Audit 368150

Finding 2024-002 Subrecipient Monitoring AL 93.778 and Medical Assistance Program and DHS Medical Assistance Transportation Program Criteria: Internal control procedures require the County to perform subrecipient monitoring procedures over the funding disbursed to the Program’s vendor. These monitoring procedures include documenting the procedures performed and the results of those procedures along with documenting the risk assessment associated with the selected procedures. Condition: During the audit, it was noted that the County was not performing subrecipient monitoring over the Program’s vendor. Cause: The County does not have adequate controls in place or the expertise to ensure proper subrecipient monitoring procedures. Effect: The Program’s vendor may be using grant funding inappropriately. This is a repeat finding from the prior year – Finding 2023-002. Questioned Costs: The amount of questioned costs, if any, is undeterminable. Recommendation: The County should implement internal control procedures that ensure the vendor is being properly monitored and document those procedures and results of procedures. Management Response: Management maintains that they do not have adequate controls or proper expertise to monitor the vendor.

Finding 2024-003 Subrecipient Monitoring AL 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Criteria: Internal control procedures require the County to perform subrecipient monitoring procedures over the funding disbursed to the Program’s vendor. These monitoring procedures include documenting the procedures performed and the results of those procedures along with documenting the risk assessment associated with the selected procedures. Condition: During the audit, it was noted that the County was not performing subrecipient monitoring over the Program’s vendor. Cause: The County does not have adequate controls in place or the expertise to ensure proper subrecipient monitoring procedures. Effect: The Program’s vendor may be using grant funding inappropriately. Questioned Costs: The amount of questioned costs, if any, is undeterminable. Recommendation: The County should implement internal control procedures that ensure the vendor is being properly monitored and document those procedures and results of procedures. Management Response: Management maintains that they do not have adequate controls or proper expertise to monitor the vendor.