Audit 35186

FY End
2022-06-30
Total Expended
$46.28M
Findings
6
Programs
81
Organization: Gaston County (NC)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-03-15

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
34373 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB
34374 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB
34375 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB
610815 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB
610816 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB
610817 2022-002 Significant Deficiency - AB

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $14.91M Yes 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $5.79M Yes 0
93.563 Child Support Enforcement - Administration $2.61M - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition $2.38M - 0
93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E - Direct Benefit Payments $1.93M - 0
93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E - Administration $1.69M - 0
93.568 Covid-19 - Lieap Arpa $1.44M - 0
93.568 Crisis Intervention Program $918,568 - 0
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $904,477 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant (ssbg) - Other Service and Training $891,311 - 0
93.568 Energy Assistance Payments $654,732 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (benefit Pymt) $598,424 - 0
17.258 Wioa Adult Program: $382,542 - 0
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $354,952 - 0
93.870 Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Grant $346,994 - 0
93.044 Supportive Services and Senior Centers $335,899 Yes 0
20.509 5311 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (cares) $330,660 - 0
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $318,754 - 0
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants: $277,621 - 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance - Administration $242,479 - 0
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $237,565 - 0
93.323 Covid-19 - Cares Enhancing Detection $231,710 - 0
93.268 Covid 19 Vaccination $193,897 - 0
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities: $192,871 - 0
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (arpa) $178,747 - 0
93.568 Administration $148,016 - 0
16.736 Stalking, Or Sexual Assault $129,119 - 0
20.509 5311 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security $123,328 - 0
93.568 Lihwap Caa $121,978 - 0
93.217 Family Planning Services $120,001 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant (ssbg) - State in Home Service Fund $114,710 - 0
93.044 Supportive Services and Senior Centers (cares) $104,727 Yes 0
93.556 Mary Lee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families $104,418 - 0
16.582 Crime Victim Assistance - Discretionary Grants $103,844 - 0
16.838 Comprehesive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program $103,534 - 0
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $97,324 - 0
93.568 Lihwap Admin $86,085 - 0
93.092 Tppi - Prep for Success $86,040 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grant $80,542 - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $76,446 - 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging - Title III Part C Nutrition Services $76,422 Yes 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $74,144 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (admin) $65,273 - 0
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support - Title III Part E $64,523 - 0
93.323 School Health Liasons $63,075 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $54,880 Yes 0
93.069 Cities Readiness Initiative $54,727 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $48,472 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant (ssbg) - State Adult Day Care $48,208 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant (ssbg) - in Home Services $45,495 - 0
21.016 Equitable Sharing Program $44,982 - 0
93.568 Covid-19 - Lieap Arpa Admin $43,520 - 0
17.207 Employment Service/wagner-Peyser Funded Activities $42,881 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $42,851 - 0
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities_health Department Based $39,667 - 0
93.391 Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $34,540 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families - Work First $32,551 Yes 1
93.991 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $30,455 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $27,424 Yes 1
93.898 Cancer Prevention and Control Programs for State, Territorial and Tribal Organizations $26,675 - 0
93.070 Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response $24,864 - 0
93.671 Family Violence Prevention and Services/domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services $23,809 - 0
14.228 Grants in Hawaii $22,090 - 0
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $21,216 - 0
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $20,644 - 0
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $20,102 - 0
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $14,242 - 0
93.268 Immunization Action Plan $13,919 - 0
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $13,850 - 0
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $12,407 - 0
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities Infrastructure Grant $12,136 - 0
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging - Title III Part D Disease Prevention $4,250 - 0
17.277 Wioa National Dislocated Worker Grants/wia National Emergency Grants: $3,514 - 0
93.081 Aspr Science Preparedness and Response Grants $3,500 - 0
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $2,880 - 0
93.659 Adoption Assistance - Direct Benefit Payments $2,285 - 0
17.258 Wioa Adult Program Finish Line Grant: $885 - 0
93.669 Child Abuse and Neglect State Grants $315 - 0
93.977 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (std) Prevention and Control Grants $100 - 0
20.509 Coronavirus Relief Vaccine Transportation $39 - 0
93.116 Tuberculosis Control $21 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
QKY9R8A8D5J6 Tiffany Murray Auditee
7048663032 Paula Hodges Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported in the SEFSA are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Gaston County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal and State awards (SEFSA) includes the federal and state grant activity of Gaston County under the programs of the federal government and the State of North Carolina for the year ended June 30, 2022. The information in this SEFSA is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 US Code of Federal Regulations Part 200,Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principals, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the State Single Audit Implementation Act. Because the SEFSA presents only a selected portion of the operations of Gaston County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of Gaston County.
Title: Cluster of Programs Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported in the SEFSA are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Gaston County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The following are clustered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services and are treated separately for state audit requirement purposes: Subsidized Child Care, Foster Care, Adoption and Guardianship Assistance, HIV and the Special Children Adoption Fund Cluster. The following are clustered by the NC Department of Commerce and are treated separately for state audit requirement: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Cluster

Finding Details

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Passed through the N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services Program Name: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families AL# 93.558 Grant Number: G2101NCTANF / 2201NCTANF Significant Deficiency Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding 2022-002 Criteria: In accordance with 2 CFR 200 and the Division of Social Services Fiscal Manual, management should have an adequate system of internal control procedures in place to ensure that daysheet entries are supported by documentation in case record files. Condition: The County Department of Social Services failed to retain proper documentation regarding daysheet entries. Context: Of the 476 payroll charges valued at $1,777,797, we examined 40 daysheets ($179,133 value) and determined that one daysheet (3% valued at $988) did not have documentation to substantiate time charged to the TANF program. Questioned Costs: In accordance with 2 CFR 200, auditors are required to report known questioned costs when likely questioned costs are greater than $25,000. Even though the sample results only identified $988 (federal share of $988 and state share $0) in questioned costs, if tests were extended to the entire population, questioned costs could exceed $25,000. Effect: Caseworker time entry could be charged to the wrong program/grant causing administrative costs to be misallocated. Cause: Caseworker failed to retain documentation of time charged to program. Recommendation: Require the County Program Directors to implement procedures to ensure that daysheets are properly supported by documentation of time charged to each program. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Murray, Finance Director Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with this finding and will adhere to the Corrective Action Plan in this audit report.