Audit 306847

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$6.13M
Findings
104
Programs
23
Organization: Talbot County, Maryland (MD)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-05-21
Auditor: Sb & Company LLC

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
398104 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398105 2023-002 - Yes L
398106 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398107 2023-002 - Yes L
398108 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398109 2023-002 - Yes L
398110 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398111 2023-002 - Yes L
398112 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398113 2023-002 - Yes L
398114 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398115 2023-002 - Yes L
398116 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398117 2023-002 - Yes L
398118 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398119 2023-002 - Yes L
398120 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398121 2023-002 - Yes L
398122 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398123 2023-002 - Yes L
398124 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398125 2023-002 - Yes L
398126 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398127 2023-002 - Yes L
398128 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398129 2023-002 - Yes L
398130 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398131 2023-002 - Yes L
398132 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398133 2023-002 - Yes L
398134 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398135 2023-002 - Yes L
398136 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398137 2023-002 - Yes L
398138 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398139 2023-002 - Yes L
398140 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398141 2023-002 - Yes L
398142 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398143 2023-002 - Yes L
398144 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398145 2023-002 - Yes L
398146 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398147 2023-002 - Yes L
398148 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398149 2023-002 - Yes L
398150 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398151 2023-002 - Yes L
398152 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398153 2023-002 - Yes L
398154 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
398155 2023-002 - Yes L
974546 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974547 2023-002 - Yes L
974548 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974549 2023-002 - Yes L
974550 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974551 2023-002 - Yes L
974552 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974553 2023-002 - Yes L
974554 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974555 2023-002 - Yes L
974556 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974557 2023-002 - Yes L
974558 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974559 2023-002 - Yes L
974560 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974561 2023-002 - Yes L
974562 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974563 2023-002 - Yes L
974564 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974565 2023-002 - Yes L
974566 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974567 2023-002 - Yes L
974568 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974569 2023-002 - Yes L
974570 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974571 2023-002 - Yes L
974572 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974573 2023-002 - Yes L
974574 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974575 2023-002 - Yes L
974576 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974577 2023-002 - Yes L
974578 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974579 2023-002 - Yes L
974580 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974581 2023-002 - Yes L
974582 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974583 2023-002 - Yes L
974584 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974585 2023-002 - Yes L
974586 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974587 2023-002 - Yes L
974588 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974589 2023-002 - Yes L
974590 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974591 2023-002 - Yes L
974592 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974593 2023-002 - Yes L
974594 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974595 2023-002 - Yes L
974596 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
974597 2023-002 - Yes L

Contacts

Name Title Type
PDCYM62SHSM6 Martha Sparks Auditee
4107708021 Christopher Lehman Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: All Federal grant operations of the County are included in the scope of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirement, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (the Single Audit). The Single Audit was performed in accordance with the provisions of the OMB Compliance Supplement (the Compliance Supplement). Compliance testing of all requirements, as described in the Compliance Supplement, was performed for the major grant programs noted below. The programs on the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards represent all Federal award programs with fiscal year 2023, cash or non-cash expenditures activities. We have evaluated the Federal financial assistance programs of the County for the year ended June 30, 2023, and have selected the major program listed below for testing to ensure coverage of at least 40% of Federally granted funds. Our coverage for testing was 68% of all Federal expenditures. Expenditures reported on the schedule of expenditures of Federal awards are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. The County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The County 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 the County under programs of the Federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023, and is reported on the accrual basis of accounting. The information in the Schedule is presented in accordance with the Single Audit requirements. 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 assets, or cash flows of the County.

Finding Details

Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition and Context: Management did not have adequate controls over the bank reconciliation process to ensure that the reconciliation was completed on a timely and accurate basis. Criteria: The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control – Integrated Framework defines control activities as “policies and procedures that help ensure management’s directives are carried out.” Effect or Potential Effect: Management included multiple bank accounts in a single general ledger account. Additionally, management included due from/due to accounts within cash account transactions which led to commingled activity within the general ledger account and thus reconciliation to the bank statements a more challenging process. As a result, management recorded journal entries during the audit to correct the general ledger for previous month ends. This could have allowed unidentified errors to go unnoticed during the fiscal year which potentially could have been material to the financial statements. The potential effect is that accurate information may not be available on a timely basis to make management decisions. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: During the audit, we were informed by management that the yearend bank statements were not accurately reconciled to the general ledger on a timely basis. Most of the problems encountered within the area of cash can be avoided if a proper system of checks and balances is incorporated into the County’s procedures. We recommend that all of the bank accounts be reconciled monthly to specific general ledger accounts and that all suspicious reconciling items be promptly investigated and adjusted with adequate explanations. Views of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.
Condition: Per Uniform Guidance, the County is required to file the data collection form and completed single audit package within the earlier of 30 days of receipt of the report or nine months of year end. Criteria: The County did not file the 2022 or 2023 single audit report by the required deadline. Cause: The County did not have the controls and resources in place to ensure timely completion of the financial statements and schedule of expenditures of Federal awards. Effect: The County was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance deadline. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend that the County adhere to the required submission dates. Auditee Response and Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the finding. Refer to the schedule of corrective action plans section in this report.