Audit 7743

FY End
2023-06-30
Total Expended
$2.91M
Findings
2
Programs
10
Organization: Odessa R-Vii School District (MO)
Year: 2023 Accepted: 2023-12-20

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
5724 2023-003 - - N
582166 2023-003 - - N

Programs

Contacts

Name Title Type
JXJCDAQCP755 Jon Oetinger Auditee
8166335316 Jeffrey Chitwood, CPA Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Federal financial assistance means 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.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Title: Basis of Presentation Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the federal award activity of the District under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position, or cash flows of the District. The Uniform Guidance requires a schedule that provides total federal awards expended for each federal program and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or other identifying number when the CFDA information is not available.The Schedule includes all federal awards administered by Odessa R-VII School District, Missouri.OMB Compliance Supplement includes these definitions, which govern the contents of the Schedule:Federal financial assistance means 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.Federal award means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly from pass-through entities. It does not include procurement contracts, under-grants or contracts, used to buy goods or services from vendors.Accordingly, the Schedule includes expenditures of both cash and noncash awards.Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified cash basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements.The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.Commodities received were valued by the food service section of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: THE DISTRICT DID NOT USE INDIRECT COSTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 Subrecipients - The District provided no federal awards to subrecipients during the year ended June 30, 2023.

Finding Details

2023-003 Child Nutrition Cluster - CFDA No. 10.553, 10.555 Grant No. 054-041 Condition: Odessa R-VII School District must operate the food service program on a non-profit basis. The District’s ending food service balance exceeded three months average expenses by $405,902. Criteria: The child nutrition cluster compliance guidelines N.3 states that a school must operate the food service accounts on a non-profit basis. This indicates that no more than three months operating expenses may be maintained by the District to be considered non-profit. Effect: The District maintains funds in its food service accounts that exceed the amounts as allowed in the child nutrition guidelines. Questioned Costs: $405,902 based on the amounts in the fund balance of $721,268 above the three months operating costs of $315,366. Cause: Covid meal reimbursements exceeded the amounts that are normally received. Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Views of Responsible Officials & Planned Corrective Action: The District will take action to reduce the food service balance in a timely fashion. The completion date for this corrective action is May 31, 2024.2023-002 Child Nutrition Cluster - CFDA No. 10.553, 10.555 Grant No. 042-124 Condition: Odessa R-VII School District must operate the food service program on a non-profit basis. The District's ending food service balance exceeded three months average expenses by $700,602. Criteria: The child nutrition cluster compliance guidelines N.3 states that a school must operate the food service accounts on a non-profit basis. This indicates that no more than three months operating expenses may be maintained by the District to be considered non-profit. Effect: The District maintains funds in its food service accounts that exceed the amounts as allowed in the child nutrition guidelines. Questioned Costs: $700,602 based on the amounts in the fund balance of $1,066,215 above the three months operating costs of $365,614. Cause: Covid meal reimbursements exceeded the amounts that are normally received. Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Views of Since the $2,000,000 of local funds to totally remodeled the Responsible food service department at the Clinton Intermediate School Officials & Planned is not enough to offset the excess balance in the food service Corrective Action: department, our plan for reducing the program balance of an excess of $976,148.58 will be purchasing equipment and holding our contracted food service accountable for billing. During the fiscal year 2022/2023 Taher did not bill us for three months. They billed us in the 2023/2024 fiscal year
2023-003 Child Nutrition Cluster - CFDA No. 10.553, 10.555 Grant No. 054-041 Condition: Odessa R-VII School District must operate the food service program on a non-profit basis. The District’s ending food service balance exceeded three months average expenses by $405,902. Criteria: The child nutrition cluster compliance guidelines N.3 states that a school must operate the food service accounts on a non-profit basis. This indicates that no more than three months operating expenses may be maintained by the District to be considered non-profit. Effect: The District maintains funds in its food service accounts that exceed the amounts as allowed in the child nutrition guidelines. Questioned Costs: $405,902 based on the amounts in the fund balance of $721,268 above the three months operating costs of $315,366. Cause: Covid meal reimbursements exceeded the amounts that are normally received. Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Views of Responsible Officials & Planned Corrective Action: The District will take action to reduce the food service balance in a timely fashion. The completion date for this corrective action is May 31, 2024.2023-002 Child Nutrition Cluster - CFDA No. 10.553, 10.555 Grant No. 042-124 Condition: Odessa R-VII School District must operate the food service program on a non-profit basis. The District's ending food service balance exceeded three months average expenses by $700,602. Criteria: The child nutrition cluster compliance guidelines N.3 states that a school must operate the food service accounts on a non-profit basis. This indicates that no more than three months operating expenses may be maintained by the District to be considered non-profit. Effect: The District maintains funds in its food service accounts that exceed the amounts as allowed in the child nutrition guidelines. Questioned Costs: $700,602 based on the amounts in the fund balance of $1,066,215 above the three months operating costs of $365,614. Cause: Covid meal reimbursements exceeded the amounts that are normally received. Recommendation: We recommend that fund balances should be monitored to ensure that balances remain in line with child nutrition compliance requirements. Views of Since the $2,000,000 of local funds to totally remodeled the Responsible food service department at the Clinton Intermediate School Officials & Planned is not enough to offset the excess balance in the food service Corrective Action: department, our plan for reducing the program balance of an excess of $976,148.58 will be purchasing equipment and holding our contracted food service accountable for billing. During the fiscal year 2022/2023 Taher did not bill us for three months. They billed us in the 2023/2024 fiscal year