Audit 43973

FY End
2022-12-31
Total Expended
$170.60M
Findings
2
Programs
38
Organization: Calcasieu Parish Police Jury (LA)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2023-07-19

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
39382 2022-010 - - G
615824 2022-010 - - G

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $2.45M - 0
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $2.06M - 0
17.258 Wia Adult Program $1.60M Yes 0
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $1.42M - 0
66.468 Capitalization Grants for Drinking Water State Revolving Funds $1.29M Yes 0
17.259 Wia Youth Activities $1.06M Yes 1
17.278 Wia Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $632,277 Yes 0
97.029 Flood Mitigation Assistance $570,946 Yes 0
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $507,818 - 0
97.048 Federal Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households in Presidential Declared Disaster Areas $379,043 - 0
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $345,326 - 0
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $344,310 - 0
20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $269,753 - 0
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $224,166 - 0
17.277 Workforce Investment Act (wia) National Emergency Grants $212,421 - 0
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $187,500 Yes 0
16.585 Drug Court Discretionary Grant Program $121,405 - 0
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $117,534 - 0
20.516 Job Access and Reverse Commute Program $108,284 - 0
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $97,596 - 0
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $94,861 - 0
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $91,380 - 0
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $90,716 - 0
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $77,124 - 0
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $61,089 - 0
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $54,724 - 0
14.235 Supportive Housing Program $49,392 - 0
10.555 National School Lunch Program $42,666 - 0
14.896 Family Self-Sufficiency Program $26,000 - 0
10.553 School Breakfast Program $19,481 - 0
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $19,021 - 0
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $14,138 - 0
14.169 Housing Counseling Assistance Program $8,256 - 0
11.419 Coastal Zone Management Administration Awards $8,033 - 0
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $7,237 Yes 0
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $7,114 - 0
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $687 - 0
15.226 Payments in Lieu of Taxes $368 - 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
UN26ZDYJF7K3 Kelly Fontenot Auditee
3377213650 Jason Guillory Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Disbursements Accounting Policies: Scope of Audit - The audit was performed pursuant to the Single Audit Act of 1996 and the Uniform Guidance.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - The above Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards has been prepared on the full accrual basis of accounting used by the Police Jury in preparation of the government wide financial statements that report these awards. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. Disbursements reported in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards cannot be traced, in every case, directly to the disbursements reported in the Police Jurys Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), which is bound separately, due to the combining of various programs in the Police Jurys ACFR that are reported individually on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. However, the detailed information regarding the disbursements reflected in both issued reports can be traced to the Police Jurys detailed general ledger with adjustments for any year-end financial statement accruals and reversals.Disaster Grants Public Assistance 97.036 According to the 2022 Compliance Supplement, nonfederal entities must record expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) when (1) FEMA has approved the nonfederal entitys Project Worksheet and (2) the nonfederal entity has incurred the eligible expenditures. The Police Jurys 2022 SEFA contains $34,695,679 of expenditures which were incurred and reported in 2020 and 2021 for financial statement purposes, but were not obligated by FEMA until 2022 and are therefore included in this years SEFA.Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (ARPA) 21.027 Reporting to U.S. Treasury for American Rescue Plan is completed using the cash basis of accounting. Cash Basis Expenditures $1,143,511 Accrual of Expenditures $1,305,869 Total 2022 Schedule of Federal Expenditures $2,449,380
Title: Subrecipient Payments Accounting Policies: Scope of Audit - The audit was performed pursuant to the Single Audit Act of 1996 and the Uniform Guidance.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - The above Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards has been prepared on the full accrual basis of accounting used by the Police Jury in preparation of the government wide financial statements that report these awards. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. 1.The Police Jurys Drug Court Grant had subrecipient payments in the amount of $118,980 to the Education and Treatment Council, Inc.2.The Police Jurys State Homeland Security Grant had subrecipient payments to the Calcasieu Parish Sheriffs Office in the amount of $90,716.3.The Police Jurys Community Development Block Grant had subrecipient payments to the Imperial Calcasieu Regional Planning and Development Commission in the amount of $ 66,596.4.The Policy Jurys Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds had subrecipient payments to Waterworks District No. 5 of Wards 3 & 8 and Sewer District No. 11 of Ward 3 in the amounts of $577,920 and $253,851, respectively.
Title: Unearned Federal Grant Revenue Accounting Policies: Scope of Audit - The audit was performed pursuant to the Single Audit Act of 1996 and the Uniform Guidance.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - The above Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards has been prepared on the full accrual basis of accounting used by the Police Jury in preparation of the government wide financial statements that report these awards. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate. The following funds received federal grant revenue that had not been expended by December 31, 2022 and therefore are not reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards:1.The American Rescue Plan Grant Fund - $37,065,679 - Projects are currently being designed and funding will be used primarily for improvements to utility infrastructure as deemed eligible by the grant requirements. 2.The Emergency Rental Assistance Grant Fund - $1,979,708 - This advanced funding will be used to assist eligible tenants experiencing housing related financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.3.The Community Development Block Grant Fund - $461,577 - These funds are carry-over funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, and will be used for recovery and rebuilding efforts related specifically to disasters.4.The Coastal Impact Assistance Grant Fund - $5,878,583 These funds were received from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) and are multi-year awards that will be used specifically for the conservation, protection, and preservation of coastal areas, including wetlands. The Parish will likely partner with other local governmental entities to fund a coordinated project.5.The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (Liheap) Grant Fund - $15,493 These funds are to be used to provide services that encourage and enable households to reduce home energy needs and thereby reduce the need for energy assistance.6.The General Fund - $50,000 These funds are from the Treasury - American Rescue Plan, Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund, which are allocated to eligible revenue sharing counties and eligible Tribal governments across fiscal years 2022 and 2023 for use on any governmental purpose except for a lobbying activity.7.The Emergency Solutions Grants Fund - $13,051 These funds were received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and will be used to assist eligible clients to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis and/or homelessness.

Finding Details

2022-010 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ? Youth Activities ? Assistance Listing Number 17.259; Year Ended December 31, 2022 ? Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking Condition: The Police Jury did not meet the earmarking grant requirement related to paid and unpaid work experience. Criteria: Not less than 20 percent of Youth Activity funds allocated to the local area, except for the local area expenditures for administration, must be used to provide paid and unpaid work experience (Section 129(c)(4)), WIOA, 128 Stat. 1510). Effect: Inadequate federal funds may have been dedicated to the work experience objective of the WIOA Youth Activities grant. Cause: Calcasieu Parish has experienced unprecedented disruption since 2020. Not only was the Parish impacted by the COVID related business shutdowns, but it was also devastated by two major hurricanes in the fall of 2020 which caused widespread devastation and damage to nearly all homes and businesses in the Parish. Consequently, the opportunities to partner with businesses for work experience has been severely limited and so the Parish has allocated more funds toward education and training. Context: The Police Jury expenditures for work experience was 12% of the local area?s Youth Activity funds. Recommendation: As recovery continues, the Parish should comply with the work experience earmarking requirements and properly track its compliance with the earmarking requirements.
2022-010 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ? Youth Activities ? Assistance Listing Number 17.259; Year Ended December 31, 2022 ? Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking Condition: The Police Jury did not meet the earmarking grant requirement related to paid and unpaid work experience. Criteria: Not less than 20 percent of Youth Activity funds allocated to the local area, except for the local area expenditures for administration, must be used to provide paid and unpaid work experience (Section 129(c)(4)), WIOA, 128 Stat. 1510). Effect: Inadequate federal funds may have been dedicated to the work experience objective of the WIOA Youth Activities grant. Cause: Calcasieu Parish has experienced unprecedented disruption since 2020. Not only was the Parish impacted by the COVID related business shutdowns, but it was also devastated by two major hurricanes in the fall of 2020 which caused widespread devastation and damage to nearly all homes and businesses in the Parish. Consequently, the opportunities to partner with businesses for work experience has been severely limited and so the Parish has allocated more funds toward education and training. Context: The Police Jury expenditures for work experience was 12% of the local area?s Youth Activity funds. Recommendation: As recovery continues, the Parish should comply with the work experience earmarking requirements and properly track its compliance with the earmarking requirements.