Corrective Action Plans

Finding 384487 (2023-003)

None 2023

IL

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

The district will be more aware of ensuring they have the appropriate approval documentation for disbursements. See full Corrective Action Plan on district letterhead.

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Finding 384466 (2023-006)

Material Weakness 2023

Salem Community School Corporation

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management § 200.303

FINDING 2023‐006 Finding Subject: BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities – Internal Controls Summary of Finding: Lack of internal controls for BRIC program. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jill C. Mires Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812‐883‐4437, jmires@s...

FINDING 2023‐006 Finding Subject: BRIC: Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities – Internal Controls Summary of Finding: Lack of internal controls for BRIC program. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jill C. Mires Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812‐883‐4437, jmires@salemschools.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The current treasurer will oversee all claims, disbursements, and reporting for any given project. This will be the added layer of internal controls needed when working with a grant administrator, as was done with the most recent BRIC program. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2024

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Finding 384458 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Salem Community School Corporation

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329 § 200.334

FINDING 2023‐004 Finding Subject: COVID‐19 Education Stabilization Fund ‐ Reporting Summary of Finding: Federal reporting lacked internal controls, resulting in errors on federal reporting. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jill C. Mires Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812‐88...

FINDING 2023‐004 Finding Subject: COVID‐19 Education Stabilization Fund ‐ Reporting Summary of Finding: Federal reporting lacked internal controls, resulting in errors on federal reporting. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jill C. Mires Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812‐883‐4437, jmires@salemschools.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the findings. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Internal controls will be added to each federal report that is submitted. They will be reviewed by a second staff member, indicated by a signature and date. Accounting expense reports and any other supporting documentation used to complete the reports will be kept internally with the reports and used by the reviewer to verify the accuracy of the reports. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2024

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Finding 384450 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Roanoke Rapids Housing Authority

NC

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs Reporting

Corrective Action Plan For the year Ended June 30, 2023 Section II - Financial Statement Findings None reported. Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs Significant Deficiency Finding 2023-001 Internal Control Over Compliance-Public and Indian Housing Name of Contact Person: Wil...

Corrective Action Plan For the year Ended June 30, 2023 Section II - Financial Statement Findings None reported. Section III – Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs Significant Deficiency Finding 2023-001 Internal Control Over Compliance-Public and Indian Housing Name of Contact Person: William Bobbitt, Executive Director Corrective Action: We will review our intake and recertification procedures. We will also review our tenant file monitoring procedures. Proposed Completion Date: Management will implement the above procedure immediately.

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Finding 384444 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Southwest Wisconsin Technical College

WI

Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, & 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the District review and update as necessary written information security program(s) to include aspects required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There i...

Student Financial Aid Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, & 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the District review and update as necessary written information security program(s) to include aspects required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: While SWTC has implemented practices to ensure the safeguards are in place, the appropriate documentation had not yet been updated for certain safeguards. SWTC has completed the recommended revisions as required by the standards. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kelly Kelly, Controller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2024

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Finding 384438 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Linton-Stockton School Corporation

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329 § 200.334

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: COVID 19 - Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Summary of Finding: The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to ensure that the ESSER annual data reports were complete and accurate prior to submission and that the reports had sufficie...

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: COVID 19 - Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Summary of Finding: The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to ensure that the ESSER annual data reports were complete and accurate prior to submission and that the reports had sufficient oversight to prevent, or detect and correct, errors. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Carla Gambill Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812-847-6020 ext. 1004 cgambill@lssc.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The Director of School Finance will prepare the annual data reports to be reported to the IDOE by using records that accumulate or summarize the data. Prior to the submission of the reports, the Superintendent, or his or her designee, will review the records and annual data report. The Director of School Finance and the Superintendent, or his or her designee, will initial and date a hard copy of the report to ensure accuracy and completeness. Anticipated Completion Date: This Corrective Action Plan will be put in effect April 2024 or when the next annual data reports are prepared.

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Finding 384436 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Linton-Stockton School Corporation

IN

School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility § 200.303

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - Eligibility, Special Tests and Provisions - Verification of Free and Reduced Price Applications (NSLP) Summary of Finding: Eligibility The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to provide adequate oversight to ens...

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - Eligibility, Special Tests and Provisions - Verification of Free and Reduced Price Applications (NSLP) Summary of Finding: Eligibility The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the parameters that were entered into the student information software system were accurate. The School Corporation failed to maintain adequate documentation of the on-line and paper applications that were reviewed so that documentation was available for audit. The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to provide adequate oversight of the direct certification process to ensure that the Direct Certification Reports were generated and input accurately into the student information software system. Verifications of Free and Reduced Price Applications The School Corporation failed, due to the lack of internal controls, to provide adequate oversight to ensure that the verification process was properly performed. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Carla Gambill Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 812-847-6020 ext. 1004 cgambill@lssc.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS 32 Description of Corrective Action Plan: Eligibility - Income guidelines will be entered by the Director of Food Services and reviewed by the Director of School Finance to ensure accuracy. Review by the Director of School Finance will be noted on the July monthly checklist completed by the Director of School Finance. Direct certification - The direct certification process will be completed monthly by the Director of Food Services and will be reviewed by the Director of School Finance. Review by the Director of School Finance will be noted on the monthly checklist completed by the Director of School Finance. Review of Applications - The Director of Food Services will compile and maintain a spreadsheet of all free and reduced applications received. The spreadsheet will include pertinent information from the application as well as information regarding what benefits were assigned to the student based on the application. The spreadsheet will be reviewed periodically by the Director of School Finance and that review will be documented on the spreadsheet. Verification - Verification will be completed by the Student Data Coordinator and a review of the verification documentation will be completed by the Director of Food Services evidenced by signature on the documentation. Anticipated Completion Date: This Corrective Action Plan will be put in effect March 2024.

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Finding 384429 (2023-009)

Material Weakness 2023

Rush County Schools

IN

School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility § 200.303

FINDING 2023-009 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster – Internal Controls Summary of Finding: Eligibility determinations were made by the Cafeteria Secretary, and are now reviewed by the Food Service Director. However, this control was not in place for the majority of the audit period. Contact P...

FINDING 2023-009 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster – Internal Controls Summary of Finding: Eligibility determinations were made by the Cafeteria Secretary, and are now reviewed by the Food Service Director. However, this control was not in place for the majority of the audit period. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Nancy Schroeder Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-932-3901 schroedern@rushville.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement: N/A Description of Corrective Action Plan: Since the 2019 audit, the responsibility of the Free/Reduced lunch applications was shifted to the middle school cafeteria secretary, Connie Amos. Mrs. Amos reviews information in the application and designates if it meets the criteria for Free, Reduced, or Paid lunches. The Food Service Director, Nancy Schroeder will also review the applications and confirm the results calculated by Mrs. Amos. This control was brought to our attention late in the application process so only part of the applications were reviewed. Now 100% of all applications will be reviewed by two people. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2024

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Finding 384428 (2023-008)

Material Weakness 2023

Rush County Schools

IN

School Nutrition Programs Eligibility Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2023-008 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - Special Tests and Provisions - Verification of Free and Reduced Price Applications INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS 48 Summary of Finding: One employee was responsible for performing the required verification of the free and reduced price ap...

FINDING 2023-008 Finding Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - Special Tests and Provisions - Verification of Free and Reduced Price Applications INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS 48 Summary of Finding: One employee was responsible for performing the required verification of the free and reduced price applications. While the verification was reviewed by a second person, that control was not effective. All six of the required verified applications in the fiscal year 2022-23 were tested. Two of the six verified applications were calculated incorrectly resulting in improper eligibility status changes. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Nancy Schroeder Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-932-3901 schroedern@rushville.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement: N/A Description of Corrective Action Plan: The middle school cafeteria secretary, Connie Amos, will contact parents regarding verification of their free/reduced lunch application. This information will then be reviewed by the Food Service Director, Nancy Schroeder, to determine the information is accurate. Parents are always notified on any changes to the lunch status. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2024

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Finding 384419 (2023-006)

Material Weakness 2023

Rush County Schools

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329

FINDING 2023-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Summary of Finding: During the audit period the School Corporation submitted two ESSER I reports, two ESSER II reports and two ESSER III reports, for a total of six reports. After the annual data reports were prepare...

FINDING 2023-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund - Reporting Summary of Finding: During the audit period the School Corporation submitted two ESSER I reports, two ESSER II reports and two ESSER III reports, for a total of six reports. After the annual data reports were prepared, they were reviewed by a second knowledgeable individual; however, this process did not allow for the prevention, or detection and correction of errors prior to submission. Due to the lack of effective internal controls, two of the six annual data reports were not supported by the School Corporation’s records. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Nancy Schroeder Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-932-3901 schroedern@rushville.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement: N/A Description of Corrective Action Plan: Information in the ESSER III Year 1 and Year 2 reports were entered into incorrectly. The Superintendent or Corporation Treasurer will review all ESSER reports with the Grant Coordinator, Nancy Schroeder, to ensure accuracy. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2024

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Finding 384414 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Rush County Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Internal Controls Summary of Finding: An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related t...

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Internal Controls Summary of Finding: An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Special Tests and Provisions - Assessment System Security compliance requirement. There was no documentation of a review process to confirm that all appropriate staff completed assessment system security training as required. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Nancy Schroeder Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-932-3901 schroedern@rushville.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement: N/A Description of Corrective Action Plan: Special Tests and Provision – Assessment System Security – All personnel who come in contact with state assessment are trained in prodigals, procedures, and security. Everyone trained has completed a security and integrity agreement, which is kept on file at each school. The School Testing Coordinators (principals) will send to the Corporation Testing Coordinator, Tanner Hedrick, a copy of the security and integrity agreement and a copy of the sign in sheet for the state assessment training. Mr. Hedrick will verify that all appropriate personnel have be adequately training and will sign the sign in sheets after he confirms the information is complete. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2024

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Finding 384412 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Rush County Schools

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303 § 200.334

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Eligibility Summary of Finding: An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the ...

FINDING 2023-003 Finding Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - Eligibility Summary of Finding: An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the Eligibility compliance requirement. The October 1st Real Time Report of Pupil Enrollment (PE) was used by the Indiana Department of Education to pull data into the Title I application. These numbers were then used to calculate Percent Poverty which was used to rank schools for Title I eligibility. One person was primarily responsible for compiling and uploading student data, including poverty status for Real Time reports. There was no additional review or verification being done to ensure that the numbers being pre-populated on the grant applications were correct. There was no internal control in place, such as an oversight, review or approval process to ensure eligibility was properly determined. The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) used the October 1 Real Time reports for fiscal years 2020- 2021 and 2021-2022, as provided by the School Corporation, to determine Title I Eligibility for the 2021- 2022 and 2022-2023 grant programs, respectively. There was no October 1 Real Time report presented for audit for fiscal year 2021-2022, which would have been used to pull in enrollment and poverty information for the 2022-2023 grant. Therefore, we were unable to verify if the amounts reported in the grant application were correct. Additionally, we were unable to verify if the correct socioeconomic status was properly reported for any of the students. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Nancy Schroeder Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 765-932-3901 schroedern@rushville.k12.in.us Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Explanation and Reasons for Disagreement: N/A Description of Corrective Action Plan: Eligibility – The Technology Director, Brevin Runnebohm will supply the Title I director with the official October 1 count each school year. This will be retained for audit and will be used by the Grant Coordinator, Nancy Schroeder, to determine the enrollment numbers in the Title I application have INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ACCOUNTS 45 been prepopulated correctly. The Grant Coordinator will sign off that she has reviewed this information and find it accurate. Anticipated Completion Date: 10/2024

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Finding 384408 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

Wadsworth City School District

OH

Questioned Costs School Nutrition Programs Cash Management

Finding Number: 2023-001 Planned Corrective Action: In previous school years the Wadsworth City School District allowed a student to charge up to $10.00 before an alternative lunch was provided. At that time the Point of Sale (POS) system only allowed student accounts to go up to a negative $10.0...

Finding Number: 2023-001 Planned Corrective Action: In previous school years the Wadsworth City School District allowed a student to charge up to $10.00 before an alternative lunch was provided. At that time the Point of Sale (POS) system only allowed student accounts to go up to a negative $10.00. Recently the district changed this policy (due to donations from community members) to allow students to charge beyond the $10.00. However, instead of changing the $10.00 limit in POS a courtesy lunch option was created. This allowed the cashier to charge a courtesy lunch to the student. Later in the day the Food Service Supervisor would override the $10.00 limit and post all courtesy lunch charges to the student’s account. During the 2022-23 school year the Food Service Director was under the understanding that charged lunches could be reimbursed at the free lunch reimbursement rate. Therefore, the Food Service director was allocating all the courtesy lunches to free and the district was receiving the full reimbursement rate. Correction: 1) The district is aware that courtesy lunches are not eligible for free lunch rate reimbursement and the Food Service Supervisor is no longer reporting lunches in this manner beginning with the 2023-24 school year. 2) The courtesy button has been removed from the electronic cash register and the POS system now allows students to go beyond $10.00 for charging purposes. This eliminates the manual process that was being done each day and eliminates the possibility that paid or reduced lunch students are reported as free lunch students. Anticipated Completion Date: 1) The change for reporting courtesy lunches as free lunches occurred at the start of the 2023-24 school year. 2) The change removing the courtesy lunch button from the cash register and allowing students to charge more than $10.00 occurred on February 23, 2024 Responsible Contact Person: Douglas D. Beeman, Treasurer Kelly Gnap, Food Service Director

View Audit 297568 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 384400 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Parc Developmental Homes, Inc., Project No 072-11104

IL

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties HUD Housing Programs Significant Deficiency

2023-002 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects – CFDA No. 14.155 Recommendation: Management should fully fund the reserve for replacements and also ensure the Corporation makes the required payment to the reserve for replacements on a monthly bas...

2023-002 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects – CFDA No. 14.155 Recommendation: Management should fully fund the reserve for replacements and also ensure the Corporation makes the required payment to the reserve for replacements on a monthly basis. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management will monitor to ensure the Corporation makes the required payments to the reserve on a monthly basis. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Debbie Congdon Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 384399 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Parc Developmental Homes, Inc., Project No 072-11104

IL

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects – CFDA No. 14.155 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, management's and the...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects – CFDA No. 14.155 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, management's and the board’s close supervision and review of accounting information can help to prevent or detect errors and irregularities. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Because the number of staff is inadequate to fully segregate duties, we feel that management staff must have the ability to record disbursement transactions and reconcile bank accounts with the general ledger, particularly for training purposes and periods when there are staff vacancies. Financial resources are insufficient to hire the additional staff to allow for greater segregation of responsibilities. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Debbie Congdon Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 384398 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Parc Place, Inc., Project No. 072-Hd112

IL

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties HUD Housing Programs Significant Deficiency

2023-002 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: To establish proper internal control over security deposit refunds, the Corporation should design and implement the necessary procedures to ensure th...

2023-002 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: To establish proper internal control over security deposit refunds, the Corporation should design and implement the necessary procedures to ensure the move-out notifications are provided to the accounting office in a timely manner and ensure the tenant's security deposit is processed and refunded within 30 days of the move-out date. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Management will monitor future move-outs to ensure the security deposits are processed and refunded within 30 days of the move-out date. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Debbie Congdon Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 384397 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Parc Place, Inc., Project No. 072-Hd112

IL

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, mana...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, management’s and the board’s close supervision and review of accounting information can help to prevent or detect errors and irregularities. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Because the number of staff is inadequate to fully segregate duties, we feel that management staff must have the ability to record disbursement transactions and reconcile bank accounts with the general ledger, particularly for training purposes and periods when there are staff vacancies. Financial resources are insufficient to hire the additional staff to allow for greater segregation of responsibilities. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Debbie Congdon Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 384396 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Parc Residential Options, Inc., Project No. 072-Hd045

IL

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, mana...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 2023-001 Section 811 – New Construction – Capital Advance Program – Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities – CFDA No. 14.181 Recommendation: Responsibilities and duties should be segregated whenever possible. When this condition exists, management’s and the board’s close supervision and review of accounting information can help to prevent or detect errors and irregularities. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: Because the number of staff is inadequate to fully segregate duties, we feel that management staff must have the ability to record disbursement transactions and reconcile bank accounts with the general ledger, particularly for training purposes and periods when there are staff vacancies. Financial resources are insufficient to hire the additional staff to allow for greater segregation of responsibilities. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Debbie Congdon Planned completion date for corrective action plan: In process

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Finding 384395 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Vna Apartments, Inc.

WI

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Financial Reporting – The Organization has evaluated the cost/benefit of outsourcing the task of preparing the financial statements to an external accountant. It would be cost prohibitive to hire additional staff to outsource the task to an outside accountant. However, management of the Organization...

Financial Reporting – The Organization has evaluated the cost/benefit of outsourcing the task of preparing the financial statements to an external accountant. It would be cost prohibitive to hire additional staff to outsource the task to an outside accountant. However, management of the Organization has obtained the necessary skills, knowledge, and experience to accept responsibility for preparation of the Organization’s financial statements. Responsible Official - Vicki McAuliffe, CFO Anticipated Completion Date: The finding will not completely resolve itself given the cost/benefit the Oganization continues to make.

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Finding 384391 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

Cheyenne Independent School District #7

OK

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

Cheyenne Public Schools have developed internal controls to meet the Davis-Bacon Act. Any time federal awards are used on construction Cheyenne Public School will be in compliance. We have an effective monitoring process to ensure all contracts are in compliance, contracts will include prevailing ...

Cheyenne Public Schools have developed internal controls to meet the Davis-Bacon Act. Any time federal awards are used on construction Cheyenne Public School will be in compliance. We have an effective monitoring process to ensure all contracts are in compliance, contracts will include prevailing wage clauses to assure federal wage rates and fringes will be met. We will review weekly certified payroll reports from the contractors/subcontractors as well as post all items at the work site to ensure compliance.

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Finding 384365 (2023-003)

None 2023

Eastern University

PA

Questioned Costs Eligibility Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Incorrect Pell Calculations Planned Corrective Action: All of our undergraduate programs now follow a similar calendar pattern and enrollment requirements which will prevent issues when a student switches from one type of program to another. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Andrea Rut...

Incorrect Pell Calculations Planned Corrective Action: All of our undergraduate programs now follow a similar calendar pattern and enrollment requirements which will prevent issues when a student switches from one type of program to another. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Andrea Ruth, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Date of Completion: Completed

View Audit 297474 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 384358 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

Eastern University

PA

Student Financial Aid Material Weakness Reporting

Untimely Returns of Title IV Funds (R2T4) Planned Corrective Action: Determining the last date of academically related activity for Return of Title IV Funds was identified as a finding from last audit year (2021-2022). A Department of Education review was completed and once this was done and deter...

Untimely Returns of Title IV Funds (R2T4) Planned Corrective Action: Determining the last date of academically related activity for Return of Title IV Funds was identified as a finding from last audit year (2021-2022). A Department of Education review was completed and once this was done and determined that we made the proper adjustments for 21-22, a complete and detailed review for 22-23 to correct any incorrect R2T4’s was completed. This resulted in untimely returns but has since been resolved. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Andrea Ruth, Director of Financial Aid Anticipated Date of Completion: August 2023

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Finding 384354 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

University of Denver

CO

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

Condition: During our testing of the 240-day requirement, we noted the University was not in compliance with the federal financial aid regulations requirement that any Title IV federal funds disbursed to a student or parent that are not received or negotiated must be returned to the appropriated fed...

Condition: During our testing of the 240-day requirement, we noted the University was not in compliance with the federal financial aid regulations requirement that any Title IV federal funds disbursed to a student or parent that are not received or negotiated must be returned to the appropriated federal financial aid program no later than 240 days after the check or electronic fund transfer (EFT) was issued. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action in Response to Finding: As of January 2024, the University implemented a monthly process for the coordinated review of stale-dated checks. After the close of each month, the Accountant II and Business Analyst in the Controller’s Office prepares a report of stale-dated checks and sends the report to the Assistant Director of Student Accounts and the Student Accounts Business Analyst in University Financial Services. These staff members identify federal funds to be returned to the Department of Education. The Office of Student Accounts works with the Office of Financial Aid to ensure funds are returned. This process has addressed any backlog of checks, and the monthly process keeps the University current in processing stale-dated checks and returning funds in a timely manner. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Andrew Cullen, Associate Vice Chancellor, Finance and Janet Burkhardt, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University Financial Services. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Effective immediately.

View Audit 297469 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 384339 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Chestnut Health Systems, INC

IL

Questioned Costs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.430

An automated reporting process of salaries through our payroll provider (ADP) has been established to eliminate the manual data entry of payroll amounts. This will eliminate the opportunity for errors in manual salary entries.

View Audit 297454 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 384321 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Erikson Institute

IL

Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

Finding 2023-002: Enrollment Reporting For two out of four students tested (50%) who withdrew from the Institute, the students’ enrollment status reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) did not match the institution’s records. Corrective Action Plan The Director of Research, Reg...

Finding 2023-002: Enrollment Reporting For two out of four students tested (50%) who withdrew from the Institute, the students’ enrollment status reported to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) did not match the institution’s records. Corrective Action Plan The Director of Research, Registration, & Records, who oversees the Registration & Records office has taken steps to ensure timely and accurate reporting moving forward. In summer 2023, a new full-time Registrar was hired to oversee the office. Additionally, Erikson has updated the functioning of its student information system in ways that are compatible with timely and accurate reporting. Changes to the system have been tested and implemented. Lastly, Erikson created a new Business Analyst position and is in the process of hiring to oversee administration and maintenance of the student information system in ways that will continue to facilitate timely reporting and data integrity. Contact Person Leanne Beaudoin Ryan, PhD Director of Research, Registration, & Records lbeaudoinryan@erikson.edu Anticipated Completion Date Updates to processes and procedures were completed in September 2023. Transition from outsourced staffing to the newly-created position is expected by May 2024.

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