Audit 41917

FY End
2022-12-31
Total Expended
$2.86M
Findings
4
Programs
32
Organization: Price County (WI)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-09-12

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
48551 2022-004 Significant Deficiency - L
48552 2022-004 Significant Deficiency - L
624993 2022-004 Significant Deficiency - L
624994 2022-004 Significant Deficiency - L

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $928,585 Yes 1
93.563 Child Support Enforcement $229,929 - 0
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $191,029 - 0
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $118,032 Yes 0
10.557 Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $110,856 - 0
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $73,965 - 0
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $63,637 - 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $59,241 - 0
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $45,389 - 0
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $45,000 - 0
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $37,900 - 0
93.044 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part B_grants for Supportive Services and Senior Centers $36,830 - 0
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $35,032 - 0
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $28,300 - 0
93.958 Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services $24,861 - 0
93.045 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part C_nutrition Services $24,232 - 0
84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families $17,419 - 0
93.053 Nutrition Services Incentive Program $17,267 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $15,851 - 0
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $12,599 - 0
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $11,972 - 0
93.217 Family Planning_services $11,735 - 0
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $9,806 - 0
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $7,912 - 0
93.991 Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant $6,852 - 0
93.747 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $5,158 - 0
93.052 National Family Caregiver Support, Title Iii, Part E $2,644 - 0
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $1,305 - 0
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $1,283 - 0
93.940 Hiv Prevention Activities_health Department Based $925 - 0
93.136 Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs $835 - 0
93.043 Special Programs for the Aging_title Iii, Part D_disease Prevention and Health Promotion Services $696 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
Z2BLLP397G73 Carrie Kyle Auditee
7153395139 Sheanne Hediger Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Report Dates Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual or 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 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 underlying accounting records for some grant programs are maintained on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis, revenues are recorded when susceptible to accrual, i.e., both measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recorded when the liability is incurred. The accounting records for other grant programs are maintained on the accrual basis, i.e., when the revenue has been earned and the liability is incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Price County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate of the Uniform Guidance. The schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards includes adjustments through the June 1, 2023 (expected payment date) Community Aids Reporting System (CARS) reports, the July 3, 2023 (expected payment date) Grant Enrollment Application and Reporting System (GEARS) reports, and the December 2022 SPARC reports. Federal/state funding splits for awards passed through the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) are based on the splits provided by DHS on February 15, 2023; awards passed through the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF) are based on the splits provided by DCF on April 18, 2023.
Title: Pass-Through Agencies Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual or 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 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 underlying accounting records for some grant programs are maintained on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis, revenues are recorded when susceptible to accrual, i.e., both measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recorded when the liability is incurred. The accounting records for other grant programs are maintained on the accrual basis, i.e., when the revenue has been earned and the liability is incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Price County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate of the Uniform Guidance. Price County received federal awards from the following pass-through agencies: WI DHS - Wisconsin Department of Health Services; WI DCF - Wisconsin Department of Children and Families; WI DOT - Wisconsin Department of Transportation; GWAAR - Greater Wisconsin Agency on Aging Resources; Wood Co. - Wood County, Wisconsin; Vilas Co. - Vilas County, Wisconsin
Title: Matching Contribution Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual or 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 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 underlying accounting records for some grant programs are maintained on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis, revenues are recorded when susceptible to accrual, i.e., both measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recorded when the liability is incurred. The accounting records for other grant programs are maintained on the accrual basis, i.e., when the revenue has been earned and the liability is incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Price County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate of the Uniform Guidance. Price County makes a 20% matching contribution for the Specialized Transportation program. The contribution from the county's tax levy was $15,978 in 2022.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual or 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 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 underlying accounting records for some grant programs are maintained on the modified accrual basis of accounting. Under the modified accrual basis, revenues are recorded when susceptible to accrual, i.e., both measurable and available. Available means collectible within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay liabilities of the current period. Expenditures are recorded when the liability is incurred. The accounting records for other grant programs are maintained on the accrual basis, i.e., when the revenue has been earned and the liability is incurred. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Price County has not elected to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate of the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal and state awards (the Schedule) includes the federal and state grant activity of Price County under programs of the federal and state government for the year ended December 31, 2022. 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) and the State Single Audit Guidelines. Certain state programs, specifically some of those awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, are required to be reported on the Schedule, but may not be subject to testing. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Price County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of Price County.

Finding Details

Program: COVID-19 Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Grantor Agency: Wisconsin Department of Treasury Criteria: Based on 42 USC 802 and 803 as implemented by the Treasury's Interim Final Rule and Final Rule at 31 CFR Part 35, recipients of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are required to submit special reporting on an annual basis. This reporting is to include current period obligations, cumulative obligations, current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures for each project. Appropriate review of the reporting should be sufficient to correct errors prior to finalizing the report. Condition: The annual report overstated expenditures to date and review of the report specifically was not documented nor did it discover this error. Cause: The March 2022 annual report was the first report that covered a period of time involving actual expenditures rather than obligations only. There was a misunderstanding of how to complete the report. Effect: Users of the annual report may incorrectly believe that total expenditures for two of the projects had more expenditures as of the reporting date than what the county actually incurred. Questioned Costs: None. Context: There was only one report required during the current year and two of the seven projects reported included erroneously overstated expenditures. The County reported planned expenditures rather than only reporting actual incurred expenditures. The sample was not statistically valid. Recommendation: We recommend that the County review the reporting requirements and implement proper review of the annual reporting process. Someone other than the preparer of the report should provide adequate review prior to finalizing the report. This review should include verification that reported expenditure totals agree to the underlying general ledger detail as of the report date. These procedures should be documented and retained. Views of responsible officials: The responsible officials acknowledge this finding is accurate. The County Accountant will provide documentation of the amounts to report that matches the general ledger detail for Nick Trimner, County Administrator, to review and date prior to recording the annual report.
Program: COVID-19 Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Grantor Agency: Wisconsin Department of Treasury Criteria: Based on 42 USC 802 and 803 as implemented by the Treasury's Interim Final Rule and Final Rule at 31 CFR Part 35, recipients of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are required to submit special reporting on an annual basis. This reporting is to include current period obligations, cumulative obligations, current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures for each project. Appropriate review of the reporting should be sufficient to correct errors prior to finalizing the report. Condition: The annual report overstated expenditures to date and review of the report specifically was not documented nor did it discover this error. Cause: The March 2022 annual report was the first report that covered a period of time involving actual expenditures rather than obligations only. There was a misunderstanding of how to complete the report. Effect: Users of the annual report may incorrectly believe that total expenditures for two of the projects had more expenditures as of the reporting date than what the county actually incurred. Questioned Costs: None. Context: There was only one report required during the current year and two of the seven projects reported included erroneously overstated expenditures. The County reported planned expenditures rather than only reporting actual incurred expenditures. The sample was not statistically valid. Recommendation: We recommend that the County review the reporting requirements and implement proper review of the annual reporting process. Someone other than the preparer of the report should provide adequate review prior to finalizing the report. This review should include verification that reported expenditure totals agree to the underlying general ledger detail as of the report date. These procedures should be documented and retained. Views of responsible officials: The responsible officials acknowledge this finding is accurate. The County Accountant will provide documentation of the amounts to report that matches the general ledger detail for Nick Trimner, County Administrator, to review and date prior to recording the annual report.
Program: COVID-19 Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Grantor Agency: Wisconsin Department of Treasury Criteria: Based on 42 USC 802 and 803 as implemented by the Treasury's Interim Final Rule and Final Rule at 31 CFR Part 35, recipients of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are required to submit special reporting on an annual basis. This reporting is to include current period obligations, cumulative obligations, current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures for each project. Appropriate review of the reporting should be sufficient to correct errors prior to finalizing the report. Condition: The annual report overstated expenditures to date and review of the report specifically was not documented nor did it discover this error. Cause: The March 2022 annual report was the first report that covered a period of time involving actual expenditures rather than obligations only. There was a misunderstanding of how to complete the report. Effect: Users of the annual report may incorrectly believe that total expenditures for two of the projects had more expenditures as of the reporting date than what the county actually incurred. Questioned Costs: None. Context: There was only one report required during the current year and two of the seven projects reported included erroneously overstated expenditures. The County reported planned expenditures rather than only reporting actual incurred expenditures. The sample was not statistically valid. Recommendation: We recommend that the County review the reporting requirements and implement proper review of the annual reporting process. Someone other than the preparer of the report should provide adequate review prior to finalizing the report. This review should include verification that reported expenditure totals agree to the underlying general ledger detail as of the report date. These procedures should be documented and retained. Views of responsible officials: The responsible officials acknowledge this finding is accurate. The County Accountant will provide documentation of the amounts to report that matches the general ledger detail for Nick Trimner, County Administrator, to review and date prior to recording the annual report.
Program: COVID-19 Coronavirus State & Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Grantor Agency: Wisconsin Department of Treasury Criteria: Based on 42 USC 802 and 803 as implemented by the Treasury's Interim Final Rule and Final Rule at 31 CFR Part 35, recipients of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds are required to submit special reporting on an annual basis. This reporting is to include current period obligations, cumulative obligations, current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures for each project. Appropriate review of the reporting should be sufficient to correct errors prior to finalizing the report. Condition: The annual report overstated expenditures to date and review of the report specifically was not documented nor did it discover this error. Cause: The March 2022 annual report was the first report that covered a period of time involving actual expenditures rather than obligations only. There was a misunderstanding of how to complete the report. Effect: Users of the annual report may incorrectly believe that total expenditures for two of the projects had more expenditures as of the reporting date than what the county actually incurred. Questioned Costs: None. Context: There was only one report required during the current year and two of the seven projects reported included erroneously overstated expenditures. The County reported planned expenditures rather than only reporting actual incurred expenditures. The sample was not statistically valid. Recommendation: We recommend that the County review the reporting requirements and implement proper review of the annual reporting process. Someone other than the preparer of the report should provide adequate review prior to finalizing the report. This review should include verification that reported expenditure totals agree to the underlying general ledger detail as of the report date. These procedures should be documented and retained. Views of responsible officials: The responsible officials acknowledge this finding is accurate. The County Accountant will provide documentation of the amounts to report that matches the general ledger detail for Nick Trimner, County Administrator, to review and date prior to recording the annual report.