Audit 6108

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$7.71M
Findings
4
Programs
19
Organization: Metcalfe County School District (KY)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2023-12-11

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
3869 2023-001 Material Weakness - N
3870 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - B
580311 2023-001 Material Weakness - N
580312 2023-002 Significant Deficiency - B

Contacts

Name Title Type
QQMMUML13G16 Cheyenne Garmon Auditee
2704323171 Joseph Montgomery Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the Metcalfe County School District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. 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 Metcalfe County School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net asset, or cash flows of Metcalfe County School District.
Title: NOTE B – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available.
Title: NOTE C – FOOD DISTRIBUTION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Nonmonetary assistance is reported in the schedule at the fair value of the commodities disbursed.
Title: NOTE D – DE MINIMIS COST RATE Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: NOTE E – SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting for proprietary funds and the modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds. 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 present where available. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The District did not elect to use the 10 percent de minimis cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance. There were no subrecipients during the fiscal year.

Finding Details

Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.425; Grant Pass Through No. 4300002; Grant period: Year ended June 30, 2023Criteria and Condition: Construction projects utilizing federal grant funds must follow the requirements of the Davis Bacon Act. The District was not in compliance with this requirement. Context: Testing compliance with the Davis Bacon Act related to the construction project paid with Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program showed that the requirement of the Davis Bacon Act were not included in the construction contract. Further review showed that the construction company had not paid the required prevailing wages to laborers on the construction project which caused an underpayment to the laborers in total for the year ended June 30, 2023 $143,328. Questioned Costs $0
Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.425; Grant Pass Through No. 4300002; Grant period: Year ended June 30, 2023, Criteria and condition: Expenditures are required to follow the allowable costs related to the grant. The district did not comply with this requirement. Context: A test of 14 non-payroll expenditures out of a population of 70 revealed that there were two instances where the expenditure of federal grant funds were unallowable under the grant’s allowable costs. Specifically the district expended $20,600 to pay the 2021-2022 audit fees for the district and expended $16,275 for errors and omission insurance. Therefore there is a total of $36,875 of questioned costs associated with this program.
Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.425; Grant Pass Through No. 4300002; Grant period: Year ended June 30, 2023Criteria and Condition: Construction projects utilizing federal grant funds must follow the requirements of the Davis Bacon Act. The District was not in compliance with this requirement. Context: Testing compliance with the Davis Bacon Act related to the construction project paid with Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program showed that the requirement of the Davis Bacon Act were not included in the construction contract. Further review showed that the construction company had not paid the required prevailing wages to laborers on the construction project which caused an underpayment to the laborers in total for the year ended June 30, 2023 $143,328. Questioned Costs $0
Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.425; Grant Pass Through No. 4300002; Grant period: Year ended June 30, 2023, Criteria and condition: Expenditures are required to follow the allowable costs related to the grant. The district did not comply with this requirement. Context: A test of 14 non-payroll expenditures out of a population of 70 revealed that there were two instances where the expenditure of federal grant funds were unallowable under the grant’s allowable costs. Specifically the district expended $20,600 to pay the 2021-2022 audit fees for the district and expended $16,275 for errors and omission insurance. Therefore there is a total of $36,875 of questioned costs associated with this program.