FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Reporting Summary of Finding: Material weakness, Modified Opinion The information submitted included amounts based on the incorrect period, amounts that should have been omitted, and amount which were ba...
FINDING 2024-003 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Reporting Summary of Finding: Material weakness, Modified Opinion The information submitted included amounts based on the incorrect period, amounts that should have been omitted, and amount which were based on budgeted amounts instead of actual amounts, as such the reports were not fairly presented. Errors identified included the following: • Total Cumulative Expenditures were overstated by $3,174,098 • Total Current Expenditures were understated by $616,514 • Total Current Obligations were overstated by $1,825,902 Additionally, The County was unable to provide documentation to substantiate the amount obligated to one vendor used for the Government Services project. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Britt Ostler Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-659-6330/bostler@clintoncountyin.gov Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Auditor unfortunately didn’t have the guidance from the SBOA until after the P&E report was submitted for 2024. The Auditor did take tremendous care to create a spreadsheet to make sure expenditures were reported in the correct time periods for 2025. The First Deputy reviewed the timeframe and expenditures as well to ensure we had several sets of eyes on the documentation before submitting the P&E report. We will have both the Auditor and First Deputy create the spreadsheet and review before submitting. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2025