Audit 341280

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$1.70M
Findings
4
Programs
13
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-02-05

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
522013 2024-003 Significant Deficiency - N
522014 2024-003 Significant Deficiency - N
1098455 2024-003 Significant Deficiency - N
1098456 2024-003 Significant Deficiency - N

Contacts

Name Title Type
VL4RN9NA7K59 Cary Brommerich Auditee
6085824657 Carrie Leonard Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Federal and State Agencies Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards include the federal and state grant activity of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District and are presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in these schedules 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) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District does not use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate. The District’s federal oversight agency for the audit is the U.S. Department of Education. The District’s state cognizant agency is the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Title: Food Distribution Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards include the federal and state grant activity of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District and are presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in these schedules 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) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District does not use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate. Nonmonetary assistance is reported in the schedule at the fair market value of commodities received and disbursed.
Title: Medical Assistance Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards include the federal and state grant activity of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District and are presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in these schedules 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) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District does not use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate. Expenditures presented for the Medicaid SBS Benefit represent only the federal funds for the program that the District receives from DHS. District records should be consulted to determine the total amount expended for this program.
Title: Subrecipients Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and the Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards include the federal and state grant activity of the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District and are presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in these schedules 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) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District does not use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate. The District did not pass through any federal or state awards to subrecipients.

Finding Details

2024-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Prevailing wage rate requirements Criteria: Wage rate requirements apply to the Education Stabilization Fund when laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors work on construction contracts more than $2,000. Laborers must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor (DOL). Nonfederal entities shall include in their contracts, subject to wage rate requirements, a provision that the contractor or subcontractor comply with those requirements and the DOL regulations. This includes a requirement for the contractor or subcontractor to submit to the District weekly payrolls and a statement of compliance (certified payrolls). Condition: There was one Education Stabilization Fund construction project performed by a subcontractor. Grant expenditures for the project paid by the Education Stabilization Fund totaled $33,192. There was not a prevailing wage clause in the contract and certified payrolls were not received. Cause: The District was not aware that wage rate requirements applied to the construction project. Effect: A reimbursement request was made for expenditures that did not comply with wage rate requirements. Questioned Costs: $33,192 Auditor’s Recommendation: Establish controls to comply with wage rate requirements related to the Education Stabilization Fund. Management Response: The District will comply with the wage rate requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund going forward
2024-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Prevailing wage rate requirements Criteria: Wage rate requirements apply to the Education Stabilization Fund when laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors work on construction contracts more than $2,000. Laborers must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor (DOL). Nonfederal entities shall include in their contracts, subject to wage rate requirements, a provision that the contractor or subcontractor comply with those requirements and the DOL regulations. This includes a requirement for the contractor or subcontractor to submit to the District weekly payrolls and a statement of compliance (certified payrolls). Condition: There was one Education Stabilization Fund construction project performed by a subcontractor. Grant expenditures for the project paid by the Education Stabilization Fund totaled $33,192. There was not a prevailing wage clause in the contract and certified payrolls were not received. Cause: The District was not aware that wage rate requirements applied to the construction project. Effect: A reimbursement request was made for expenditures that did not comply with wage rate requirements. Questioned Costs: $33,192 Auditor’s Recommendation: Establish controls to comply with wage rate requirements related to the Education Stabilization Fund. Management Response: The District will comply with the wage rate requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund going forward
2024-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Prevailing wage rate requirements Criteria: Wage rate requirements apply to the Education Stabilization Fund when laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors work on construction contracts more than $2,000. Laborers must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor (DOL). Nonfederal entities shall include in their contracts, subject to wage rate requirements, a provision that the contractor or subcontractor comply with those requirements and the DOL regulations. This includes a requirement for the contractor or subcontractor to submit to the District weekly payrolls and a statement of compliance (certified payrolls). Condition: There was one Education Stabilization Fund construction project performed by a subcontractor. Grant expenditures for the project paid by the Education Stabilization Fund totaled $33,192. There was not a prevailing wage clause in the contract and certified payrolls were not received. Cause: The District was not aware that wage rate requirements applied to the construction project. Effect: A reimbursement request was made for expenditures that did not comply with wage rate requirements. Questioned Costs: $33,192 Auditor’s Recommendation: Establish controls to comply with wage rate requirements related to the Education Stabilization Fund. Management Response: The District will comply with the wage rate requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund going forward
2024-003 – Education Stabilization Fund – Prevailing wage rate requirements Criteria: Wage rate requirements apply to the Education Stabilization Fund when laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors work on construction contracts more than $2,000. Laborers must be paid wages not less than those established for the locality of the project (prevailing wage rates) by the Department of Labor (DOL). Nonfederal entities shall include in their contracts, subject to wage rate requirements, a provision that the contractor or subcontractor comply with those requirements and the DOL regulations. This includes a requirement for the contractor or subcontractor to submit to the District weekly payrolls and a statement of compliance (certified payrolls). Condition: There was one Education Stabilization Fund construction project performed by a subcontractor. Grant expenditures for the project paid by the Education Stabilization Fund totaled $33,192. There was not a prevailing wage clause in the contract and certified payrolls were not received. Cause: The District was not aware that wage rate requirements applied to the construction project. Effect: A reimbursement request was made for expenditures that did not comply with wage rate requirements. Questioned Costs: $33,192 Auditor’s Recommendation: Establish controls to comply with wage rate requirements related to the Education Stabilization Fund. Management Response: The District will comply with the wage rate requirements for the Education Stabilization Fund going forward