Audit 404245

FY End
2025-12-31
Total Expended
$2.47M
Findings
1
Programs
9
Organization: City of Jackson (IL)
Year: 2025 Accepted: 2026-06-22

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1218080 2025-001 Material Weakness Yes I

Contacts

Name Title Type
QS1DQ1PGMJD5 Liza Walker Auditee
5732433568 Jeffrey C. Stroder, CPA Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (The "Schedule") includes the federal award activity of the City of Jackson, Missouri under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2025. 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 operations 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 of Jackson, Missouri.
The Schedule is presented in accordance with the Uniform Guidance, which defines federal financial assistance "…assistance that non-federal entities receive or administer in the form of grants, loans, loan guarantees, property (including donated surplus property), cooperative agreements, interest subsidies, insurance, food commodities, direct appropriations, and other assistance, but does not include amounts received as reimbursement for services rendered to individuals.
The Schedule is presented on the modified cash basis of accounting, which recognizes expenditures only when paid for goods and services. This is the same basis of accounting presented in the financial statements.
The City's grant programs involve reimbursement of the City's actual costs of administering the programs, and therefore, the City did not provide any funding to other subrecipients.
The City's grant programs involve reimbursement of the City's actual cost of administering the programs, and therefore, the City is not reimbursed for indirect costs and does not apply any indirect cost rate.

Finding Details

Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (21.027). Criteria: According to 2 CFR Section 180.300, when a non-federal entity enters into a covered transaction with an entity at a lower tier, the non-federal entity must verify that the entity is not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded. Condition: The City had transactions in excess of $25,000 with a vendor in which they did not verify that the entity was not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded. Cause: The City did check the status of all vendors hired with a contract, but some vendors were hired with a task order. The controls were structured so that vendors hired by task order were not checked for their status, only the vendors hired with a formal contract. Effect: The City was at risk of making material payments to a vendor who is not allowed to do business with the federal government. There was no noncompliance, but there was no internal control in place to prevent noncompliance. Questioned Costs: None. Context: Payments to the five vendors totaled $35,559. Total payments from the program totaled $1,107,912. As noted above, there was no noncompliance, but there was no internal control in place to ensure noncompliance. Repeat Finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the City check the excluded parties list system or collect certification from the entity for any vendor in which the City expects to spend more than $25,000 of federal grant funds for the year. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: We will ensure that controls are in place to check the status of potential vendors going forward. All agreements and bid terms utilizing federal grant funds will contain a certification statement for federal debarment and suspension.