Audit 319283

FY End
2022-09-30
Total Expended
$44.19M
Findings
4
Programs
30
Organization: City of Jackson, Mississippi (MS)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2024-09-10

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
496387 2022-024 Significant Deficiency - C
496388 2022-024 Significant Deficiency - C
1072829 2022-024 Significant Deficiency - C
1072830 2022-024 Significant Deficiency - C

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Covid-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $11.78M Yes 0
66.468 Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds $8.06M Yes 1
20.507 Federal Transit_formula Grants $4.84M Yes 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $4.76M Yes 0
66.458 Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds $4.68M Yes 1
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.35M Yes 0
14.231 Covid-19 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $1.35M Yes 0
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $1.18M - 0
12.124 Mississippi Environmental Infrastructure (section 592) - Arra $1.09M - 0
21.U21 Hardest Hit Fund - Blight Elimination Program $987,270 - 0
16.034 Covid-19 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $748,906 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $512,035 - 0
17.235 Senior Community Service Employment Program $511,919 - 0
93.575 Covid-19 Child Care and Development Block Grant $505,469 - 0
14.218 Covid-19 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $374,129 Yes 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $204,723 - 0
59.075 Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program $192,768 - 0
16.833 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative $168,318 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $165,526 Yes 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $159,199 - 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $150,563 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $115,302 - 0
14.900 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing $106,919 - 0
10.565 Commodity Supplemental Food Program $66,988 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $66,983 - 0
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $31,579 - 0
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $25,823 - 0
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $9,381 - 0
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $7,050 - 0
20.933 National Infrastructure Investments $1,771 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
GNNPTMPBPYM8 Sharon Thames Auditee
6019601097 Scott A. Hodges Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the City of Jackson under programs of the federal government for the year ended September 30, 2022. 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 of Jackson, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the City of Jackson.
Title: Contingency Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. The City has responsibility for expending grant funds in accordance with specific instructions from its funding sources. Any deficits resulting from over expenditures and/or questioned costs are the responsibility of the City. Any unexpended grant funds at the end of the grant period may be refundable or carried over to the following period at the discretion of the funding sources. Notwithstanding the audits by independent certified public accountants, all costs included in this report remain subject to audit by the agencies providing financial support within the limits of the Uniform Guidance. The determination as to whether costs will be allowable under the grants will be made by representatives of the funding sources having authority to make and enforce contracts.
Title: Loan and Loan Guarantees Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. In accordance with the Uniform Guidance, loans and loan guarantees include new loans made during the year, plus prior year loans for which the federal government imposes continuing compliance requirements.
Title: Non Cash Assistance Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the 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. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate. Non-cash federal assistance totaling $414,209 is reflected under programs 93.045 and 93.667 for the estimated value of food received.

Finding Details

Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance - Federal Awards Cash Management Criteria: Based on the award terms, federal awards (whether direct or passed through another entity) provide funds to a grantee on either a reimbursement basis for payments already made by the grantee or on an advance basis for payments to be made by the grantee within three days of receipt of the funds. Condition: The City received federal awards passed through the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that were awarded on an advance basis, and we noted that several project cost invoices were paid more than three days after receiving the requested award advances for these costs. Cause: The City's controls over federal award cash management were not functioning as intended. Effect: The City held advances longer than the three days allowed. Recommendation: We recommend that the procedures for monitoring federal award advances and accounts payable processing be implemented to ensure that project costs are paid upon receipt of the related award advances. Response: The City's response is reflected in the accompanying corrective action plan.
Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance - Federal Awards Cash Management Criteria: Based on the award terms, federal awards (whether direct or passed through another entity) provide funds to a grantee on either a reimbursement basis for payments already made by the grantee or on an advance basis for payments to be made by the grantee within three days of receipt of the funds. Condition: The City received federal awards passed through the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that were awarded on an advance basis, and we noted that several project cost invoices were paid more than three days after receiving the requested award advances for these costs. Cause: The City's controls over federal award cash management were not functioning as intended. Effect: The City held advances longer than the three days allowed. Recommendation: We recommend that the procedures for monitoring federal award advances and accounts payable processing be implemented to ensure that project costs are paid upon receipt of the related award advances. Response: The City's response is reflected in the accompanying corrective action plan.
Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance - Federal Awards Cash Management Criteria: Based on the award terms, federal awards (whether direct or passed through another entity) provide funds to a grantee on either a reimbursement basis for payments already made by the grantee or on an advance basis for payments to be made by the grantee within three days of receipt of the funds. Condition: The City received federal awards passed through the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that were awarded on an advance basis, and we noted that several project cost invoices were paid more than three days after receiving the requested award advances for these costs. Cause: The City's controls over federal award cash management were not functioning as intended. Effect: The City held advances longer than the three days allowed. Recommendation: We recommend that the procedures for monitoring federal award advances and accounts payable processing be implemented to ensure that project costs are paid upon receipt of the related award advances. Response: The City's response is reflected in the accompanying corrective action plan.
Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance - Federal Awards Cash Management Criteria: Based on the award terms, federal awards (whether direct or passed through another entity) provide funds to a grantee on either a reimbursement basis for payments already made by the grantee or on an advance basis for payments to be made by the grantee within three days of receipt of the funds. Condition: The City received federal awards passed through the Mississippi Department of Health and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality that were awarded on an advance basis, and we noted that several project cost invoices were paid more than three days after receiving the requested award advances for these costs. Cause: The City's controls over federal award cash management were not functioning as intended. Effect: The City held advances longer than the three days allowed. Recommendation: We recommend that the procedures for monitoring federal award advances and accounts payable processing be implemented to ensure that project costs are paid upon receipt of the related award advances. Response: The City's response is reflected in the accompanying corrective action plan.