Audit 381301

Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID 19 ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery EXP Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Pass-Through Agency: State of Connecticut Department of Education Pass-Through Number(s): 12060-OPM20600-29669 Award Period: March 3, 2021 – December 31, 2024 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (UG) requires allowable costs to be adequately documented and records be retained for a minimum of three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. Condition: The Town does not have adequate controls in place to ensure supporting documentation is retained for expenditures that are charged to the grant. Questioned costs: None Context: During our testing, it was noted that the Town could not provide documentation to support that one invoice totaling $10,975 charged to the grant was reviewed and approved as an allowable cost to the grant. Cause: The Town did not retain documentation that the expenditure was an approved cost of the grant. Effect: We noted no instances of noncompliance with the provisions of allowable costs, however, the lack of internal controls over these compliance requirements provides an opportunity for noncompliance. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend the Town design controls to ensure all documentation is retained in accordance with the UG record retention requirements under 2 CFR 200.334. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

2024 – 004 Federal Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Federal Program Name: Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds Assistance Listing Number: 66.468 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: 2024-7125 Pass-Through Agency: State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Pass-Through Number(s): 12060-DPH48770-23155, 21018-DPH48770-43805 Award Period: August 29, 2023-April 30, 2025 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID 19 ARPA Local Fiscal Recovery EXP Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Pass-Through Agency: State of Connecticut Department of Education Pass-Through Number(s): 12060-OPM20600-29669 Award Period: March 3, 2021-December 31, 2024 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (UG) requires compliance with the provisions of procurement, suspension, and debarment. Condition: During our testing, we noted the Town did not have adequate internal controls designed to ensure vendors were not suspended or debarred for seven out of seven tested. Questioned costs: None Context: During our testing, it was noted that the Town was not reviewing vendors prior to entering into a contract with a vendor to ensure the vendor was not on the suspended or debarred vendor list maintained by the General Services Administration. Cause: The Town did not retain documentation of their review that the vendors were not suspended or debarred. Effect: We noted no instances of noncompliance with the provisions of procurement, suspension, and debarment; however, the lack of internal controls over these compliance requirements provides an opportunity for noncompliance. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend the Town design controls to ensure an adequate review process is in place to review potential contractors to determine they are not suspended or debarred in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.213. Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.