Corrective Action Plans

Finding 37886 (2022-002)

None 2022

PR

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding Number: 2022-2 The inspections had not been carried out due to different situations with tenants. The Project Administrator was re oriented about the importance of complying with this annual physical inspection requirement.

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Finding 37885 (2022-001)

None 2022

Ryder Assisted Care Ii, Inc.

PR

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Finding Number: 2022-1 Payment of invoices before 30 days of received. The project staff was oriented about the importance of make a payment 30 days after receive the invoice. The plan of correction empathizes in verify weekly the supplier?s invoices and establish a payment date not more than 30 day...

Finding Number: 2022-1 Payment of invoices before 30 days of received. The project staff was oriented about the importance of make a payment 30 days after receive the invoice. The plan of correction empathizes in verify weekly the supplier?s invoices and establish a payment date not more than 30 days of the invoice was received.

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Finding 37883 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa

CA

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Significant Deficiency

Corrective Action Plan For the year ended March 31, 2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended March 31, 2022. Auditor: Novogradac and Company, LLP Ce...

Corrective Action Plan For the year ended March 31, 2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended March 31, 2022. Auditor: Novogradac and Company, LLP Certified Public Accountants 1144 Hooper Avenue Suite 203 Toms River, New Jersey 08753 The findings from the March 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Findings ? Federal Award Program Audit Finding 2022-001 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Titles: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program Federal Catalog Numbers: 14.871 Noncompliance ? N. Special Tests and Provisions ? Housing Quality Standards Non Compliance Material to the Financial Statements: No Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance for Special Tests and Provisions Findings ? Federal Award Program Audit (continued) Finding 2022-001 (continued) Criteria: Housing Quality Standards Inspections. The PHA must inspect the unit leased to a family at least annually to determine if the unit meets the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) and the PHA must conduct quality control re-inspections. The PHA must prepare a unit inspection report (24 CFR sections 982.158(d) and 982.405(b)). For units that fail inspection the PHA must correct all life threatening HQS deficiencies within 24 hours and all other deficiencies within 30 days. On May 4, 2021, HUD issued Notice PIH 2021-14(HA). In this notice, HUD recognized the unprecedented challenge the COVID-19 pandemic poses to PHAs in carrying out the most essential of their HCV program administrative responsibilities. The notice allowed for the Authority to rely on the owner's certification that the owner has no reasonable basis to have knowledge that life-threatening conditions exist in the unit or units in questions. At minimum, the PHA must require the owner?s certification. However, the PHA may add other requirements or conditions in addition to the owner?s certification, but is not required to do so. The PHA is required to conduct an HQS inspection on the unit as soon as reasonably possible but no later than June 30, 2022. Condition: Based upon inspection of the Authority?s files and on discussion with management there were units that did not have annual inspections or owner?s certifications performed during the audit period. Context: Of a sample size of sixty-five (65) tenant files, the following information was unavailable for examination at the time of audit: ? Annual inspection report or owner?s certification was missing in two (2) files Our sample size is statistically valid. Known Questioned Costs: $41,038 Cause: There is significant deficiency in internal controls over the compliance for the special tests and provisions type of compliance related to HQS inspections. The Authority has not properly considered, designed, implemented, maintained and monitored a system of internal controls that assures the program is in compliance. Effect: The Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program is in non-compliance with the with the special tests and provisions type of compliance related to HQS inspections. Recommendation: We recommend the Authority design and implement internal control procedures that will reasonably assure compliance with the Uniform Guidance and the compliance supplement. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The Authority has recognized the deficiencies in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program and has implemented internal control procedures in 2022 that will ensure compliance of federal regulations. Those controls consist of the weekly monitoring of two reports generated by the agency business software which identify subsidized units missed by the inspection scheduler. Ingrid Layne, the Director of Assisted Housing will be responsible to implement this corrective action by March 31, 2023. Schedule of Prior Year Federal Audit Findings There were no findings or questioned costs in the prior year. If the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has any questions regarding this plan, please call Ingrid Layne, the Director of Assisted Housing at (925) 957-7010. Sincerely yours, Ingrid Layne, Director of Assisted Housing

View Audit 33397 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37877 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Montello School District

WI

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding #2022-001 ? Limited Segregation of Duties (Prior Year Finding #2021-001) Condition: The available office staff precludes a proper segregation of duties in the control areas reviewed. Effect: Because of the lack of segregation of duties, errors or irregularities could occur and not be detecte...

Finding #2022-001 ? Limited Segregation of Duties (Prior Year Finding #2021-001) Condition: The available office staff precludes a proper segregation of duties in the control areas reviewed. Effect: Because of the lack of segregation of duties, errors or irregularities could occur and not be detected on a timely basis. Cause: The condition is due to limited staff available. Criteria: Internal controls should be in place that provide adequate segregation of duties. Generally, a system of internal control contemplates separation of duties such that no individual has responsibility to execute a transaction, have physical access to the related assets, and have responsibility or authority to record the transaction. Recommendation: Procedures should be implemented segregating duties among different employees. Management should continue to maintain a working knowledge of matters relating to the district?s operations. Response: We agree with this finding and continue to work to achieve segregation of duties whenever cost effective. The cash disbursements process includes approval of purchase orders and matching of approved purchase orders with invoices. Review of account coding is performed by the district accounting staff. The payroll disbursement process includes approval of timesheets and review of coding on an ongoing basis. The Board of Education reviews budget to actual information along with disbursement information monthly. Contact Person: Cheryl Troost Anticipated Completion: Not applicable

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Finding 37875 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Arts Council of Indianapolis, Inc.

IN

Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding 2022-03 Close-out Reporting Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the Organization to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and post-award requirements for closeout and the reporting compliance requirement. Corrective Actions Take...

Finding 2022-03 Close-out Reporting Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the Organization to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and post-award requirements for closeout and the reporting compliance requirement. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Management agrees with the recommendation and has implemented the following steps. General status updates of all federal contracts have been submitted to and accepted by the grantor on a regular basis. However, the Organization overlooked the specific reporting requirements of the federal contract that was completed during the year under audit. To address this issue, the Organization has implemented a checklist of requirements for each federal contract that includes documenting all reporting requirements under the contract and with a step that includes calendaring the reports to ensure deadlines are not missed.

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Finding 37873 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Arts Council of Indianapolis, Inc.

IN

Questioned Costs Cash Management Material Weakness

Finding 2022-01 Internal Control Over Payroll Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the Organization to ensure that employee work hours charged to federal contracts were properly recorded, tracked, approved, and accurate prior to submitting reimbursement claims. Corr...

Finding 2022-01 Internal Control Over Payroll Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the Organization to ensure that employee work hours charged to federal contracts were properly recorded, tracked, approved, and accurate prior to submitting reimbursement claims. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Management agrees with the recommendation and has implemented the following steps. The employees charged to the federal contracts are salaried employees and do not prepare time sheets in the normal course of business. However, the Organization utilizes a time reporting worksheet template provided by the grantor to report employee work hours. This worksheet includes employee name, date, and hours worked per federal contract. The Organization has added the step of including written approval by the employee and the employee?s supervisor on the aforementioned time reporting worksheet to confirm the accuracy of the information submitted.

View Audit 37253 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37862 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

NV

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022-002 ? Allowable Costs Corrective action plan: The Finance Manager will submit requests to void checks in the accounting system to the Accounts Payable Clerk. The Accounts Payable Clerk will process the void, and will submit an unposted transaction report of the voided check to the Finance Manag...

2022-002 ? Allowable Costs Corrective action plan: The Finance Manager will submit requests to void checks in the accounting system to the Accounts Payable Clerk. The Accounts Payable Clerk will process the void, and will submit an unposted transaction report of the voided check to the Finance Manager. The Finance Manager will verify that the check is being voided in the correct period, and then post the void to the general ledger. This process should ensure that all checks are voided accurately and timely. When the Council approves a pay increase for an individual(s), the Tribal Manager shall notify Human Resources in writing of the increase and the effective date of the increase for that employee. Human Resources will prepare a Personnel Action Form (PAF) using the information provided. The date of completion of the form will also be indicated on the PAF. One copy of the PAF will be placed in the employee?s Personnel File, and one copy of the PAF will be forwarded to the Payroll Clerk for entry into the accounting system. Employee rates will not be changed in the payroll system without a corresponding PAF. Personnel responsible for corrective action: Finance Manager (Lisa Donham) Estimated corrective action completion date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 37859 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Door County Economic Development Corporation

WI

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

2022-004 Special Reporting Supporting Documentation Reporting ? Economic Development Assistance?Revolving Loan Fund ? CFDA No. 11.307 Recommendation: Door County Economic Development Corporation should create an internal monitoring system to document future review of the ED-209 reports and verify t...

2022-004 Special Reporting Supporting Documentation Reporting ? Economic Development Assistance?Revolving Loan Fund ? CFDA No. 11.307 Recommendation: Door County Economic Development Corporation should create an internal monitoring system to document future review of the ED-209 reports and verify that supporting documentation is attached and retained for review during future audits and to also ensure future reports are filed prior to their due date. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Staff will continue working to ensure that all activities related to federal award programs are filed in a timely manner and retained for review. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Michelle Lawrie Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Ongoing

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Finding 37857 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Ainsworth Airport Authority

NE

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

The Authority relies on the auditor to propose adjustments necessary to prepare the schedule of expenditures of federal awards including the related note disclosures. The Authority reviews schedule of expenditures of federal awards and approves all adjustments.

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Finding 37851 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Natrona County School District No. 1

WY

Questioned Costs Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Grant Managers will participate in the staffing process as employees are assigned to perform on federal awards prior to the start of the grant period. On a monthly basis, administrators with direct knowledge of employee performance on a federal award will approve the employee?s timecard. On a quarte...

Grant Managers will participate in the staffing process as employees are assigned to perform on federal awards prior to the start of the grant period. On a monthly basis, administrators with direct knowledge of employee performance on a federal award will approve the employee?s timecard. On a quarterly basis, Grant Managers and Human Resources will be provided a list of employees charged to a federal award and it will be reconciled by the Grant Manager and a Human Resources Specialist. The quarterly reports will be approved by the Grant Managers and filed with the Business Office.

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Finding 37849 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Umatilla Morrow Head Start, Inc.

OR

Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Reporting

Our fiscal policies and procedures have been updated and are set to be approved by our boards on February 28, 2023. The updates included specifications on purchasing and journal entry policies and procedures, requiring that no one individual can carry out a single transaction, but that a series of a...

Our fiscal policies and procedures have been updated and are set to be approved by our boards on February 28, 2023. The updates included specifications on purchasing and journal entry policies and procedures, requiring that no one individual can carry out a single transaction, but that a series of approvals and reviews will occur before a transaction is completed. These procedures will ensure accuracy of the transactions. Once the updated policies and procedures have been approved, the entire fiscal staff, Chief Executive Officer and Directors will be thoroughly trained on the updated policies and procedures before April 1, 2023. Responsible parties: Chief Fiscal Officer, Chief Executive Officer

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Finding 37847 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Attalla City Board of Education

AL

Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Reference Number: 2022-001 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Type of Finding: Internal Control and Compliance Internal Control Impact: Material Weakness Compliance Impact: Material Noncompliance CFDA Number and Title: 84.425 ? COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund Fede...

Reference Number: 2022-001 Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Type of Finding: Internal Control and Compliance Internal Control Impact: Material Weakness Compliance Impact: Material Noncompliance CFDA Number and Title: 84.425 ? COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund Federal Award Agency: U.S. Department of Education Pass-through Entity: Alabama Department of Education Funds from COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) were used to fund construction contracts in excess of $2,000 without the inclusion of prevailing wage rate clauses as required by Title 29, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 5, Sub-Part A Davis Bacon and Related Acts Provisions and Procedures (the ?Davis-Bacon Act?). The Board did not have controls in place to ensure the Davis-Bacon Act wage rate requirements were included in construction contracts. Therefore, the construction project contract awarded during the fiscal year did not include prevailing wage rate clauses nor did the contractors submit weekly certified payrolls to the Board. Response: Management will implement controls to ensure future contracts funded with COVID-19 Education Stabilization Funds (ESSER) in excess of $2,000 specify applicability of wage rate requirements. Anticipated Completion Date: Contact Person(s): Laura Leak, Chief School Financial Officer

View Audit 31996 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37803 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Airport Community Schools

MI

Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Material Weakness

2022-003 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Wage Rate Requirements U.S. Department of Education ? COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund (ALN 84.425C, 84.425D and 84.425U); Passed through MDE; All project numbers. Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. Two of the contracts selected for testin...

2022-003 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Wage Rate Requirements U.S. Department of Education ? COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund (ALN 84.425C, 84.425D and 84.425U); Passed through MDE; All project numbers. Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. Two of the contracts selected for testing that were subject to the Wage Rate Requirements, did not include the required provision. The District did not follow federal requirements to include the prevailing wage rate provision in its contracts. Auditor Recommendation. We recommend that the District reviews its policies to ensure that applicable prevailing wage requirements are included in construction contracts whenever federal funds are used. Corrective Action. Management concurs with this finding and will work on correcting for next year. Responsible Person: Theresa Carrell, Chief Financial Officer Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023

View Audit 36480 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37802 (2022-001)

None 2022

National Church Residences of South River, Nj D/b/a Willett Manor

OH

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: HUD requires the Corporation to refund the security deposit to tenants within 30 days of the move out. The Corporation failed to monitor the deposit refund requirements for the security deposits as specified by the regulatory agreement and failed to return securit...

Finding Number: 2022-001 Condition: HUD requires the Corporation to refund the security deposit to tenants within 30 days of the move out. The Corporation failed to monitor the deposit refund requirements for the security deposits as specified by the regulatory agreement and failed to return security deposits withing 30 days. Planned Corrective Action: Management acknowledged the errors that occurred during the year ended August 31, 2022 and has taken measures to change their process of issuing refunds to reduce the likelihood of late refunds. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Jill Kolb, Vice President ? Housing Accounting Completion Date: April 20, 2022

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Finding 37801 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, Inc.

NV

Questioned Costs Reporting Significant Deficiency

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, Inc. respectively submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: RubinBrown LLP 10801 W Charleston Blvd., Suite 300 L...

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Coordinated Living of Southern Nevada, Inc. respectively submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: RubinBrown LLP 10801 W Charleston Blvd., Suite 300 Las Vegas, NV 89135 Audit Period: For the year ended December 31, 2022 The finding from the December 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. Finding ? Federal Awards Audit Significant Deficiency 2022-001 Beneficiary Reporting Auditor?s Recommendation: We recommend that a responsible employee review and all HOME Program Housing Beneficiary Reports for accuracy prior to their submission to the applicable oversite agency. The review should be documented. Action Taken: In order to ensure the accuracy of the HOME Program Housing Beneficiary Reports, the reports will be routed to our director of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and Compliance, who will review each report in detail. Once she has approved the reports, she will initial the reports and then they will be sent to either the City of Las Vegas or Clark County, as required. The director will also review all reports that have been submitted in 2023 and submit any corrections as necessary.

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Finding 37800 (2022-001)

None 2022

Roland M Boucher Apartments, Inc.

RI

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

August 26, 2022 D?Ambra CPA 531 Harris Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895 RE: Corrective Action Plan: Boucher Apartments Finding 2022-001: Federal program - Section 223(?) 811: Criteria - HUD regulations specify that only eligible costs relating to the property are allowed to be paid by the property; Condi...

August 26, 2022 D?Ambra CPA 531 Harris Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895 RE: Corrective Action Plan: Boucher Apartments Finding 2022-001: Federal program - Section 223(?) 811: Criteria - HUD regulations specify that only eligible costs relating to the property are allowed to be paid by the property; Condition - the property paid another property's invoices totaling $3,944; Cause - management oversight; Recommendation - management should reimburse the property for the invoices paid in error. Response: Management has reimbursed the property for the invoices paid in error. Corrective Action Plan: Management has reimbursed the property for the invoices paid in error and have adopted the attached internal control workflow to ensure that invoices are properly allocated prior to payment following our transition to a new financial and property management software system. We have also expanded our finance department by 2 FTE?s in the past two years to ensure that we have proper staffing to deal with an expanded number of transactions. Responsible party: Frank Shea

View Audit 24102 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37783 (2022-103)

Material Weakness 2022

Maricopa County Community College District

AZ

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Fed...

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Award Year: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Compliance Requirements: Special tests and provisions Questioned Costs: Unknown Name of Contact Persons: Annette Linders, District Director of Financial Aid Operations and Compliance Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023 The Maricopa County Community College District understands the need to establish and maintain effective internal controls over federal awards to provide reasonable assurance that federal programs are being managed in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and award terms and conditions. The District further understands the need to disburse a Student Financial Aid (SFA) credit balance directly to a student or parent as soon as possible, but no later than (a) 14 days after the balance was posted to the student?s account, if the credit balance occurred after the 1st day of class for the payment period, or (b) 14 days after the 1st day of class, if the credit balance occurred on or before the 1st day of class for the payment period. The District will enhance internal controls and monitor SFA office?s adherence to districtwide policies and procedures, to ensure systemwide compliance with SFA credit balance requirements. The District office will expand staff training and communication efforts; optimize District and college collaborations; and monitor each college?s completion of the Unapplied Credits Report to ensure the timely processing of SFA credits.

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Finding 37782 (2022-102)

Material Weakness 2022

Maricopa County Community College District

AZ

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

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Fede...

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Award Year: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Compliance Requirements: Special tests and provisions Questioned Costs: Unknown Name of Contact Persons: Annette Linders, District Director of Financial Aid Operations and Compliance Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023 The Maricopa County Community College District understands the need to establish and maintain effective internal controls over federal awards to provide reasonable assurance that federal programs are being managed in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and award terms and conditions. The District further understands the need to reconcile direct loan institutional student records with direct loan disbursement records submitted to and accepted by the COD system in order to meet fiduciary responsibilities. The District will enhance internal controls and expand its current process for monitoring Student Financial Aid (SFA) offices? adherence to districtwide policies and procedures, to ensure systemwide compliance with Direct Loan program requirements. The District will enhance staff training and communication efforts; optimize District and college collaborations; provide a centralized location for completed reconciliations; and monitor each college?s submission to ensure Direct Loans are reconciled and reviewed each month on a timely basis.

View Audit 29977 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37781 (2022-101)

Material Weakness 2022

Maricopa County Community College District

AZ

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions § 200.303

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Fed...

Cluster Name: Student Financial Assistance Cluster Assistance Listing number and name: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program-Federal Capital Contributions 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans Award Year: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Compliance Requirements: Special tests and provisions Questioned Costs: Unknown Name of Contact Persons: Annette Linders, District Director of Financial Aid Operations and Compliance Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023 The Maricopa County Community College District understands the importance of reporting accurate student enrollment statuses and all student enrollment status changes to the National Student Loan Database (NSLDS) for the Pell and Direct Loan programs within 60 days. The District will continue to monitor its Student Financial Aid (SFA) offices? adherence to Districtwide policies and procedures and enhance internal controls to ensure SFA office?s timely review, verification, and corrections to identified data prior to submitting the data to the NSLDS. District and college collaborations are being optimized; training and communications with emphasis on timeliness and completeness continue to be enhanced; and a centralized repository of enrollment reporting resources has been prepared and made available to staff.

View Audit 29977 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37778 (2022-002)

None 2022

Cornerstone Housing North, Inc.

NH

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding: 2022-002: Plan: Pre-made certification packets will be utilized when meeting with tenants to ensure all required documents and back up documentation are accounted for. A second staff member will review new and annual certifications to ensure all required documents from the pre-made packet a...

Finding: 2022-002: Plan: Pre-made certification packets will be utilized when meeting with tenants to ensure all required documents and back up documentation are accounted for. A second staff member will review new and annual certifications to ensure all required documents from the pre-made packet are accounted for. Contact: Christina Morin, Program Director Anticipated Completion date: March 15' 2023 53

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Finding 37777 (2022-001)

None 2022

Cornerstone Housing North, Inc.

NH

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding: 2022-001: Plan: A second staff member will review certifications and annual certifications to ensure accuracy based on the required back up documentation. Contact: Christina Morin, Program Director Anticipated completion date: March 15, 2023

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Finding 37774 (2022-025)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Vermont

VT

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.303

Corrective Action Plan: To address the accuracy and timeliness of our entries into the FFATA system, we will use the USASPENDING.GOV website to assist us in reconciling what has been entered into the FFATA system. This will allow us to ensure that our grant ledgers agree with what is entered into F...

Corrective Action Plan: To address the accuracy and timeliness of our entries into the FFATA system, we will use the USASPENDING.GOV website to assist us in reconciling what has been entered into the FFATA system. This will allow us to ensure that our grant ledgers agree with what is entered into FFATA. This will be a reconciliation completed at least quarterly (following SOV fiscal year quarters) and will be completed by the Deputy CFO or position assigned by the Deputy CFO. We will also implement a process that will have all the steps necessary for a grant award or an amendment to ensure it is posted properly within our internal files and the external systems. This will ensure that new awards and amendments get routed and entered in the FFATA system timely. Our finance team also attended a FFATA training on February 3, 2023 for additional training on the FFATA system. We will look into the Batch upload process which was described in that training. Position Responsible for Implementation of Corrective Action Name: Sean Cousino Position: Deputy CFO Email: sean.cousino@vermont.gov Phone Number: 802 595-3693 Date of Implementation of Corrective Action: First Reconciliation to be completed March/April 2023 Full Implementation June 1,2023

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Finding 37772 (2022-023)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Vermont

VT

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting § 200.303

Corrective Action Plan: To address the accuracy and timeliness of our entries into the FFATA system, we will use the USASPENDING.GOV website to assist us in reconciling what has been entered into the FFATA system. This will allow us to ensure that our grant ledgers agree with what is entered into ...

Corrective Action Plan: To address the accuracy and timeliness of our entries into the FFATA system, we will use the USASPENDING.GOV website to assist us in reconciling what has been entered into the FFATA system. This will allow us to ensure that our grant ledgers agree with what is entered into FFATA. This will be a reconciliation completed at least quarterly (following SOV fiscal year quarters) and will be completed by the Deputy CFO or position assigned by the Deputy CFO. We will also implement a process that will have all the steps necessary for a grant award or an amendment to ensure it is posted properly within our internal files and the external systems. This will ensure that new awards and amendments get routed and entered in the FFATA system timely. Our finance team also attended a FFATA training on February 3, 2023 for additional training on the FFATA system. We will look into the Batch upload process which was described in that training. Position Responsible for Implementation of Corrective Action Name: Sean Cousino Position: Deputy Chief Financial Officer Email: sean.cousino@vermont.gov Phone Number: 802 595-3693 Date of Implementation of Corrective Action: First Reconciliation to be completed March/April 2023 Full Implementation June 1,2023

View Audit 30446 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 37754 (2022-014)

Significant Deficiency 2022

State of Vermont

VT

Questioned Costs Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency § 200.303

Corrective Action Plan: This finding identifies that the Department is not meeting the federal performance expectation for timely closure of BAM Paid Claims. The primary reason behind this performance deficiency is due to the limited federal administrative dollars provided to fund the administratio...

Corrective Action Plan: This finding identifies that the Department is not meeting the federal performance expectation for timely closure of BAM Paid Claims. The primary reason behind this performance deficiency is due to the limited federal administrative dollars provided to fund the administration of the UI Program. Because of the limited funds, the Department is forced to operate a minimal staffing level, which leads to the inability to ensure all work is conducted timely. Separately, this finding identifies that the Department did not provide signature signoff on two BAM casefiles pulled for review. The Department did maintain proper supervisor signoff in the USDOL SUN System where cases are formally managed. However, the Department was not able to produce the supervisor?s signoff on the paper copy maintained for audit purposes. The Department maintains an ongoing corrective action plan with the USDOL through the State Quality Service Plan (SQSP) for the performance of the BAM unit, including the timeliness of BAM case closure. For the supervisory review and documented signoff, the BAM Unit has created a new standard procedure to ensure that cases have the needed documentation. This standard procedure was shared with the staff via a unit meeting / training on February 28, 2023. Scheduled Completion Date of Corrective Action Plan: Complete Contacts for Corrective Action Plan: Cameron Wood, UI Director Cameron.Wood@vermont.gov

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Finding 37753 (2022-013)

Material Weakness 2022

State of Vermont

VT

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303

The Department acknowledges and accepts this finding, and as this is a repeat finding from last year?s ACFR audit, the Department maintains the same response and corrective action plan. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program did not exist prior to the COVID-19 global health pandemic. Un...

The Department acknowledges and accepts this finding, and as this is a repeat finding from last year?s ACFR audit, the Department maintains the same response and corrective action plan. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program did not exist prior to the COVID-19 global health pandemic. Unlike the unemployment insurance program, which has been in existence since 1935, the PUA program did not have the inherent checks and balances built into the system to ensure proper program administration. Instead, state workforce agencies were expected to build the PUA program from the ground up with little guidance from the USDOL all the while managing through a pandemic that caused unprecedented upheaval in the employment status of millions of citizens. It is accurate that the Vermont Department of Labor was not able to implement the necessary checks and balances into the PUA program to ensure proper program eligibility. As has been pointed out in the audit finding, it was not until nine months after the start of the PUA program that Congress passed legislation that required documentation to be provided to substantiate program eligibility. At that time, due to the significant and unprecedented strains on the Department of Labor?s resources, the newly established documentation requirements were not able to be implemented prior to the end of the PUA program. The Department acknowledges that the lack of the ability to review claimant financial eligibility may have resulted in improper payments. It is important to point out that UIPL 16-20, Change 4 was issued on January 8, 2021, providing no time for UI programs to implement the required changes while still continuing to provide vital economic assistance to tens of thousands of individuals. The only other recourse available to the Department at that time would have been to stop program payments from issuing until the new eligibility requirements were reviewed. This would have left claimants without benefits for months while the Department used our limited financial and staff resources to implement the necessary changes. This is the result of the continuously changing eligibility requirements built from hastily implemented legislation and program design. In calendar year 2022, the Department began the process of retroactively reviewing all PUA claims that were filed and paid after the date of UIPL 16-20, Change 4 to ensure that proper documentation was provided to ensure program eligibility. Where appropriate, claims are being placed into an overpayment status and collection efforts will ensue. Corrective Action Plan: As mentioned above, the Department was aware that it was unable to implement the documentation requirement for the PUA program as required by the amendments to the CARES Act. The Department had every intention of going back and retroactively reviewing PUA claims for documentation and requiring submission for those claims that lacked adequate documentation retroactively. The USDOL Regional Office is aware of the process identified by the Department to resolve this issue retroactively. The Department has begun this work in early 2022 and will continue this review for PUA program eligibility for as long as USDOL provides the funding to do so until the Department has reviewed all PUA claims filed in calendar year 2021. Scheduled Completion Date of Corrective Action Plan: June 30, 2024 Contacts for Corrective Action Plan: Cameron Wood, UI Director Cameron.Wood@vermont.gov

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