Audit 414438

Federal Program, Assistance Listing # and Year, Federal Agency: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Assistance Listing #21.027, 2021, U.S. Department of Treasury. Criteria or Specific Requirement: In accordance with 2 CFR 200.1, all recipients of federal funds must complete and submit annual project and expenditure reports on all SLFRF funded projects. Also, 2 CFR 200.303 requires the entity to establish and maintain effective internal controls over compliance with respect to federal awards and Section 1111(b)(2)(A) of the ESEA for compliance accountability. Proper internal controls require supporting documentation to be retained as evidence for effectiveness of the controls in place. In accordance with 2 CFR.307, program income earned during the period of performance must be used in accordance with the terms and conditions of the federal award. Condition: During our testing, CRI identified a lack of internal controls related to reviewing and approving report submissions. During our testing, CRI identified 2025 report submissions did not agree to cumulativeto- date expenditures of the fiscal years 2021-2025. During our testing, CRI identified revenue recognized/earned during the period was improperly reported as program income and expenditures were improperly included as program income expenditures, causing inaccurate reporting. Program income was materially overstated. Effect: The City of Shreveport risks reports required to be submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to be materially misstated. Cause: A lack of adequate controls over reporting requirements. Questioned Costs: Not applicable to the reporting compliance requirement. Context: The issue was identified while testing the population of reports. Recommendation: We recommend the City implements proper controls to review reports submitted, so as to identify and address any discrepancies. Views of responsible officials and corrective action plan: The City does have sufficient internal controls over ARP reporting. Reports submitted matched the 2025 cumulative expenditures at the time that reporting was due. However, as is always the case with year-end invoices for the fourth quarter 2025 reporting period were processed after the report due date and updated on our internal ARP spending tracking. Because the Treasury Department does not have a process to amend report submissions, the amounts were included in the next period (1st quarter 2026) report.

Federal Program, Assistance Listing # and Year, Federal Agency: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, Assistance Listing #21.027, 2021, U.S. Department of Treasury. Criteria or Specific Requirement: 2 CFR 200.303 requires the entity to establish and maintain effective internal controls over compliance with respect to federal awards and Section 1111(b)(2)(A) of the ESEA for compliance accountability. Proper internal controls require supporting documentation to be retained as evidence for effectiveness of the controls in place. Also, 2 CFR 180 prohibits non-Federal entities from entering into covered transactions with suspended or debarred entities.’ Condition: The City failed to establish and maintain effective controls over suspension and debarment. The City failed to provide evidence the City verified vendor’s suspension and debarment status prior to procurement. Effect: The City of Shreveport risks not being in compliance with their federal funding procurement compliance requirements. Cause: Purchasing Department/Management failed to follow City Procurement Policy and Procedure when contracting vendors. Questioned Costs: None noted. Reported finding is a deficiency in internal control Context: The issue was identified in a sample of 3 contracts for the major program. Recommendation: We recommend the City follows their Procurement Policy when ensuring vendor status prior to contracting services. Views of responsible officials and corrective action plan: The Purchasing Agent will ensure that the contracted vendor(s) are not suspended or debarred using the data from SAM.GOV and Louisiana Secretary of State websites. The search results will be included in the files. This will ensure that the City of Shreveport is following the federal funding procurement requirements.