Audit 399835

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$8.54M
Findings
1
Programs
17
Organization: Lapeer County (MI)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-04-27
Auditor: MANER COSTERISAN

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1208889 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes L

Contacts

Name Title Type
CET5MYVNZH69 Jackie Bennett Auditee
8106670245 Aaron Stevens Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards includes the federal grant activity of Lapeer County, Michigan, and is presented on the modified accrual basis of accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in or used in the preparation of the basic financial statements.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Negative amounts (if any) shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available. The County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance for awards executed on or before September 30, 2024 and also has not elected to use the 15-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under Uniform Guidance for awards executed on or after October 1, 2024. Federal Awards of the Lapeer County Community Mental Health, Road Commission, and Medical Care Facility are excluded from the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. These component units’ financial statement audit reports are issued under separate covers. Single Audits, when applicable, are included in their reports. To view copies of those reports, contact the administrative offices of the component unit or the Lapeer County administrative office. No federal awards were passed through by the County to any subrecipients during the year.
The following descriptions identified below as (a) - (b) represent explanations that cross reference to amounts on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards: (a) Reimbursement of these contracts is passed through the State Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The amounts reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards represent the Federal portion of the respective amounts based on 66% of Title IV-D eligible expenditures for the applicable grants. The entire amount paid by DHS for the reimbursed expenditures is considered Federal. (b) The reimbursements for the IV-D Incentive Payments Program are based on support payments collected. Expenditures have been reported to the extent of earned revenues and are 100% Federal.
The value of Vaccine Doses, part of the Immunization Cooperative Agreements (ALN 93.268), has been valued on the Schedule based on the assessed value provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (pass-through grantor).

Finding Details

Finding Type: Significant deficiency and noncompliance Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds- ALN 21.027 Criteria: Per 2 CFR 200.328 (Financial Reporting) and the grant agreement, the auditee is required to submit financial status reports on a quarterly basis within 30 days of the end of the quarter. Condition: During our testing of the reporting requirement, we noted instances in which the SLFRF compliance quarterly reports for the periods ending March 31, 2025 and September 30, 2025 were not submitted on time to the federal awarding agency. Cause: For one reporting period, submission of the quarterly compliance report was delayed due to management identifying the need to make an adjustment prior to submission to ensure the accuracy of the reported information. For the second reporting period, submission was delayed due to a system outage that prevented management from submitting the report through the reporting portal by the required deadline. Effect: Failure to submit timely reports prevents the awarding agency from properly monitoring the grant program, leading to potential restrictions on future funding. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend that the County implement procedures to help ensure required reports are submitted timely. View of responsible Officials: Management agrees with finding and will take appropriate steps to remedy noted finding.