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Finding 2022-001. 84.425D COVID-19 - Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund ARP III; 84.027 Special Education - Grants to States and 84.173 Special Education - Preschool Grants; and 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Cost Principals (Contract Provisions for Non-Feder...
Finding 2022-001. 84.425D COVID-19 - Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund ARP III; 84.027 Special Education - Grants to States and 84.173 Special Education - Preschool Grants; and 84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Cost Principals (Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards). A. Corrective Action Plan - The district will strengthen internal controls over contracts to ensure all contracts under federal awards contain the required contract provisions. A contract review checklist will be utilized during the contract review process. Person Responsible: Dr. Robert Williams, Superintendent of Education. Anticipated Completion Date: February 1, 2023.
Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: The Corporation?s controls in place for reporting submissions did not identify that guidelines were not followed related to the reporting of expenses. Planned Corrective Action: The Corporate Controller will request all Portal Submission Documents from the subsidi...
Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: The Corporation?s controls in place for reporting submissions did not identify that guidelines were not followed related to the reporting of expenses. Planned Corrective Action: The Corporate Controller will request all Portal Submission Documents from the subsidiaries after their completion. The Corporate Controller and VP of Reimbursement will reconcile the portal submission documents completed by the subsidiaries to the documentation provided by our FEMA claims partner to ensure accuracy. If any discrepancies are noted, we will notify the subsidiary CFOs of the irregularities and request they edit the submission with the correct information. Once completed by the subsidiary CFOs, the updated submission documents will be re-reviewed to ensure accuracy. This process will continue until the portal submission documents are accurate. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Brian Balutanski, Vice President and Corporate Controller. Anticipated Completion Date: 06/01/2023
c. Draper?s Reaction: Draper?s reaction follows verbatim. Draper concurs with DCAA?s finding and will ensure that only allowable compensation costs are claimed in the future by performing an additional review of claimed compensation costs prior to submittal of the annual Uniform Guidance submission...
c. Draper?s Reaction: Draper?s reaction follows verbatim. Draper concurs with DCAA?s finding and will ensure that only allowable compensation costs are claimed in the future by performing an additional review of claimed compensation costs prior to submittal of the annual Uniform Guidance submission. Issue Coordinator: Jamie Pereira, Director, Government Accounting & Compliance Est. Completion Date: November 2023
View Audit 27018 Questioned Costs: $1
d. Draper?s Reaction: Draper?s reaction follows verbatim. Draper does not concur with DCAA?s finding that the atrium depreciation expense is unreasonable. As DCAA points out, Draper provided a reasonableness presentation to address the business need for the atrium on April 28, 2022 and provided add...
d. Draper?s Reaction: Draper?s reaction follows verbatim. Draper does not concur with DCAA?s finding that the atrium depreciation expense is unreasonable. As DCAA points out, Draper provided a reasonableness presentation to address the business need for the atrium on April 28, 2022 and provided additional analyses and evidence (October 2022) proving all subcontractors utilized on the project were competitively awarded, which establishes those costs were awarded at a fair and reasonable price. Draper reserves the right to negotiate this issue with the ACO. Draper has, and continues to support the Government?s requests in regards to the reasonableness of the atrium. Issue Coordinator: Jamie Pereira, Director, Government Accounting & Compliance Est. Completion Date: Pending DCMA Resolution
View Audit 27018 Questioned Costs: $1
The District will implement internal controls to monitor and ensure that the appropriate time and effort documentation of those employees paid in whole or in part with federal funds is on file to support the amount of time an employee works on a federal program. Compliance will be achieved by: 1...
The District will implement internal controls to monitor and ensure that the appropriate time and effort documentation of those employees paid in whole or in part with federal funds is on file to support the amount of time an employee works on a federal program. Compliance will be achieved by: 1)Develop a set of internal controls for time and effort documentation which provides reasonable assurance that charges are accurate, allowable, and allocable. (CFO/Treasurer) 2)Require time and effort documentation be filed in a timely manner with the CFO/Treasurer and maintained for records. (CFO/Treasurer ? Superintendent ? Direct Supervisor) 3)Require Direct Supervisor of employees to maintain time and effort documentation in accordance with District policies and procedures, as well as federal laws and guidelines. (Direct Supervisor) 4)Periodically monitor time and effort documentation in relationship to the percentage of time the employee spends on a federal program vs. non-federal. (CFO/Treasurer ? Superintendent - Direct Supervisor)
View Audit 19283 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 22001 (2022-005)
Significant Deficiency 2022
RANDOM MOMENT STUDY (RMS) EMPLOYEE LISTING Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Title: Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid Cluster), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and State Administrative Matching Grants for...
RANDOM MOMENT STUDY (RMS) EMPLOYEE LISTING Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Federal Program Title: Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid Cluster), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and State Administrative Matching Grants for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP Cluster) Assistance Listing Number: 93.778, 93.558, and 10.561 Pass-Through Agency: Minnesota Department of Human Services and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pass-Through Numbers: 2205MN5ADM, 2201MNTANF, and 222MN101S2520 Award Period: Year-Ended December 31, 2022 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance and Other Matter Recommendation: It is recommended the County review the RMS listings and employees within the department and account codes to ensure the proper employees are included on the listing and general ledger accounts. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The County will conduct a training session for applicable health and human services staff regarding accurate reporting of the random moment studies. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action plan: Anne Lindseth, Health and Human Services Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2023
93.767 Children' s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 93.778 Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) Reporting 2022-026 Ensure Compliance with Reporting Requirements of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Medical Assistance Program DOM Response: DOM Concurs. DOM identif...
93.767 Children' s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) 93.778 Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid; Title XIX) Reporting 2022-026 Ensure Compliance with Reporting Requirements of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and the Medical Assistance Program DOM Response: DOM Concurs. DOM identified this issue during reporting of the March 31, 2022 federal expenditures. Per 45 CFR ?95.1, DOM has two years (seven quarters following the occurrence of the expenditure) to make adjusting entries to claim additional expenditures. DOM Does not Concur. DOM has fully corrected finding 2021-041 on the Schedule of Prior Year Findings. This finding is based on OSA's belief that DOM should be using state tax data to determine eligibility of applicants. However, DOM does not have statutory authority to access this information. DOM utilizes all available tools, in accordance with the CMS approved state plan, to evaluate the eligibility of applicants; thus, this finding is Fully Corrected as DOM is complying with all CMS regulations and the approved state plan. Further, DOM performed training and made operational changes for all other issues noted in finding 2021-041. There are internal controls in place to limit the number of errors and annual training is conducted that includes examples of issues noted, along with preventive and corrective solutions. Human error is a part of any manual process and cannot be completely eliminated. DOM Corrective Action Plan: a. DOM made adjustments to the costs identified in this audit finding in the June 30, 2023 federal reports. In addition, a reconciliation has been added to the spreadsheets used for reporting of federal expenditures to ensure all expenditures are reported properly going forward. b. Christine Woodberry c. Completed July 24, 2023
View Audit 18740 Questioned Costs: $1
21.023 COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) 21.026 COVID-19 Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) Monitoring 2022-032 Strengthen Controls to Ensure Compliance with Federal Monitoring Requirements Response: DFA was simply a pass-through agency of the funds and was required to draw down the funds...
21.023 COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) 21.026 COVID-19 Homeowners Assistance Fund (HAF) Monitoring 2022-032 Strengthen Controls to Ensure Compliance with Federal Monitoring Requirements Response: DFA was simply a pass-through agency of the funds and was required to draw down the funds in light of an impending federal deadline. It is not possible for DFA to conduct monitoring as it has not been appropriated any funds nor does it have the personnel or other resources to do so. Corrective Action Plan: A. Mississippi Home Corporation should hire a 3rd party monitor. B. Mississippi Home Corporation Director Scott Spivey C. N/A D. N/A
Finding 21929 (2022-027)
Significant Deficiency 2022
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program Allowable Cost 2022-027 Strengthen Controls to Ensure Compliance with Allowable Costs Requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Response: The MDE does not concur with this finding. The OSA did not identify weaknesses in the MDE subrec...
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program Allowable Cost 2022-027 Strengthen Controls to Ensure Compliance with Allowable Costs Requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Response: The MDE does not concur with this finding. The OSA did not identify weaknesses in the MDE subrecipient monitoring process, such as in the selection of organizations, the monitoring cycle, or monitoring procedures. Instead, OSA identified potential errors made by individual participating organizations. The MDE has a robust system of internal controls and subrecipient monitoring system for the CACFP. In addition to meeting USDA requirements for monitoring, the MDE Office of Child Nutrition (OCN) also employs a risk -based process to select CACFP subrecipients for review and to determine the scope of monitoring. The MDE routinely exceeds the USDA requirement to monitor 33.3% of participating organizations annually. For Program Year (PY) 2021-2022, 60.3% of participating organizations were reviewed to provide additional oversight of subrecipients. When the MDE identifies instances of noncompliance, it requires participating organizations to take appropriate corrective action. For organizations that are very high-risk, the MDE employs the USDA Serious Deficiency process in accordance with 7 C.F.R. 226.6. The MDE already has a process to recover funds from an organization if an error is discovered during subrecipient monitoring. In PY 2022, the MDE assessed $132,207 in repayments of USDA funds and required an additional $40,577 in unallowable costs to be returned to local CACFP accounts. Finally, MDE staff was not included in the reviews of subrecipients by OSA, so the MDE was unable to verify the accuracy of the proposed unallowable costs before publication of the report from OSA. MDE staff will need to review documentation from OSA, and source documentation retained at CACFP sites before it can make a final determination regarding the potential unallowable cost determinations against sponsors. Corrective Action Plan: A. The MDE will review documentation provided by OSA of potential questioned costs and review source documentation held by the subrecipients to determine the amount of unallowable costs. If confirmed, the MDE will recover any unallowable costs in accordance with USDA policies. This review will be completed by January 22, 2024. Susie Evans, CACFP Director for the MDE OCN, will oversee the review. B. The MDE will continue to assess its CACFP monitoring and continue to strengthen the process while remaining in compliance with USDA regulations.
View Audit 18740 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 2022-003 Federal Agency Name: National Endowment for the Arts Program Name: Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreement CFDA # 45.025 Finding Summary: The Organization has a process for allocating employee wages based on hours worked, however, retroactive pay adjustments, bonus allocation fo...
Finding 2022-003 Federal Agency Name: National Endowment for the Arts Program Name: Promotion of the Arts Partnership Agreement CFDA # 45.025 Finding Summary: The Organization has a process for allocating employee wages based on hours worked, however, retroactive pay adjustments, bonus allocation for one employee, and one pay period for one employee did not follow this process. The controls in place did not operate as designed and failed to detect errors in the allocation of employee pay to the grants. Responsible Individuals: Anne Romens, Vice President and Emily Anderson, Chief Administrative Officer Corrective Action Plan: Arts Midwest uses Paylocity, a third-party payroll provider, for employee time tracking and payroll processing. Salary and benefit allocations to departments and grants are based on labor distribution reports generated by Paylocity. The Finance Team will review and verify report parameters and details to ensure they are accurate before the payroll costs are imported into the accounting system. In addition, the finance and operations teams will verify any one-time pay adjustments are correctly calculated and allocated based on related period of hours worked. With the start of a new Chief Financial Officer, this will be a priority for the first quarter of 2023. Estimated Completion Date: March 31, 2023
FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS 2022-002 - ALLOWABILITY Recommendation: We recommend that the Council implement controls to ensure that expenditures are properly reviewed and approved before being charged to a federal award and that adequate supporting documentation is maintained. Action Taken: In Februar...
FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS 2022-002 - ALLOWABILITY Recommendation: We recommend that the Council implement controls to ensure that expenditures are properly reviewed and approved before being charged to a federal award and that adequate supporting documentation is maintained. Action Taken: In February 2023, the current Fiscal Officer received formal training from the National Endowment for the Humanities' grants management staff on allowable costs and proper documentation procedures for federal grants and grant-making entities, under 2 CFR 200. The Fiscal Officer and all staff involved with federal grants subsequently reviewed the Council's internal procedures, to ensure that all expenditure paperwork is received, approved, and filed with the grant documentation.
View Audit 20152 Questioned Costs: $1
Contact Person ? Kenneth Azure, Executive Director Corrective Action Plan ? Management will review its policies and procedures for grant expenditures. Completion Date ? 12/31/2022
Contact Person ? Kenneth Azure, Executive Director Corrective Action Plan ? Management will review its policies and procedures for grant expenditures. Completion Date ? 12/31/2022
Finding 2022-001: Segregation of Duties / Internal Control Industrial Development Authority Corrective Action Plan: The following procedures have been implemented to improve controls and segregation of duties. 1. Each Accountant has been assigned an authority for monitoring and invoicing. Invoices...
Finding 2022-001: Segregation of Duties / Internal Control Industrial Development Authority Corrective Action Plan: The following procedures have been implemented to improve controls and segregation of duties. 1. Each Accountant has been assigned an authority for monitoring and invoicing. Invoices are sent on the first of the month. The Auditor or Sr. Finance Manger will monitor Quickbooks to ensure invoices are prepared timely and efforts are made for collection. 2. Loan receivable detail including amortization schedules and payment schedules will be maintained monthly and reconciled to Quickbooks each month. 3. Interfund activity will be recorded timely and reconciled monthly. The Sr. Manger or Auditor will review monthly. 4. Only the Auditor or Sr. Finance Manger will make journal entries. Finding 2022-002: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles and Reporting Industrial Development Authority Corrective Action Plan: 1. To prevent incorrect interest rates in the future, a loan process flow document [Exhibit C] has been created. The project and division manager will use this tool prior to drafting an offer letter, which serves as the first official offering of a fixed rate. Rates will be checked again prior to closing. If at this time, the rate is different then what was provided in the offer letter, the division manager will seek approval from EDA. Please see table included in the corrective action plan. 2. Business Development, Finance, and the Deputy Director have set up monthly loan monitoring meetings. Additionally, Business Development staff will send out annual specific requests for loan monitoring materials for all active loans, on top of the monthly reminders already sent with invoices. 3. ACED Business Development will work with ACED Finance to perform a monthly reconciliation to ensure cash balances are reported accurately and timely in all systems. 4. Federal reports are now being prepared by the Manager of Business Development and reviewed by the Sr. Finance Manager, the Assistant Director, and the Deputy Director before submission with an approval memo tracking their review. Reports are now current and were submitted on time for June 30, 2023. Please contact me with questions or concerns regarding the corrective action plans. Sincerely, Simone McMeans Authorized Designate
Finding 21837 (2022-002)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Replacement Reserve Deposits Recommendation: We recommend that management develop procedures to ensure replacement reserve deposits are updated timely to ensure compliance with the HUD regulatory agreement. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit fin...
Replacement Reserve Deposits Recommendation: We recommend that management develop procedures to ensure replacement reserve deposits are updated timely to ensure compliance with the HUD regulatory agreement. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Management has developed processes to verify replacement reserve deposits are updated based on the regulatory agreement annually. Name(s) of contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Theresa Bertram Planned completion date for corrective action plan: April 2023
During our fiscal year 2022 audit, the period one provider relief fund (PRF) report was tested. An error was discovered in the report involving the final Medicaid cost report adjustment. While this adjustment was included in the PRF report, the entry made to include it was made in the exact opposit...
During our fiscal year 2022 audit, the period one provider relief fund (PRF) report was tested. An error was discovered in the report involving the final Medicaid cost report adjustment. While this adjustment was included in the PRF report, the entry made to include it was made in the exact opposite direction from how it should have been recorded. This resulted in overstated lost revenue. Upon correcting the entry and balancing it against the applicable fiscal year, the clinic was still able to fully allocate the lost revenue against the PRF funds. After the corrections were made, there was still $30,128 in lost revenue that was not covered by the funds. In an effort to correct this error with HHS, Angela Gargus, CFO, called the PRF provider support line. She explained the situation and asked for the portal to be opened so she could update her report. She talked with at least three different levels of support. While all understood her desire to update the information, she was told since HHS was already up to period 4 and 5 that the likelihood of being able to submit a correction was slim. The support line did take her official request with the details of the correction so a formal response could be obtained for the clinic?s files. Her official request was denied by HRSA PRB Inquiries on January 4, 2023. The denial stated the report was closed and changes could no longer be made. She was instructed to maintain all records related to the organization?s PRF payment for three years. At this time, all actions that can be taken to correct this error have been tried. Ms. Gargus has stored the corrected report as well as the documented attempt to submit the corrected file to HHS in the file with the original PRF submission. The clinic?s CEO and Board of Directors are aware of the error and the actions taken to attempt to fix it.
Finding 21708 (2022-003)
Material Weakness 2022
FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy L. Glackman Contact Phone Number: 317-392-6310 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Control procedures will be put into place effective immediately. The Auditor will ha...
FINDING 2022-003 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Amy L. Glackman Contact Phone Number: 317-392-6310 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Control procedures will be put into place effective immediately. The Auditor will have the Deputy Auditor review all claims and sign off that the work has been done. Anticipated Completion Date: May 15, 2023
This schedule presents the corrective action the District is planning to take for findings included in this report in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guid...
This schedule presents the corrective action the District is planning to take for findings included in this report in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Finding ref number:2022-001 Finding caption:The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with Davis-Bacon Act (prevailing wage rate) requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Kathy McKee, Business Manager 350 N.W. Bulldog Drive Stevenson, WA 98648-0850 (509) 427-5674 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: All parties contracting services will receive training on prevailing wage compliance. The business manager will review and ensure the requirements are being met. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: Correction initiated February 2023
Condition: The audited financial statements, reports and supplemental information for the year ended December 31, 2021 were not submitted to the REAC within 90 days of the Corporation?s fiscal year end, and was not submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within nine months of the fiscal year e...
Condition: The audited financial statements, reports and supplemental information for the year ended December 31, 2021 were not submitted to the REAC within 90 days of the Corporation?s fiscal year end, and was not submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within nine months of the fiscal year end. Recommendation: Gethsemane Manor Apartments should implement controls to ensure necessary information is available for timely completion of the audit and submission of the audited financial statements to the REAC and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeframe. Action Taken: Management of Gethsemane Manor Apartments will make every effort going forward to ensure timely submission to the REAC and Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeframe.
Finding 21554 (2022-001)
Significant Deficiency 2022
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED: JUNE 30, 2022 U.S. Department of Treasury Trilogy, Inc. respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are d...
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED: JUNE 30, 2022 U.S. Department of Treasury Trilogy, Inc. respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Audit period: July 1, 2021 ? June 30, 2022 The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FINDINGS?FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDITS U.S. Department of Treasury 2022-001 Allowable Costs (Allocation of payroll costs) ? Assistance Listing Number 21.027 Recommendation: Management should develop a process whereby payroll costs allocated to federal grants are supported by a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that the charges are accurate, allowable and properly allocated, reasonably reflect the total activity for which the employee is compensated and support the distribution of the employee?s wages among specific activities or cost objectives if the employee works on more than one federal award. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Trilogy has an internal control process in place regarding the review of eligible grant related expenditures. This process has been led by the Grants Compliance Team (GCT), since FY2018. The GCT is the key control mechanism through which allowable salaries and wage expenses are identified. Staff enter hours into ADP with their immediate supervisor signing off on entries and ensuring that salaries/ wages are being distributed to correct cost centers that reflect their actual worked hours and effort reporting. All salary allocations are approved by higher level program staff, HR and Finance staff. As a regular part of the grant revenue analysis for the monthly financial close, the GCT communicates with programs to verify the accuracy and reasonableness of labor allocations that directly impact our grant reimbursable expenses. Trilogy does acknowledge that a further verification of this process can be added through the following points: 1. Have budget owners (ie. Program Managers and/or Clinical Directors) certify through electronic signature the accuracy and reasonableness of labor allocations, monthly as a requirement of the grant invoicing process. 2. Monthly reassessment by GCT of internal transfers, exits and new recruits to each grant program to ensure allocations are reasonable for labor cost and efforts to support each program. While this is part of the current process, this process can, once again, be bolstered through electronic certifications/ signatures. 3. GCT will reassess each program?s allocations as we enter the budget season for grant renewals with our funding sources. While this is part of the current process, this process can, once again, be bolstered through electronic certifications/ signatures. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Rich Adelman, Chief Financial Officer, Katrina Wright, Chief Human Resources Officer, Kyu Yup Kim, Grants Compliance Manager Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Trilogy will implement these action plans by the onset of FY2023 Q4 (April 1, 2023) If there are any questions regarding this plan, please call Rich Adelman, CFO at (773) 382-4002.
2022-006 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases and Support of Immunization Initiative-Focusing on Childhood Vaccination Programs ? Assistance Listing No. 93.323 and 93.268 ? Allowable Costs Recommendation: We recommend the County review time and effort records to ensure overti...
2022-006 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases and Support of Immunization Initiative-Focusing on Childhood Vaccination Programs ? Assistance Listing No. 93.323 and 93.268 ? Allowable Costs Recommendation: We recommend the County review time and effort records to ensure overtime is not charged to Federal grants on days in which vacation and sick time is used. More detailed reporting of the days in which the vacation and sick days are used and the overtime days would assist with this process. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The public health department is in the process of training new employees that are responsible for payroll and grant allocations. The Finance Manager has begun conversations with the new employee and the public health administrator on documentation and review. It was discussed that no benefit time such as vacation or sick be charged to a grant. If there are allowances within a grant for benefit time to be charged, there must be proper documentation and detailed approval by the public health board. This will be implemented immediately. Name of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Jill Johnson, Finance Manager, and Department Heads and Elected Officials Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Immediate implementation
View Audit 26346 Questioned Costs: $1
Uniform Grant Guidance Implementation Kewaunee County agrees with the finding. An assessment of all grants, requirements, and related policy and procedures is in progress and will continue to: ? Evaluate existing policy and procedures for needed revisions ? Document revisions to policy and procedure...
Uniform Grant Guidance Implementation Kewaunee County agrees with the finding. An assessment of all grants, requirements, and related policy and procedures is in progress and will continue to: ? Evaluate existing policy and procedures for needed revisions ? Document revisions to policy and procedures as necessary ? Communicate any new policies to employees responsible for awards ? Identify awards covered by the Uniform Guidance ? Set and document a schedule for periodic review and revision Policy and procedures, as well as related documentation, are being revised as necessary to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance. Progress continues into 2021. The Finance Director will continue to coordinate and provide assistance and guidance to departments receiving grants subject to the Uniform Guidance.
FINDING # 2022-003 (REPEAT FINDING OF 2021-003) U.S. Department of Education ? Passed-through the NYS Education Department Special Education Grants to States (IDEA, Part B); CFDA No. 84.027; Project #0032-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Special Education Preschool Grants (ID...
FINDING # 2022-003 (REPEAT FINDING OF 2021-003) U.S. Department of Education ? Passed-through the NYS Education Department Special Education Grants to States (IDEA, Part B); CFDA No. 84.027; Project #0032-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Special Education Preschool Grants (IDEA Preschool); CFDA No. 84.173; Project #0033-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Significant Deficiency Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Criteria: According to Uniform Guidance Section 200.430 Compensation - Personal Services, charges to federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must comply with the established written accounting policies and practices of the District, and support the distribution of salaries and wages among specific activities or cost objectives while reasonably reflecting the total activity for which the employee is compensated. Condition: Although the District ultimately obtained Payroll Certification Forms from the employees funded through these federal funds, they did not comply with their written procedures regarding the timeliness of obtaining signed Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. Cause: The District did not take timely action to obtain Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. Effect: The salaries for employees who worked on the grant were not properly supported to be in compliance with the District?s written procedures and the Uniform Guidance. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend the District comply with their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the Uniform Guidance. District?s Response: The District?s response is included in their corrective plan. FINDING #2021-003 According to Uniform Guidance Section 200.430 Compensation ? Personal Services, charges to federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must comply with the established written accounting policies and practices of the District, and support the distribution of salaries and wages among specific activities or cost objectives while reasonably reflecting the total activity for which the employee is compensated. The District did not obtain Payroll Certification Forms from the employees funded through these federal funds and thus, they did not comply with their written procedures regarding obtaining signed Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. We recommended the District comply with their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the Uniform Guidance. STATUS: Not Implemented DISTRICT?S RESPONSE East Ramapo Central School District Office of Funded Programs (OFP) has reviewed and revised their standards for the documentation of Personnel Expenses to ensure payroll certification forms are prepared in a timely and accurate manner. These procedures adhere to the Uniform Guidance Section 200.430. The OFP Accountant, Renee Vaughan, will establish an internal database to record all employees whose salaries are fully or partially supported with Federal funds. Initial records will be based on Budget estimates derived during the FS-10 process. Upon Approval of a Federal Grant, the OFP Accountant will generate from the internal database, (1) a report with a list of employees whose salaries are fully or partially supported with Federal funds and (2) Personnel Activity Report (PAR) forms for each employee. The OFP Accountant will also produce an informational sheet to accompany the PAR forms. This informational sheet will include a statement about the purpose of the PAR, monthly return-by dates, procedures for changes, etc. The same action will be taken when an employee starts or changes position within the Grant period. The OFP Assistant, Donna Tanner, will distribute these materials to the appropriate employees at the beginning of the grant year. When responses are received, the OFP Assistant will review the form for completion. Completed forms will be marked as such on the report list and returned to the OFP Accountant. Incomplete forms will be returned to the employee for completion. The OFP Assistant will continually follow-up with employees regarding forms not returned by the return-by dates established in the information sheet. Non-responsive PAR requests will be brought to the attention of the Superintendent and the Office of Personnel. The OFP will keep physical and or digital record of each signed PAR. The OFP Accountant will track the completion of forms in the internal database, as well as record any changes in the internal database. Any changes to allocations will prompt the creation and distribution of a new PAR form. At the end of each quarter, OFP Accountant will provide a detailed PAR report to the OFP Executive Director, Dr. Daniel Shanahan. This procedure was initiated in November 2022 and continues to be in effect presently.
Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District overcharged indirect costs and fringe benefits to the Education Stabilization Fund Program. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Kira Acker 905 West 9th Street Port Angeles WA 98363 360-565-3755 Corrective action the a...
Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District overcharged indirect costs and fringe benefits to the Education Stabilization Fund Program. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Kira Acker 905 West 9th Street Port Angeles WA 98363 360-565-3755 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: The district has removed all 2022-2023 payroll expenses associated with fringe benefits charged against ESSER III. In addition, the unrestricted indirect percentage rate of 13.17% will be charged against the remaining ESSER III reimbursements. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: 6/1/2023
View Audit 18481 Questioned Costs: $1
The district has hired an additional person to help with grant reporting. Part of the job is to keep track of the grant funded employees making sure we are receiving either timecards, PARS, or Semi-certifications for the employee's time worked in the grant. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date...
The district has hired an additional person to help with grant reporting. Part of the job is to keep track of the grant funded employees making sure we are receiving either timecards, PARS, or Semi-certifications for the employee's time worked in the grant. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Name 1: Heidi Duford Anticipated Completion Date - 6/30/2024
View Audit 18760 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding 21349 (2022-001)
Material Weakness 2022
Finding 2022-001 ? Allowable Costs/Cost Principles The District concurs with the finding 2022-001. Corrective Action: The District understands the importance of compliance with all federal grants and will make the appropriate steps to ensure compliance. Moving forward, the District will develop a mo...
Finding 2022-001 ? Allowable Costs/Cost Principles The District concurs with the finding 2022-001. Corrective Action: The District understands the importance of compliance with all federal grants and will make the appropriate steps to ensure compliance. Moving forward, the District will develop a monthly sign off for all teachers to complete if any of their salary is being covered under any Federal grant. This documentation will be housed will all grants applications and resources for annual review. Contact Person: Ryan Smith, School Business Administrator 518-537-6281 rsmith@germantowncsd.org
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