Audit 321810

FY End
2023-12-31
Total Expended
$3.83M
Findings
2
Programs
33
Organization: Saguache County (CO)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2024-09-27

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
499026 2023-001 Material Weakness - L
1075468 2023-001 Material Weakness - L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.032 Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund $578,800 Yes 1
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $370,142 - 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $243,727 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $149,643 - 0
93.563 Child Support Services $147,763 - 0
10.415 Rural Rental Housing Loans $114,747 - 0
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $112,973 - 0
14.195 Project-Based Rental Assistance (pbra) Payments Program $100,128 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $85,785 - 0
10.569 Emergency Food Assistance Program (food Commodities) $60,862 - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $53,658 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $52,125 - 0
10.565 Commodity Supplemental Food Program $44,970 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $42,138 - 0
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $42,121 Yes 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance $38,575 - 0
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $33,449 - 0
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $30,391 - 0
93.323 Covid-19 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $25,859 - 0
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $23,579 - 0
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $15,316 - 0
93.967 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health $14,205 - 0
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $11,536 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $10,653 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $7,820 - 0
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $7,774 - 0
93.268 Covid-19 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $7,371 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $6,926 Yes 0
93.747 Covid-19 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $5,673 - 0
93.558 Covid-19 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $1,733 - 0
93.090 Guardianship Assistance $903 - 0
10.551 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $250 - 0
93.556 Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program $61 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
V2DRQBC8U493 Wendi Maez Auditee
7196552231 Kimberley Temple Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for funds passed through the Colorado Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health and Environment, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and Care and Share Food Bank which are reported on a cash basis. 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. Pass-through identifying numbers are presented where available. Schools and Roads - Grants to States, Title I funds were passed through to subrecipients. The County did not elect to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under Uniform Guidance for the year ended December 31, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of Saguache County, Colorado 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 Saguache County, Colorado, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of Saguache County, Colorado.
Title: FOOD DISTRIBUTION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for funds passed through the Colorado Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health and Environment, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and Care and Share Food Bank which are reported on a cash basis. 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. Pass-through identifying numbers are presented where available. Schools and Roads - Grants to States, Title I funds were passed through to subrecipients. The County did not elect to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under Uniform Guidance for the year ended December 31, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Nonmonetary assistance is reported in the Schedule at the fair market value of commodities received and disbursed.
Title: RURAL RENTAL HOUSING LOANS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting, except for funds passed through the Colorado Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health and Environment, Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, and Care and Share Food Bank which are reported on a cash basis. 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. Pass-through identifying numbers are presented where available. Schools and Roads - Grants to States, Title I funds were passed through to subrecipients. The County did not elect to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under Uniform Guidance for the year ended December 31, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The Rural Rental Housing Loan is administered by Rural Development payable by the County. The outstanding loan balance at December 31, 2023 is included in the financial statements. The detail of the loan outstanding at the beginning and end of the year is included in Note 7 of the Notes to the Basic Financial Statements.

Finding Details

Finding 2023-001: Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, Federal Assistance Listing No. 21.032, U.S. Department of Treasury Compliance Requirement: Reporting Grant No.: Not applicable Type of finding: Internal Control (material weakness) and Compliance (material noncompliance) Criteria: The Reporting Guidance for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) requires the County as the recipient to submit an Obligation and Expenditure Report annually. This report should include aggregate obligations and expenditures by governmental purpose reporting category which should match County LATCF grant expenditures reported in the financial statements within 10 percent. Condition: The County omitted $397,560 of current period LATCF obligations and expenditures which is greater than 10% difference on the annual 2023 Obligation and Expenditure Report. Cause: The County does not have a complete system of internal controls that provides for the review of the Obligation and Expenditure Report. Questioned Costs: None Effect: The Obligation and Expenditure Report contained errors and was not in compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the Reporting Guidance. Recommendation: The County should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with the Reporting Guidance for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan.
Finding 2023-001: Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, Federal Assistance Listing No. 21.032, U.S. Department of Treasury Compliance Requirement: Reporting Grant No.: Not applicable Type of finding: Internal Control (material weakness) and Compliance (material noncompliance) Criteria: The Reporting Guidance for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATCF) requires the County as the recipient to submit an Obligation and Expenditure Report annually. This report should include aggregate obligations and expenditures by governmental purpose reporting category which should match County LATCF grant expenditures reported in the financial statements within 10 percent. Condition: The County omitted $397,560 of current period LATCF obligations and expenditures which is greater than 10% difference on the annual 2023 Obligation and Expenditure Report. Cause: The County does not have a complete system of internal controls that provides for the review of the Obligation and Expenditure Report. Questioned Costs: None Effect: The Obligation and Expenditure Report contained errors and was not in compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the Reporting Guidance. Recommendation: The County should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure accurate financial reporting in compliance with the Reporting Guidance for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund. Grantee’s Response: See corrective action plan.