Corrective Action Plans

Finding 421534 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Monroe County Community School Corporation

IN

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-001Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Matt TomrellContact Phone Number: (812) 349-4762 ext 51598Views of Responsible Official: We concur with this finding. This finding has been remediated as of the completion dateshown below.Description of Corrective Action Plan:MCCSC hi...

FINDING 2022-001Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Matt TomrellContact Phone Number: (812) 349-4762 ext 51598Views of Responsible Official: We concur with this finding. This finding has been remediated as of the completion dateshown below.Description of Corrective Action Plan:MCCSC hired a new Food Services Director in July of 2021 who was unaware of the existing internal control. The importanceof the internal control has been communicated to the Food Service Director who now prints and signs the state claimreimbursement requests and files with the rest of the monthly paperwork.Completion Date: March 8, 2023

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Finding 421524 (2022-010)

Material Weakness 2022

Blackford County Schools

IN

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

FINDING 2022-010Subject: COVID -19 - Education Stabilization Funding - ReportingFederal Agency: Department of EducationFederal Program: Education Stabilization FundAssistance Listings Numbers: 84.425D, 84.425UFederal Award Numbers and Years (or Other Identifying Numbers): S425D200013, S425D210013,S4...

FINDING 2022-010Subject: COVID -19 - Education Stabilization Funding - ReportingFederal Agency: Department of EducationFederal Program: Education Stabilization FundAssistance Listings Numbers: 84.425D, 84.425UFederal Award Numbers and Years (or Other Identifying Numbers): S425D200013, S425D210013,S425U200013Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of EducationCompliance Requirement: ReportingAudit Findings: Material Weakness, Modified OpinionContact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Chad Yencer, SuperintendentContact Phone Number: 76+5-348-7550Views of Responsible Official: We concur with this findingDescription of Corrective Action Plan:Internal Control:1. The grants specialist/data specialist will compile the information for state reporting in the ESSER grants.The grants specialist will maintain documentation to support the data being presented.2. The corporation treasure will review all compiled financial data for the reporting period and verify it foraccuracy prior to submitting to the superintendent.3. The Superintendent will review the information, supporting documentation and verify accuracy prior tosubmitting to the IDOE reporting.Anticipated Completion Date: July 2023

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Finding 421519 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Blackford County Schools

IN

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

FINDING 2022-006Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - EligibilityFederal Agency: Department of EducationFederal Program: Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesAssistance Listing Number: 84.010Federal Award Numbers and Years: FY18, FY19, FY20, FY21Pass-Through Entity: Indiana ...

FINDING 2022-006Subject: Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies - EligibilityFederal Agency: Department of EducationFederal Program: Title I Grants to Local Educational AgenciesAssistance Listing Number: 84.010Federal Award Numbers and Years: FY18, FY19, FY20, FY21Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of EducationCompliance Requirement: EligibilityAudit Findings: Material WeaknessContact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Michelle Gross, Data Specialist, Shelly Kemp FoodService Director and Lindsay Cagle, ECA TreasurerContact Phone Number: 765-348-7550Views of Responsible Official: We agree with the finding of the AuditorsDescription of Corrective Action Plan:The ECA Treasurer provides Textbook Assistance Applications to each building for dispersal. The applications arereturned to the ECA Treasurer. These applications are given to the Food Services Director who manually enters the datainto Skyward. When complete, the applications are given back to the ECA Treasurer for filing and verification thestudent has been updated in Skyward to the correct status. (Free/Reduced, Medicaid or Paid)The Food Service Director pulls direct certified students from the state and uploads those students into the SIS(Skyward) program. Currently the ECA Treasurer will compare old and new invoices in Skyward to check for anychanges.Going forward the Food Service Director will provide a report (email when only 1 or 2 students) to the ECA Treasurer ofall direct cert. students as well as students that have completed a Textbook Assistance Application for her review. Thesereports will be run every 2-4 weeks as needed. The treasurer will compare the data in Skyward for accuracy. Both theFood Service Director and the ECA Treasurer will sign off on the report as confirmation.Anticipated Completion Date: May 2023

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Finding 421493 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Blackford County Schools

IN

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-004Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - ReportingFederal Agency: Department of AgricultureFederal Programs: School Breakfast Program, COVID-19 School Breakfast Program, National School LunchProgram, COVID-19 National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program for Children, COVID-19...

FINDING 2022-004Subject: Child Nutrition Cluster - ReportingFederal Agency: Department of AgricultureFederal Programs: School Breakfast Program, COVID-19 School Breakfast Program, National School LunchProgram, COVID-19 National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program for Children, COVID-19Summer Food Service Program for ChildrenAssistance Listings Numbers: 10.553, 10.555, 10.559Federal Award Numbers and Years (or Other Identifying Numbers): FY21, FY22Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of EducationCompliance Requirement: ReportingAudit Findings: Material WeaknessContact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Shelley Kemp, Food Service DirectorContact Phone Number: 765-348-7564Views of Responsible Official: We agree with this audit findingDescription of Corrective Action Plan:BCS had moved away from a daily point of sale system after qualifying for the Community EligibilityProvision Free meal program, and had utilized clickers to record the number of students eating daily. Wealso utilized meals claiming number sheets daily.BCS will revert to the point of sale system for the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year to better verifythe student count and to provide more detailed records. We will revise procedures for this process when point ofsale reports are reinstituted.Procedures:1. Daily, Cafeteria Managers at each BCS location will complete an Edit Check report to certify thenumber of meals served at that school for that day.2. Monthly, Cafeteria Managers compile the Edit Checks to determine monthly total meals served.This monthly report will be sent to the Food Service Director for review.3. The Food Service Director will verify the reports from each cafeteria manager, and then compile theinformation for the CNP website that lists the district totals for reimbursement.4. The BJSHS Cafeteria Manager will review and verify the totals compiled by the Food ServiceDirector prior to submission to the IDOE. The BJSHS will sign off prior to submission, verifying thetotals.Anticipated Completion Date: September 2023

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Finding 421360 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Southwest Dubois County School Corporation

IN

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

FINDING 2022-002Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Allison Pund and Melissa BoeglinContact Phone Number: 812-683-3971Views of Responsible Official: We concur to the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Southwest Dubois will develop a system of internal controls that will ens...

FINDING 2022-002Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Allison Pund and Melissa BoeglinContact Phone Number: 812-683-3971Views of Responsible Official: We concur to the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Southwest Dubois will develop a system of internal controls that will ensurereporting compliance requirements are met. The corporation will assure one individual is completing the reports andanother is verify the reports.Anticipated Date of Completion: March 2023

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Finding 421348 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Southwest Dubois County School Corporation

IN

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-003Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Allison Pund and Ora Lee CottonContact Phone Number: 812-683-3971Views of Responsible Official: We concur to the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Southwest Dubois will develop a system of internal controls that will ensu...

FINDING 2022-003Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Allison Pund and Ora Lee CottonContact Phone Number: 812-683-3971Views of Responsible Official: We concur to the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Southwest Dubois will develop a system of internal controls that will ensurereporting compliance requirements are met. The corporation will assure one individual is completing the claims/reportsand another is verify the reports.Anticipated Completion Date: March 2023

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Finding 421250 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Scotland County Board of Education

NC

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Material Weakness

Name of Contact Person: Victoria Blue, Interim Finance OfficerCorrective Action Plan: Monthly reconciliations will be completed by the 15th day of the following month. A report showing completion of the reconciliations will be provided to the Superintendent by the end of the following month. The res...

Name of Contact Person: Victoria Blue, Interim Finance OfficerCorrective Action Plan: Monthly reconciliations will be completed by the 15th day of the following month. A report showing completion of the reconciliations will be provided to the Superintendent by the end of the following month. The results of the reconciliations will be evident in the monthly Trial Balance.Proposed Completion Date: Immediately

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Finding 421030 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Board of Education Baltimore County

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management § 200.302 § 200.303

Finding Number: 2022-001Prior Year Finding: NoFederal Agency: U.S. Department of TreasuryU.S. Department of EducationFederal Program: COVID-19 -Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsCOVID-19 - Education Stabilization FundSupporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerlyImproving Tea...

Finding Number: 2022-001Prior Year Finding: NoFederal Agency: U.S. Department of TreasuryU.S. Department of EducationFederal Program: COVID-19 -Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery FundsCOVID-19 - Education Stabilization FundSupporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerlyImproving Teacher Quality State Grants)Assistance Listing: 21.019, 84.425C and DPass-Through Entity: Maryland State Department of EducationPass-Through AwardNumber and Period:211838-01 (3/3/21 ? 12/31/24) 211815-01 (3/3/21 ? 12/31/24)211875-01 (3/3/21 ? 12/31/24) 201873-01 (3/13/20 ? 9/30/22)201787-01 (3/13/20 ? 9/30/22) 202233-01 (3/13/20 ? 9/30/22)191360-01 (7/1/18 ? 9/30/21) 201067-01 (7/1/19 ? 9/30/21)210781-01 (7/1/20 ? 6/30/22) 221052-01 (7/1/21 ? 6/30/23)Compliance Requirement: ReportingType of Finding Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, OtherMattersRecommendation:We recommend that the Board review its policies and procedures to ensure that ReimbursementRequests and the detail & accompanying reconciliations used to prepare it are retained for auditpurposes.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the auditfinding. Action taken in response to finding: Procedures to ensure that the documentation to supportthe monthly submission of the Financial Status Report have been modified accordingly.Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: BCPS grant accountants;Accounting Manager.Planned completion date for corrective action plan: For immediate implementation andongoing.

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Finding 420992 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

Sheridan Community Schools

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-007Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robin Popejoy/Kim DeVaneyContact Phone Number: 317.758.4172Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Those procedures and errors were discussed and adjustment have been made.As th...

FINDING 2022-007Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robin Popejoy/Kim DeVaneyContact Phone Number: 317.758.4172Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Those procedures and errors were discussed and adjustment have been made.As this finding is in review of ESSER funding, it should be noted that most all guidance and direction for these grantscame after they were issued. As ESSER reports and reimbursements are completed the supporting documents will bekept with reports. Prior to submission, reports completed and documentation compiled by the Grant Specialist will bereviewed by the Director of Business.Anticipated Completion Date: February 2023INDIANA STATE

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Finding 420981 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Sheridan Community Schools

IN

School Nutrition Programs Cash Management Material Weakness § 200.303

FINDING 2022-004Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robin PopejoyContact Phone Number: 317.758.4172Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Those procedures and errors were discussed and adjustments have beenmade. To cover oversig...

FINDING 2022-004Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Robin PopejoyContact Phone Number: 317.758.4172Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding.Description of Corrective Action Plan: Those procedures and errors were discussed and adjustments have beenmade. To cover oversight of the School Food Service Accounts, at the close of the month the Director of Business willsend Director of Food Service reports to approve all activity of School Food Service Accounts.Anticipated Completion Date: February 2023

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Finding 420508 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

The Colorado College and Subsidiaries

CO

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.430

Recommendation: We recommend that the College increase the time and effort certification process to be more timely and implement a review process over the time and effort certification process.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.Action in R...

Recommendation: We recommend that the College increase the time and effort certification process to be more timely and implement a review process over the time and effort certification process.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.Action in Response to Finding: The College will implement the change to conduct the time and effort certification process semi-annually and to add an additional review by the Department Chair or Program Director, or in cases in which the PI is chair, the Dean of the Faculty.Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Tess Powers, Director of Faculty Research Support (719) 389-6318Planned completion date for corrective action plan: May 1, 2023

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Finding 420482 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

WA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance

Finding 2022-006Significant deficiency in compliance and internal controls over compliance and instance of noncompliance related to periodof performance.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:Vacated billing staff position filled and additional support staff...

Finding 2022-006Significant deficiency in compliance and internal controls over compliance and instance of noncompliance related to periodof performance.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:Vacated billing staff position filled and additional support staff retraining underway to ensure incurred costs documentationis available for processing during the period of performance and subsequent cost reimbursements bills are submitted tofederal awards within appropriate period of performance timeframe.Anticipated completion date:June 30, 2023

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Finding 420454 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

WA

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding 2022-005Significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance for reporting.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:Reports submitted after March 31, 2022 to the Provider Relief Fund portal are reviewed by a finance employee other thanthe creato...

Finding 2022-005Significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance for reporting.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:Reports submitted after March 31, 2022 to the Provider Relief Fund portal are reviewed by a finance employee other thanthe creator. The March 31, 2023 reporting period was submitted with corrected prior quarter revenues.Anticipated completion date:March 31, 2023

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Finding 420450 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Lutheran Community Services Northwest

WA

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.512

Finding 2022-002Significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance for reporting related to the submission of Single Audit reportingpackage.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:The agency again experienced turnover in staffing and unplanned absenc...

Finding 2022-002Significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance for reporting related to the submission of Single Audit reportingpackage.Contact Person(s):Nicholas Lee, Chief Financial OfficerCorrective action planned:The agency again experienced turnover in staffing and unplanned absences that constrained resources for the consolidatedSingle Audit. The system of controls is in place, which relies on appropriate staffing and training to ensure timelycompletion and submission of the Single Audit reporting package. Staffing positions have been filled and stabilized to satisfythe compliance requirements.Anticipated completion date:May 31, 2023

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Finding 420276 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Community Youth Services

WA

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Finding: 2021-003CFDA: 21.023 Department of the Treasury, Agency Rental AssistancePass-Through Entity: WA Department of Commerce 2021-ComTRAP-CYS-RAAgency: Community Youth ServicesName of contact person and title: Derek Harris, CEOAnticipated completion date: completed on 09/30/2022Agency?s response...

Finding: 2021-003CFDA: 21.023 Department of the Treasury, Agency Rental AssistancePass-Through Entity: WA Department of Commerce 2021-ComTRAP-CYS-RAAgency: Community Youth ServicesName of contact person and title: Derek Harris, CEOAnticipated completion date: completed on 09/30/2022Agency?s response: ConcurThe organization agrees with this finding and implemented the following:We developed program guidelines in addition to the guidelines provided by the Pass-Through Entity in order to ensure internal controls are in place to mitigate fraud and/or misuse of rental assistance funds.The program personnel implemented a file checklist starting October 1, 2022, to ensure all compliance components included in the file documentation meet the criteria required for the program. The checklist and forms are reviewed prior to payment. When digital signatures cannot be obtained, verbal verification of agreement by the applicant will be documented by the program staff to include date, time, method of communication.A supervisor (Program Director, Deputy Director, or CEO) reviews the files to ensure compliance with the program guidelines, ensure third party evidence exists and that all applicable documentation is in the file to support the rental assistance request.The files will also be reviewed by the Finance Coordinator prior to submitting the payment request to the Accounting Associate to ensure eligibility is adequately documented and that third party evidence exists before funds are released to the landlord.Sincerely,Derek R. HarrisChief Executive OfficerCommunity Youth Services

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Finding 420261 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Community Youth Services

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

10/02/2023The following Corrective Action Plan addresses the findings related to Community Youth Services 2022 Audit.Corrective Action Plan:Finding: 2022-001 (reference 2021-003)CFDA: 21.023 Department of the Treasury, Agency Rental AssistanceAgency: Community Youth ServicesName of contact person an...

10/02/2023The following Corrective Action Plan addresses the findings related to Community Youth Services 2022 Audit.Corrective Action Plan:Finding: 2022-001 (reference 2021-003)CFDA: 21.023 Department of the Treasury, Agency Rental AssistanceAgency: Community Youth ServicesName of contact person and title: Derek Harris, CEOAnticipated completion date: completed on 09/30/2022Agency?s response: ConcurThe organization agrees with this finding and has implemented the following: reference response 2021003Finding: 2022-002 related to financial statementsCFDA: N/AAgency: Community Youth ServicesName of contact person and title: Derek Harris, CEOAnticipated completion date: Implemented 9/1/2022Agency?s response: ConcurThe organization agrees with this finding and implemented the following:Bank transactions are reviewed prior to receiving the statement for potential fraud. The Accounting Associate responsible for accounts payable reviews check exceptions and uploads the check data from our financial system to the bank system at least weekly, if not daily. This prevents checks and withdrawals being presented and posted that differ from our financial records.Month end bank reconciliations will be completed within 30 days of receipt of the statement, according to Community Youth Services policy and procedure. An individual in a supervisory position will review the month-end reconciliations and bank statements upon completion. The supervisor reviewing the month-end reconciliation will document the review with their initials (digitally or by hand and scanned). All reconciliations will be stored on the organizations Sharepoint server.

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Finding 419329 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle

WA

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

ULMS Corrective Action Plan for FY 21-22 Audit FindingsULMS faced significant challenges with the departure of its longtime CFO two months post fiscal year 2021. In addition, the third-party management company who had been responsible for the Partnership accounting, ceased the relationship abruptly...

ULMS Corrective Action Plan for FY 21-22 Audit FindingsULMS faced significant challenges with the departure of its longtime CFO two months post fiscal year 2021. In addition, the third-party management company who had been responsible for the Partnership accounting, ceased the relationship abruptly without opportunity to smoothly transition the responsibility in-house to ULMS. Our external auditor does not prepare a Management Letter typically used to communicate with the Board of Directors and Governance issues that may not elevate to a finding. As such, significant findings are reflected in Section III ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs.FY 2021 was the organization?s first single audit reporting requirement. ULMS engaged a third-party CPA to review past audit and current documents needed to commence the FY 2022 audit. However, due to an emergency there was limited independent review of documents prior to being submitted to the auditor due to time constraints. ULMS continues to strengthen its accounting team and has hired a new Controller in July 2023. The new Controller is a licensed CPA with over 30 years accounting experience and over 10 years? experience as an independent auditor for a range of organizations including non-profits. The Controller will collaborate with the CFO to ensure there is accuracy in reporting, especially for major federal programs. Finding #: 2022-001Contact Person: Mansour Camara? It is important to note that this error had no impact on the Urban League Village at Coleman School LP?s (?Partnership?) standalone financials or their audit, nor does it affect ULMS?s standalone financials. The error only affects the consolidating financials for the entities, mainly because ULMS and ULV at Colman School LP have different fiscal year periods. The total impact of the additional 6 months of operating activities recorded within the consolidating financials for FY 2022 was less than 1% of operating activities. The error was corrected and not reflected in the audited financial statements for FY 2022.The interim financial statements provided to the Board of Directors during FY 2022 for decision making did not include consolidated financial statements. Interim financial statements provided to the Board only included standalone financial statements. Consequently, there were no inaccurate financial statements provided to the Board for decision making.Actions to be taken: The error in preparing consolidated financials was corrected and not reflected in the audited financial statements for FY 2022. Management will perform quarterly analytics of financial data for the partnership and close its books in alignment with the consolidated financials.Finding #: 2022-001Contact Person: Mansour Camara? The $704,017 was recorded in temp restricted net assets based on a proposed adjusting journal entry from the auditors during FY 2021 audit. $388,728 was refunded to the grantor and should have been recorded as accounts payable at year end FY 2021 and the remainder $304,177 should be classified as deferred revenue as the grantor extended the time period for earning the revenue. $11,112 was earned and the expenses were accrued during the period of performance of the contract in FY 2021 and should not have been included in the auditor?s total of $704,017. The practice of ULMS was to record forward funded contracts in revenue and record an adjustment at year end to temporary restricted funds. Net spendings for each program was communicated to the grantor and appropriate actions taken based on grantor?s instruction. The grantor was informed of the underspent funds prior to the commencement of the audit and management refunded the underspent funds as requested by the funder in compliance with contract terms.It is Management?s position that these Findings should be withdrawn. The longstanding practice of the organization was to record revenue upon receipt of funds and at year end prepare an adjustment to net asset with donor restriction. Consistency in accounting presentation is an essential concept to financial statement preparation. The accounting staff followed the recommendation of the auditor in FY 2021 audit by recording AJE 23. Now the organization is being critiqued in FY 2022 for recording the proposed adjustment and following the recommendation of the auditor.Actions to be taken: The organization?s policy has changed to record all unearned revenue as deferred revenue. ULMS hired a professional CPA with over 10 years? experience in nonprofit auditing as the new Financial Controller.? Management disagrees with auditors? recommendation to impound the funds of Black Lives Matter Seattle King County (BLMSKC) received through the fiscal sponsorship agreement. However, ULMS executed the auditor?s recommendation.Actions to be taken: ULMS will hold the funds of BLMSKC until the organization receives documentation allowing the legal release of the funds.

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Finding 418235 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

Huntley Project School District Number 24

MT

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

AUDITOR PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSName of contact person: Rita HuckCorrective Action: Huntley Project Schools has a yearly audit done by Olness and Associates. It is a very thorough audit. I review the financial statements and contact Olness and Associates with any questions or concerns. The D...

AUDITOR PREPARED FINANCIAL STATEMENTSName of contact person: Rita HuckCorrective Action: Huntley Project Schools has a yearly audit done by Olness and Associates. It is a very thorough audit. I review the financial statements and contact Olness and Associates with any questions or concerns. The District cannot financially afford to hire an additional CPA or auditing firm to review our financial statements. At this time, our Board of Trustees has decided not to hire an additional CPA to review the District?s financial statements.Proposed Completion Date: Immediately.

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Finding 418234 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Huntley Project School District Number 24

MT

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

SEGREGATION OF DUTIESName of Contact Person: Rita HuckCorrective Action: The following are the procedures that we follow to segregate duties as much as possible:The Board reviews all claims and the warrants that are written to pay those claims on a monthly basis. The Business Manager signs and dat...

SEGREGATION OF DUTIESName of Contact Person: Rita HuckCorrective Action: The following are the procedures that we follow to segregate duties as much as possible:The Board reviews all claims and the warrants that are written to pay those claims on a monthly basis. The Business Manager signs and dates the list of claims before they are given to the Board.The Administrative Assistant checks all warrant listings (claims and payroll) to make sure that there are no gaps in the warrant numbers.The Administrative Assistant types all purchase orders and checks in all ordered materials. The Business Manager pays all invoices. Once the warrants are printed, the Administrative Assistant attaches a copy of the warrant to each paid purchase order and prepares the warrants to be mailed the day after the Regular Board meeting.The Superintendent or Activities Clerk verify the Clerk?s reconciliation of the School District?s accounting records. They will review the revenues and disbursement amounts. The Superintendent currently verifies any transfers. The monthly beginning and ending balances are reconciled monthly by the Superintendent or Activities Clerk.The Board of Trustees receives an actual report of the budget quarterly. The report shows the original budget, what is spent to date, and the remaining balance. Included in this report is the actuals from the previous year to compare.All time sheets are reviewed and signed by each employee. The time sheets are then reviewed and signed by the supervisors before going to the Business Manager for payroll preparation.The Administrative Assistant reviews the payroll warrant list and the direct deposit listing. She also prepares all warrants to be distributed to employees on pay day.Someone other than the Business Manager reviews the bank statement and correspondence before the Business Manager reviews it. We do periodically review any bank accounts that are not controlled by the County Treasurer. The Activity accounts are reviewed by each sponsor and the Board of Trustees every month. The sponsors must sign off on their individual accounts monthly.Cash handling procedures: In the Business Manager?s office, we rarely deal with cash. We do receive checks that are receipted, recorded on a spreadsheet and deposited at the Yellowstone County Treasurer?s Office on a monthly basis. The lunch and activities cash and checks are receipted, recorded, and deposited daily at our local bank.Hand-drawn checks are not written from the District funds. Occasionally, a hand-drawn check is written on the activities accounts. There is a dual signature on those checks. We do not sign blank checks.Proposed Completion Date: Immediately.

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Finding 418207 (2022-010)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Heritage University

WA

Student Financial Aid Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring

Recommendation: The auditors recommend the University follow and enhance existing policies to ensure all student changes in status are identified timely and submitted accurately within the required time frame. They also recommend the University establish a formal internal monitoring control whereby...

Recommendation: The auditors recommend the University follow and enhance existing policies to ensure all student changes in status are identified timely and submitted accurately within the required time frame. They also recommend the University establish a formal internal monitoring control whereby a designated individual with NSLDS access, on a sample basis, spot checks the status updates on NSLDS so to internally audit the National Student Clearinghouse submissions.Planned Corrective Action: Heritage University will adhere to and improve the current standards to guarantee that all student status changes are promptly identified and submitted accurately within the appropriate time period. In order to internally audit the National Student Clearinghouse submissions, the University will set up a formal internal monitoring system whereby a designated person with access to NSLDS periodically monitors the status updates on NSLDS.Name of Responsible Party:1. Dianne Fernandez, Director of Financial Aid2. Mary Neal, Registrar3. Thomas Richter, VP of Administration/CFOAnticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023

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Finding 417704 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership, Inc.

GA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Material Weakness

Corrective Action Plan for Current Year Findings2022-001 ? Internal Control over Financial ReportingCorrective Action PlanIn response to Audit Finding 2022-001, Tallatoona Community Action will take the following actions to make sure we do not have this issue moving forward by:1. Identify training w...

Corrective Action Plan for Current Year Findings2022-001 ? Internal Control over Financial ReportingCorrective Action PlanIn response to Audit Finding 2022-001, Tallatoona Community Action will take the following actions to make sure we do not have this issue moving forward by:1. Identify training with-in the next month that can strengthen our accounting team,as it relates to financial closeout for programs and closing out the agency?s fiscal year,2. We will ensure that reconciliation is happening on a regular basis and put achecklist in places that confirms it has been completed,3. We will conduct an on-going internal audit of our employee health plan with HR, and insurance provider to ensure that wereconcile in the time period where we are able to get reimbursement from insurance provider,4. Re-establishing our checks and balances procedure for internal staff for this process to make each staff understands their role.Person(s) Responsible: Tracy BrownTiming for Implementation: April ? May 31, 2023Tracy Brown, Fiscal DirectorScott Gray, Executive Director

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Finding 417685 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency 2022

The Center for Victims of Torture

MN

Cash Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Significant Deficiency § 200.305

Federal Agency Name: Department of State ? Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationProgram Name: Oversees Refugee Assistance Programs for AfricaCFDA #19.517Federal Agency Name: Agency for International DevelopmentDepartment of StateProgram Name: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasCFD...

Federal Agency Name: Department of State ? Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationProgram Name: Oversees Refugee Assistance Programs for AfricaCFDA #19.517Federal Agency Name: Agency for International DevelopmentDepartment of StateProgram Name: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasCFDA #98.001Finding Summary: CVT does not have an internal control designed to ensure advance payments are placed in an interest-bearing account.Responsible Individuals: James Behnke, CFO and Mary Kinder, ControllerCorrective Action Plan: Management will complete an extensive review over cash management policies to make sure requirements under the CFR section are met.Anticipated Completion Date: June 2023

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Finding 417677 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

The Center for Victims of Torture

MN

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Significant Deficiency

Federal Agency Name: Department of State ? Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationProgram Name: Oversees Refugee Assistance Programs for AfricaCFDA #19.517Federal Agency Name: Agency for International DevelopmentDepartment of StateProgram Name: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasCFD...

Federal Agency Name: Department of State ? Bureau of Population, Refugees, and MigrationProgram Name: Oversees Refugee Assistance Programs for AfricaCFDA #19.517Federal Agency Name: Agency for International DevelopmentDepartment of StateProgram Name: USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs OverseasCFDA #98.001Finding Summary: CVT has an internal control process designed to approve the payrates, but the controls did not operate as designed for one month tested under both programs.Responsible Individuals: James Behnke, CFO and Mary Kinder, ControllerCorrective Action Plan: During the period audited, CVT Ethiopian staff provided professional services and administrative functions on both sides of the Ethiopian armed conflict. This was a difficult work environment to carry out program objectives. CVT Management will complete an extensive review over all internal controls that were affected by managing processes under this environment. Specifically, Management will revise their internal controls to make sure the employees contracted rates agree to the rate paid and submitted for reimbursement. In addition, CVT has hired a new Ethiopia Country Director who has an extensive financial management background and two additional Senior Accountants. Management also plans to send a U.S. Finance staff person to conduct an in-person internal control review for our Ethiopia programs.Anticipated Completion Date: September 2023

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Finding 412048 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

El Camino Community College District

CA

Student Financial Aid Eligibility Significant Deficiency

2022 ? 001: Student Financial Aid Cluster - Student Eligibility and Awarding: Exit Counseling ?Program Number 84.268Recommendation: We recommend the college review its policies and procedures around disbursingexit counseling information to students to ensure students are receiving proper counseling ...

2022 ? 001: Student Financial Aid Cluster - Student Eligibility and Awarding: Exit Counseling ?Program Number 84.268Recommendation: We recommend the college review its policies and procedures around disbursingexit counseling information to students to ensure students are receiving proper counseling and ensureentrance counseling is documented before loans disbursements are made.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.Action taken in response to finding: The Financial Aid Office recognized that the exit loan counselingrule was not being met prior to the commencement of the 2021-2022 audit. The following action planwas already taking shape during the annual audit of 2021-2022 to ensure compliance rule would bemet for the 2022-2023 aid year.Process: Use SIS Colleague system to run query to identify current loan borrowers at beginning andend of term to identify those who have ceased half-time enrollment. Send communication via email andphysical letter notification to ensure student receive important information about loan repaymentresponsibilities, including Department of Education links and contact information.Procedure: Created documentation with step by step procedures for assigned staff to run query toidentify students, request exit loan counseling communication, and run batch posting of communication.Communication: Loan borrowers will receive an email on Day 1 run, a second email on Day 14 run, anda paper letter on Day 30 run.Staff Training: Staff assigned to the Loan program have been trained to run process by ourSystems/Programmer. Financial Aid Staff have been provided information about policy and proceduresto assist students who may contact our office for assistance after receiving exit loan counselingcommunication.Quality Assurance: Two additional staff members have been assigned to help with the Loan program.Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Chau Dao - Director ofFinancial AidPlanned completion date for corrective action plan: November 2022.

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Finding 412043 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

El Camino Community College District

CA

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022 ? 003: Student Financial Aid Cluster: Enrollment Reporting ? VariousRecommendation: Evaluate the current processes and possible backup controls to ensure errors arecaught in a timely manner.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.Action ta...

2022 ? 003: Student Financial Aid Cluster: Enrollment Reporting ? VariousRecommendation: Evaluate the current processes and possible backup controls to ensure errors arecaught in a timely manner.Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.Action taken in response to finding: El Camino College will review the Enrollment VerificationProcess to ensure it is capturing all student enrollments and reporting them properly to NationalStudent Clearinghouse. The Departments involved Information Technology, Admissions & Recordsand Financial Aid will review how the data is collected from the college?s student information system(Ellucian Colleague) and the submissions to the National Student Clearinghouse and The NationalStudent Loan Data System to ensure the records are correct and submitted in a timely fashion.Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Lillian Justice, RegistrarPlanned completion date for corrective action plan: Immediate review of the data collection processwith the Information Technology Department and Financial Aid to ensure it is capturing all currentlyenrolled students. This will be an ongoing review beginning February 2023 to ensure we are capturingthe correct data.

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