls over supporting documentation and approval over expenditures charged to the programs. Effect: Lack of internal control over cash disbursements pose the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: Actual and likely questioned costs are below the reporting threshold of $25,000. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-008, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that only allowable costs are charged to the program and that supporting documentation be kept for all transactions. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-008 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per OMB 200.403(a) costs should be necessary and reasonable for the performance of the federal award. Condition and Context: The Community could not provide adequate supporting documentation for costs charged to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. During our review of non-payroll costs charged to the program, the Community could not provide supporting documentation (invoice, check request, or management approval) for 18 of the 27 non-payroll transactions charged to the program. Cause: Lack of internal controls over supporting documentation and approval over expenditures charged to the programs. Effect: Lack of internal control over cash disbursements pose the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: Actual and likely questioned costs are below the reporting threshold of $25,000. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-008, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that only allowable costs are charged to the program and that supporting documentation be kept for all transactions. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-009 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Costs Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per 2 CFR part 200.430, personnel expenses recorded into a federal program must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. Hourly employees should be paid for hours worked and documented through a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable and properly allocated. Internal controls procedures should be in place to ensure that all cash disbursements and payroll transactions are adequately supported by documentation, approved with accurate account coding on the approval form, retained for support either in the vendor, employee, or program file. Condition and Context: During our testing of payroll transactions charged to the program, we noted that the Community is incorrectly calculating the gross pay from the timesheets. The Community is taking the employee’s hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked with minutes calculated using 100 minutes per hour instead of 60 minutes. This results in an underpayment on any partial hour worked. Additionally, we noted that nearly all employees tested did not have approved pay rates in their personnel files. Cause: Lack of internal controls over payroll transactions. Effect: Lack of internal control over payroll transactions poses the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: None noted. In all cases noted, the employees were under paid. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-009, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that all paychecks are supported by an approved pay rate, hours worked agree to the hours paid and are accurately calculated. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-009 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Costs Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per 2 CFR part 200.430, personnel expenses recorded into a federal program must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. Hourly employees should be paid for hours worked and documented through a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable and properly allocated. Internal controls procedures should be in place to ensure that all cash disbursements and payroll transactions are adequately supported by documentation, approved with accurate account coding on the approval form, retained for support either in the vendor, employee, or program file. Condition and Context: During our testing of payroll transactions charged to the program, we noted that the Community is incorrectly calculating the gross pay from the timesheets. The Community is taking the employee’s hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked with minutes calculated using 100 minutes per hour instead of 60 minutes. This results in an underpayment on any partial hour worked. Additionally, we noted that nearly all employees tested did not have approved pay rates in their personnel files. Cause: Lack of internal controls over payroll transactions. Effect: Lack of internal control over payroll transactions poses the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: None noted. In all cases noted, the employees were under paid. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-009, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that all paychecks are supported by an approved pay rate, hours worked agree to the hours paid and are accurately calculated. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-010 Lack of Internal Controls Over Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance and noncompliance. Criteria: Reporting requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund state that the recipient shall provide quarterly financial progress reports for the covered period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on December 30, 2020. The first report was due no later than September 21, 2020, and the second report was due no later than October 13, 2020. Condition and Context: During our compliance testing over reporting requirements it was determined that management had not submitted any quarterly reports. Cause: Lack of internal controls over reporting requirements. Effect: Failure to follow reporting requirements could result in the loss of federal funding. Questioned costs: None noted. Repeat finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend that management complies with all reporting requirements of the program. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-010 Lack of Internal Controls Over Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance and noncompliance. Criteria: Reporting requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund state that the recipient shall provide quarterly financial progress reports for the covered period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on December 30, 2020. The first report was due no later than September 21, 2020, and the second report was due no later than October 13, 2020. Condition and Context: During our compliance testing over reporting requirements it was determined that management had not submitted any quarterly reports. Cause: Lack of internal controls over reporting requirements. Effect: Failure to follow reporting requirements could result in the loss of federal funding. Questioned costs: None noted. Repeat finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend that management complies with all reporting requirements of the program. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-006 Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires that the reporting package be submitted within the earlier of 9 months after year end or 30 days after the report issuance in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, section 200.512. Condition and Context: The Community did not adhere to the Uniform Guidance requirement of submitting the reporting package within the earlier of 30 days after the receipt of the audit report, or the nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: Lack of internal controls around Uniform Guidance requirements. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with reporting requirements. Questioned costs: None. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-006, therefore we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management comply with Uniform Guidance reporting requirements. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-006 Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Uniform Guidance requires that the reporting package be submitted within the earlier of 9 months after year end or 30 days after the report issuance in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR part 200, subpart F, section 200.512. Condition and Context: The Community did not adhere to the Uniform Guidance requirement of submitting the reporting package within the earlier of 30 days after the receipt of the audit report, or the nine months after the end of the audit period. Cause: Lack of internal controls around Uniform Guidance requirements. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with reporting requirements. Questioned costs: None. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-006, therefore we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management comply with Uniform Guidance reporting requirements. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-007 Lack of Internal Control Over Cash Management Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: The requirement for cash management, as contained in 2 CFR 200.305, states advanced cash payments must be used only for applicable grant programs. Condition and Context: Procedures related to cash management were inadequate to ensure that funds drawn down were not used for other grant expenditures. The Community’s cash balances at December 31, 2020 were $401,474 and total unearned revenue was $2,427,781, leading to a cash shortfall of $2,026,307. This resulted from the temporary borrowing of federal funds to pay expenses in the General Fund and other federal award programs. Deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 was $631,800 in the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Cause: Lack of internal controls over cash management. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with 2 CFR 200.305 related to cash management requirements. Deposits were used to fund other programs of the Community. Questioned costs: $2,026,307, which is the shortfall between cash balances and unearned revenue balances. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-007; therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend the Community monitor grant budgets and drawdowns throughout the year and ensure that program funds are not being lent or borrowed between programs in an effort to ensure that unearned revenue balances do not exceed total cash. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-007 Lack of Internal Control Over Cash Management Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: The requirement for cash management, as contained in 2 CFR 200.305, states advanced cash payments must be used only for applicable grant programs. Condition and Context: Procedures related to cash management were inadequate to ensure that funds drawn down were not used for other grant expenditures. The Community’s cash balances at December 31, 2020 were $401,474 and total unearned revenue was $2,427,781, leading to a cash shortfall of $2,026,307. This resulted from the temporary borrowing of federal funds to pay expenses in the General Fund and other federal award programs. Deferred revenue as of December 31, 2020 was $631,800 in the Coronavirus Relief Fund. Cause: Lack of internal controls over cash management. Effect: The Community was not in compliance with 2 CFR 200.305 related to cash management requirements. Deposits were used to fund other programs of the Community. Questioned costs: $2,026,307, which is the shortfall between cash balances and unearned revenue balances. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-007; therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend the Community monitor grant budgets and drawdowns throughout the year and ensure that program funds are not being lent or borrowed between programs in an effort to ensure that unearned revenue balances do not exceed total cash. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-008 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per OMB 200.403(a) costs should be necessary and reasonable for the performance of the federal award. Condition and Context: The Community could not provide adequate supporting documentation for costs charged to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. During our review of non-payroll costs charged to the program, the Community could not provide supporting documentation (invoice, check request, or management approval) for 18 of the 27 non-payroll transactions charged to the program. Cause: Lack of internal controls over supporting documentation and approval over expenditures charged to the programs. Effect: Lack of internal control over cash disbursements pose the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: Actual and likely questioned costs are below the reporting threshold of $25,000. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-008, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that only allowable costs are charged to the program and that supporting documentation be kept for all transactions. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-008 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per OMB 200.403(a) costs should be necessary and reasonable for the performance of the federal award. Condition and Context: The Community could not provide adequate supporting documentation for costs charged to the Coronavirus Relief Fund. During our review of non-payroll costs charged to the program, the Community could not provide supporting documentation (invoice, check request, or management approval) for 18 of the 27 non-payroll transactions charged to the program. Cause: Lack of internal controls over supporting documentation and approval over expenditures charged to the programs. Effect: Lack of internal control over cash disbursements pose the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: Actual and likely questioned costs are below the reporting threshold of $25,000. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-008, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that only allowable costs are charged to the program and that supporting documentation be kept for all transactions. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-009 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Costs Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per 2 CFR part 200.430, personnel expenses recorded into a federal program must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. Hourly employees should be paid for hours worked and documented through a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable and properly allocated. Internal controls procedures should be in place to ensure that all cash disbursements and payroll transactions are adequately supported by documentation, approved with accurate account coding on the approval form, retained for support either in the vendor, employee, or program file. Condition and Context: During our testing of payroll transactions charged to the program, we noted that the Community is incorrectly calculating the gross pay from the timesheets. The Community is taking the employee’s hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked with minutes calculated using 100 minutes per hour instead of 60 minutes. This results in an underpayment on any partial hour worked. Additionally, we noted that nearly all employees tested did not have approved pay rates in their personnel files. Cause: Lack of internal controls over payroll transactions. Effect: Lack of internal control over payroll transactions poses the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: None noted. In all cases noted, the employees were under paid. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-009, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that all paychecks are supported by an approved pay rate, hours worked agree to the hours paid and are accurately calculated. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-009 Lack of Internal Controls Over Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Costs Principles Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Material weakness in internal control over compliance and material noncompliance. Criteria: Per 2 CFR part 200.430, personnel expenses recorded into a federal program must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. Hourly employees should be paid for hours worked and documented through a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable and properly allocated. Internal controls procedures should be in place to ensure that all cash disbursements and payroll transactions are adequately supported by documentation, approved with accurate account coding on the approval form, retained for support either in the vendor, employee, or program file. Condition and Context: During our testing of payroll transactions charged to the program, we noted that the Community is incorrectly calculating the gross pay from the timesheets. The Community is taking the employee’s hourly rate multiplied by the hours worked with minutes calculated using 100 minutes per hour instead of 60 minutes. This results in an underpayment on any partial hour worked. Additionally, we noted that nearly all employees tested did not have approved pay rates in their personnel files. Cause: Lack of internal controls over payroll transactions. Effect: Lack of internal control over payroll transactions poses the risk that the Community will expend federal funds for non-grant purposes. Questioned costs: None noted. In all cases noted, the employees were under paid. Repeat finding: This is a repeat of Finding 2019-009, therefore, we believe this to be a systemic issue. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement policies and procedures to ensure that all paychecks are supported by an approved pay rate, hours worked agree to the hours paid and are accurately calculated. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-010 Lack of Internal Controls Over Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance and noncompliance. Criteria: Reporting requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund state that the recipient shall provide quarterly financial progress reports for the covered period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on December 30, 2020. The first report was due no later than September 21, 2020, and the second report was due no later than October 13, 2020. Condition and Context: During our compliance testing over reporting requirements it was determined that management had not submitted any quarterly reports. Cause: Lack of internal controls over reporting requirements. Effect: Failure to follow reporting requirements could result in the loss of federal funding. Questioned costs: None noted. Repeat finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend that management complies with all reporting requirements of the program. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.
Finding 2020-010 Lack of Internal Controls Over Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Federal Agencies: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Programs: Coronavirus Relief Fund CFDA Numbers: 21.019 Award Number: SLT0591/0845/1405 Award Year: 2020 Type of Finding: Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance and noncompliance. Criteria: Reporting requirements for the Coronavirus Relief Fund state that the recipient shall provide quarterly financial progress reports for the covered period beginning March 1, 2020 and ending on December 30, 2020. The first report was due no later than September 21, 2020, and the second report was due no later than October 13, 2020. Condition and Context: During our compliance testing over reporting requirements it was determined that management had not submitted any quarterly reports. Cause: Lack of internal controls over reporting requirements. Effect: Failure to follow reporting requirements could result in the loss of federal funding. Questioned costs: None noted. Repeat finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend that management complies with all reporting requirements of the program. Management Response: Management agrees with this finding, see Corrective Action Plan.