Audit 401700

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$7.64M
Findings
4
Programs
2
Organization: CITY OF SILVER LAKE (MN)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-05-19

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1214927 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes L
1214928 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes L
1214929 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes P
1214930 2025-002 Material Weakness Yes P

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
10.760 WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES $6.27M Yes 2
10.766 COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS $1.36M Yes 2

Contacts

Name Title Type
CMT7A2E8Q2Y8 Diane Pedersen Auditee
3203272412 Sara Beavers Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of City of Silver Lake under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2025. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirments of the Title 2 U.S Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Adminstrative Requirments, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirments for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of operations of the City of Silver Lake it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position, or cash flows of the City of Silver Lake.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the regulatory basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to requirement. The City of Silver Lake has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The City of Silver Lake had been approved by the US Department of Agricutlure to receive loans in the amount of $15,402,000. The amount listed for the loans includes the beginning of the period load balance plus proceeds used during the year. The balance owing at December 31, 2025 is $9,086,354.

Finding Details

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the recommendation that it is not cost effective for the City to prepare the financial statements and maintain a working knowledge of the required disclosures.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the recommendation that it is not cost effective for the City to maintain proper segregation of duties.