Audit 316481

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$66.48M
Findings
2
Programs
39
Organization: County of Columbus (NC)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-08-01

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
480250 2023-004 Significant Deficiency - L
1056692 2023-004 Significant Deficiency - L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
10.766 Community Facilities Loans and Grants $25.49M Yes 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $10.01M - 0
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $1.93M Yes 1
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $339,636 - 0
66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $163,941 - 0
20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $162,540 - 0
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $156,464 - 0
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $130,347 - 0
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $107,822 - 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $107,160 - 0
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $102,914 - 0
93.110 Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs $93,421 - 0
93.323 Covid-19 Epidemiology and Laboratory $89,664 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $89,083 - 0
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $79,555 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $64,367 - 0
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $53,342 - 0
93.217 Family Planning_services $44,891 - 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $42,836 - 0
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $42,458 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $41,124 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $39,953 - 0
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $37,753 - 0
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $37,510 - 0
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $34,619 - 0
93.116 Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements for Tuberculosis Control Programs $33,897 - 0
93.991 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $30,607 - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $18,707 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $18,407 - 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $15,969 Yes 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $15,364 - 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $9,727 - 0
93.898 Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations $8,500 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $6,881 - 0
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $5,755 - 0
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part D_disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services $5,656 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $1,208 - 0
93.870 Child Fatality Prevention Team $649 - 0
93.977 Preventive Health Services_sexually Transmitted Diseases Control Grants $42 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
V1UAJ4L87WQ7 Heather Woody Auditee
9106406611 Leann Bagasala Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 1 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal and state award activity of Columbus County, North Carolina (the “County”) under programs of the federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the County.
Title: Note 2 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Title: Note 3 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. The County did not utilize the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate permitted by the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Note 4 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. As of June 30, 2023, the County has federally funded loans outstanding as follows: (1) United States Department of Agriculture – $25,492,202
Title: Note 5 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. The following are clustered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services and are treated separately for state audit requirement purposes: Subsidized Child Care and Foster Care and Adoption.
Title: Note 6 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of Federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the Federal and State grant activity of Columbus County under the programs of the Federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Columbus County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position or cash flows of Columbus County. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de Minimis indirect cost rate. The amounts listed below were paid directly to individual recipients by the State from federal and State moneys. County personnel are involved with certain functions, primarily eligibility determinations that cause benefit payments to be issued by the State. These amounts disclose this additional aid to County recipients that do not appear in the basic financial statements because they are not revenues and expenditures of the County.

Finding Details

2023-004 Significant Deficiency over Reporting Information on the Federal Program: Low Income Housing Assistance Program (Section 8), Assistance Listing Number 14.871, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Criteria: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required to report submit timely a Financial Assessment Sub-system (FASS-PH): GAAP-based unaudited and audited financial information electronically to HUD. Condition: We noted the County could not submit the 2022 financial information timely due to the late completion of the financial audit, therefore we the FASS-PH report was not submitted in a timely manner. Context/Cause: The County fiscal year 2022 financial audit was completed in 2024, therefore the County could not submit the required FASS-PH report. Effects: The report was not submitted timely and we could not perform the reporting testing. Recommendation: We recommend that the County to submit the FASS-PH for fiscal year ended 2022 as soon as possible. Auditee’s Response: We concur with the findings.
2023-004 Significant Deficiency over Reporting Information on the Federal Program: Low Income Housing Assistance Program (Section 8), Assistance Listing Number 14.871, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Criteria: Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required to report submit timely a Financial Assessment Sub-system (FASS-PH): GAAP-based unaudited and audited financial information electronically to HUD. Condition: We noted the County could not submit the 2022 financial information timely due to the late completion of the financial audit, therefore we the FASS-PH report was not submitted in a timely manner. Context/Cause: The County fiscal year 2022 financial audit was completed in 2024, therefore the County could not submit the required FASS-PH report. Effects: The report was not submitted timely and we could not perform the reporting testing. Recommendation: We recommend that the County to submit the FASS-PH for fiscal year ended 2022 as soon as possible. Auditee’s Response: We concur with the findings.