Audit 359523

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$2.62M
Findings
4
Programs
6
Organization: City of Beaumont (CA)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-06-23

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
565817 2024-001 - - L
565818 2024-002 Significant Deficiency - L
1142259 2024-001 - - L
1142260 2024-002 Significant Deficiency - L

Contacts

Name Title Type
R8CSKWJ1NDK5 Jennifer Ustation Auditee
9515723236 Brianna Schultz 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. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, expenditures are incurred when the City becomes obligated for payment as a result of the receipt of the related goods and services. Expenditures reported include any property or equipment acquisitions incurred under the federal program. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal awards activity of the City of Beaumont (the City) under federal programs of the federal government 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). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the City, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the City.
Title: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, expenditures are incurred when the City becomes obligated for payment as a result of the receipt of the related goods and services. Expenditures reported include any property or equipment acquisitions incurred under the federal program. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis of accounting, expenditures are incurred when the City becomes obligated for payment as a result of the receipt of the related goods and services. Expenditures reported include any property or equipment acquisitions incurred under the federal program. The City did not elect to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

Finding Details

Reporting Requirements AL 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Noncompliance Criteria Per the funding agreement with the County of Riverside, quarterly progress reports shall be submitted on the 21st of the month following the previous quarter. Condition The City submitted one of its quarterly reports to the granting agency after the required deadline. Cause The deadline for the report submission is static. One of the deadlines fell on a weekend, which caused a delay in submission. Identification as a Repeat Finding Not a repeat finding. Effect Delays in reporting may jeopardize future grant funding if the granting agency is not able to receive the necessary information timely. Recommendation We recommend the City develops a process to track and ensure reporting deadlines are met. Management’s Response See Corrective Action Plan.
Internal Controls Over Reporting AL 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Significant Deficiency Criteria As a part of the administering of federal funds, the City should have internal controls over compliance in place to ensure that reporting deadlines are met. Condition The City submitted one of its quarterly reports to the granting agency after the required deadline. Cause The deadline for the report submission is static. One of the deadlines fell on a weekend, which caused a delay in submission. Effect Delays in reporting may jeopardize future grant funding if the granting agency is not able to receive the necessary information timely. Recommendation We recommend the City develops a process to track and ensure that reporting deadlines are met. Management’s Response See Corrective Action Plan
Reporting Requirements AL 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Noncompliance Criteria Per the funding agreement with the County of Riverside, quarterly progress reports shall be submitted on the 21st of the month following the previous quarter. Condition The City submitted one of its quarterly reports to the granting agency after the required deadline. Cause The deadline for the report submission is static. One of the deadlines fell on a weekend, which caused a delay in submission. Identification as a Repeat Finding Not a repeat finding. Effect Delays in reporting may jeopardize future grant funding if the granting agency is not able to receive the necessary information timely. Recommendation We recommend the City develops a process to track and ensure reporting deadlines are met. Management’s Response See Corrective Action Plan.
Internal Controls Over Reporting AL 21.027 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Significant Deficiency Criteria As a part of the administering of federal funds, the City should have internal controls over compliance in place to ensure that reporting deadlines are met. Condition The City submitted one of its quarterly reports to the granting agency after the required deadline. Cause The deadline for the report submission is static. One of the deadlines fell on a weekend, which caused a delay in submission. Effect Delays in reporting may jeopardize future grant funding if the granting agency is not able to receive the necessary information timely. Recommendation We recommend the City develops a process to track and ensure that reporting deadlines are met. Management’s Response See Corrective Action Plan