Audit 318039

FY End
2023-12-31
Total Expended
$4.99M
Findings
18
Programs
3
Organization: City of Muskegon Heights (MI)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-08-28

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
485277 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
485278 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
485279 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI
485280 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
485281 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
485282 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI
485283 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
485284 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
485285 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI
1061719 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
1061720 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1061721 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI
1061722 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
1061723 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1061724 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI
1061725 2023-005 Significant Deficiency Yes I
1061726 2023-006 Significant Deficiency Yes L
1061727 2023-007 Significant Deficiency Yes ABCI

Programs

Contacts

Name Title Type
GJM5M2C6X6G5 Melvin Burns Auditee
2317338870 Paul Matz, Cpa, Cgfm Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the “Schedule”) includes the federal grant activity of the City of Muskegon Heights, Michigan (the “City”) under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the City. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the City's financial statements. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance or other applicable guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: For purposes of charging indirect costs to federal awards, the City has not elected to use the de minimis cost rate as permitted by §200.414 of the Uniform Guidance.

Finding Details

2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-005 – Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. A recipient of federal awards is required to determine that vendors being paid with federal funds are not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City. Such procedures are required whenever the amount disbursed to a single vendor in a given year is expected to be at least $25,000. Condition. The City did not verify that any of their vendors with purchases over $25,000 were not suspended or debarred from doing business with the City, or did not retain documentation to evidence that this verification had taken place. Cause. This condition was caused by management oversight in knowing the federal compliance requirements of the grant. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City was exposed to the risk that disbursements of federal awards would be made to vendors suspended or debarred by the federal government. Questioned Costs. No costs have been questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no suspended or debarred transactions were noted. Recommendation. We recommend that the City verify that all of their vendors over $25,000 spent with federal funds were not suspended or debarred, and retain documentation to this verification. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-006 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The City is required to report the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditures following applicable grant reporting guidance. Condition. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports for first and second quarter of 2023 were not filed. However, these reports were filed for the third and fourth quarter of 2023. Cause. This condition was caused by technical issues with the online grant reporting portal, and management not having processes in place to ensure that reports filed were accurate, complete, and filed timely. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Questioned Costs. No costs are required to be questioned as a result of this finding, inasmuch as no unallowable expenditures were noted and the reports did not serve as a mechanism for reimbursement. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review the reporting requirements for each grant and complete all required reporting as required under the terms of the grant agreement. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.
2023-007 – Written Policies and Procedures Required by the Uniform Grant Guidance (Repeat Finding) Finding Type. Immaterial Noncompliance/Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, Cash Management, and Procurement, Suspension and Debarment). Program. Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; U.S. Department of Treasury; ALN 21.027; Award Numbers GJM5M2C6X6G5, DW-7731A and DW-7640A. Criteria. The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant awarded on or after December 26, 2014 to have written policies pertaining to various areas, including: 1) Payments (draws of federal funds and how to minimize the time elapsing between the receipt of federal funds and the disbursement to contractors/employees/subrecipients) (§200.302 (6)); 2) Procurement (including bidding and a conflict of interest policy) (§200.318); 3) Allowability of costs charged to federal programs (§200.302 (7)); 4) Compensation (personnel and benefits policy) (§200.430 and §200.431); and 5) Travel costs (including mileage and per diem) (§200.474). Condition. Although the City has processes in place to cover these areas and draft policies have been developed, there are no formal written policies that address all of the areas required by the Uniform Guidance. Cause. This condition appears to be the result of a time lag in identifying the requirement and developing a plan for compliance. Effect. As a result of this condition, the City did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Questioned Costs. No costs were required to be questioned as a result of this finding inasmuch as our testing did not reveal any unallowed costs or excess cash draws. Recommendation. We recommend that the City review and approve the draft policies as soon as practical. View of Responsible Officials. The City agrees with the audit finding. A corrective action plan has been prepared.