Audit 349059

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$1.33M
Findings
10
Programs
10
Organization: School District of Green Lake (WI)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-27
Auditor: Vesta

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
538032 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
538033 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
538034 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
538035 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
538036 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
1114474 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
1114475 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
1114476 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
1114477 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P
1114478 2024-001 Significant Deficiency - P

Contacts

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UHYBGKDKQLA4 Gina Baxter Auditee
9202946411 Lauren Price 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. Accrued revenue at year-end consists of federal and state program expenditures scheduled for reimbursement to the District in the succeeding year while unearned revenue represents advances for federal and state programs that exceed recorded District expenditures. Because of subsequent program adjustments, these amounts may differ from the prior year's endin gbalances. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Green Lake School District has elected not to use the 10% de minimus indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal and State Awards (schedule) includes the federal and state award activity of the District under programs of the federal government and state agencies for the year ended June 30, 2024. 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) and State Single Audit Guidelines issued b the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or changes in net position of the District.
Title: Food Distribution Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Accrued revenue at year-end consists of federal and state program expenditures scheduled for reimbursement to the District in the succeeding year while unearned revenue represents advances for federal and state programs that exceed recorded District expenditures. Because of subsequent program adjustments, these amounts may differ from the prior year's endin gbalances. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Green Lake School District has elected not to use the 10% de minimus indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Nonmonetary assistance is reported in the schedule at fair market value of the commodities received and disbursed. At June 30, 2024, the District had food commodities totaling $10,523 in expenditures.
Title: Oversight Agencies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Accrued revenue at year-end consists of federal and state program expenditures scheduled for reimbursement to the District in the succeeding year while unearned revenue represents advances for federal and state programs that exceed recorded District expenditures. Because of subsequent program adjustments, these amounts may differ from the prior year's endin gbalances. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Green Lake School District has elected not to use the 10% de minimus indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The U.S. Department of Education has been designated the federal oversight agency for the District. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is the state oversight agency for the District.

Finding Details

Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.
Criteria: The District should segregate accounting duties, at a minimum to separate the asset and the recordkeeping function, to minimize the opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Condition: The District does not have adequate segregation of duties in its accounting functions. Specifically, one individual is responsible for the entire payroll process. Also, the individual has the ability to cut checks, print the automatic signatures on checks, and performs the bank reconciliation. Cause: One individual with the District performs substantially all accounting functions and has control over both the records and the assets. Effect or Potential Effect: The lack of segregation of accounting duties could create an opportunity for misstatements caused by error or fraud to occur and go undetected within a timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned functions. Recommendation: When this condition exists, the Administrator's and School Board's close supervision, review of accounting information and knowledge of matters relating to the District's operations provide the most effective means of preventing and detecting errors and irregulatities.