Corrective Action Plans

Finding 38172 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken, South Carolina

SC

HUD Housing Programs Eligibility Material Weakness

2022-003 - Eligibility ? Tenant Files Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers ? CFDA Number 14.871 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-005 (Originally reported as finding 2020-005 at 09/30/20) Condition: Out of a total tenant population of approxi...

2022-003 - Eligibility ? Tenant Files Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers ? CFDA Number 14.871 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-005 (Originally reported as finding 2020-005 at 09/30/20) Condition: Out of a total tenant population of approximately 884 leased vouchers, 25 files were selected for testing in a statistically valid sample. Exceptions were noted as follows: ? 1 error where the lease agreement was not signed by the owner ? 1 error where the file did not contain a signed lease agreement ? 1 error where the file did not contain a signed HAP contract. Also, during our New Admissions testing (11 tested out of 108 new admissions) we noted the following: ? 1 error where the HAP contract was signed but not dated by the Authority. ? 1 error where the lease agreement was not signed by the owner. ? 4 errors where the RFTA was signed but not dated by the landlord and/or by the tenant. Recommendation: The Authority should correct the deficiencies noted in the tested files and utilize an ongoing quality control review process on the entire tenant population to ensure proper compliance with the requirements related to tenant eligibility. Ongoing staff training and timely management reviews should be utilized to ensure staff is aware of acceptable procedures. In addition, the Authority should review staffing levels, skill sets and case load. Action Taken: The Authority has hired an outside CPA firm to conduct quarterly reviews of files and to assist in training staff on HUD compliance requirements. The noted deficiencies in the tested files are being corrected and staff will continue to receive adequate training involving the compliance of all the Department of Housing Urban Development (HUD) requirements.

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Finding 38167 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken, South Carolina

SC

Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022-002 ? Activities Allowed or Unallowed: Loans to Related Parties Public and Indian Housing Program ? CFDA Number 14.850 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-002 (Originally reported as finding 2019-005 and 2019-010 at 09/30/19) Condition...

2022-002 ? Activities Allowed or Unallowed: Loans to Related Parties Public and Indian Housing Program ? CFDA Number 14.850 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-002 (Originally reported as finding 2019-005 and 2019-010 at 09/30/19) Condition: In prior years, the Authority had loaned PIH monies to related parties. As of September 30, 2022, approximately $209,000 of PIH loans remain outstanding to related parties and approximately $127,000 to other programs of the Authority. Recommendation: Management of the Authority should continue to pursue collections of these amounts. Action Taken: The Authority understands and adheres to the federal guidelines to ensure that restricted funds are not advanced to other related parties or programs. Management is actively pursuing collection efforts.

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Finding 38166 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken, South Carolina

SC

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Material Weakness Reporting

2022-001 - Inadequate Controls Over Financial Reporting Public and Indian Housing Program ? CFDA 14.850 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-001 (originally reported at 9/30/19 as Finding 2019-004) Condition: Our audit identified deficiencies...

2022-001 - Inadequate Controls Over Financial Reporting Public and Indian Housing Program ? CFDA 14.850 Material Weakness in Internal Control, Material Noncompliance Repeat of 9/30/21 Finding 2021-001 (originally reported at 9/30/19 as Finding 2019-004) Condition: Our audit identified deficiencies in the design and/or operation of internal controls that adversely affected the Authority?s ability to produce reliable financial statements. As a result, more than fifty audit adjustments and reclassifications were proposed that resulted in material changes to financial statement amounts as follows: ? Total assets increased by $358,336 ? Total liabilities increased by $227,891 ? Total equity decreased by $257,671 ? Total revenue increased by $81,191 ? Total expenses decreased by $306,925 Recommendation: We recommend the Authority adopt policies and procedures that require timely financial reporting at the end of each month and fiscal year end. The procedures should include a full review of the balances as of the close of the year with reconciliations and workpapers prepared and agreed to supporting information. In order to accomplish this, the Authority should provide additional training to its accounting personnel. During the fiscal year, the Authority was assisted by an independent outside fee accountant with the monthly accounting and the closing of its year-end accounting for the federal programs, but was not involved with the other programs of the Authority. We recommend that the Authority also engage the fee accountant with the other programs of the Authority. Action Taken: During fiscal year 2022, the Authority hired an outside CPA firm to assist with the financial statements for the Public and Indian Housing Program and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Although the finding continues in the current year, the Authority has made great strides to clean up the financial statements of the programs mentioned, reducing the material adjustment effect on equity by 61% from the prior period. The Authority will continue to improve efficiency and procedures/workpapers to ensure the year-end closing procedures become more effective and reliable in the coming years.

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Finding 38147 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Autonomous Municipality of Ponce

PR

HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness Reporting

Corrective action has been taken consisting in the timely preparation of the bank conciliations. However, the corrective actions needed to evidence the HAP and Administrative Fee equity balances calculation will be taken by the Municipal Finance Office and the Program Accountants. Also, adequate mea...

Corrective action has been taken consisting in the timely preparation of the bank conciliations. However, the corrective actions needed to evidence the HAP and Administrative Fee equity balances calculation will be taken by the Municipal Finance Office and the Program Accountants. Also, adequate measurements addressed to reconcile the VMS with the Financial Data Schedule (FDS) will be taken. Implementation Date: During the fiscal year 2022-2023 Responsible Persons: Mr. Job Bonilla Federal Program Director

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Finding 38146 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Autonomous Municipality of Ponce

PR

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

The Department of Finance and Budget of the Municipality establish a new monitoring procedure for the preparation and authorization of journal entries to each transaction related to assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures. Also, the Section 8 Program will give financial training to the person...

The Department of Finance and Budget of the Municipality establish a new monitoring procedure for the preparation and authorization of journal entries to each transaction related to assets, liabilities, revenues and expenditures. Also, the Section 8 Program will give financial training to the personnel in charge of the accounting record-keeping and preparation of the financial reports in order to make sure that the accounting system complies with state and federal laws. Implementation Date: During the fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Persons: Mr. Job Bonilla Federal Program Director

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Finding 38145 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Autonomous Municipality of Ponce

PR

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

As indicated to the finding 2022-002, the Municipality uses a mechanized accounting system (SIMA), which is also used by the Section 8 Program. The accounting system contains some reports that provide reliable financial data used to prepare the unaudited REAC Report. The Section 8 Program is taking ...

As indicated to the finding 2022-002, the Municipality uses a mechanized accounting system (SIMA), which is also used by the Section 8 Program. The accounting system contains some reports that provide reliable financial data used to prepare the unaudited REAC Report. The Section 8 Program is taking corrective action measurements addressed to achieve the timely submission of GAAP-based unaudited financial data electronically to HUD. As a part of such measurements, a new accountant has been recruited by the Program, to who was assigned the responsibility of prepare and submit, on a timely basis, the required financial information, in accordance with the guides established by HUD. Also, the Central Accounting Department have established a working sheet to be used as model by the accountant to collect and organize financial information to be used in the preparation of required financial reports. Implementation Date: During the fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Persons: Mr. Job Bonilla Federal Program Director

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Finding 38141 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

Autonomous Municipality of Ponce

PR

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

As indicated for the finding 2022-004, the Section 8 Program is taking corrective action measurements addressed to achieve the timely submission of GAAP-based unaudited financial data and audited financial information electronically to HUD. As a part of such measurements, a new accountant has been r...

As indicated for the finding 2022-004, the Section 8 Program is taking corrective action measurements addressed to achieve the timely submission of GAAP-based unaudited financial data and audited financial information electronically to HUD. As a part of such measurements, a new accountant has been recruited by the Section 8 Program, to who was assigned the responsibility of prepare and submit, on a timely basis, the required financial information, in accordance with the guides established by HUD. The Central Accounting Department have established a work sheet to be used as model by the accountant to collect and organize financial information to be used in the preparation of required financial reports. Implementation Date: During the fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Persons: Mr. Job Bonilla Federal Program Director

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Finding 38134 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Morgan Hill Unified School District

CA

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

Views of Responsible Officials The District agreed with the finding and the accompanying financial statements reflected this change. Further, the District is in the process of sending notifications to the private schools about participation opportunities for the past fiscal year ended June 30, 202...

Views of Responsible Officials The District agreed with the finding and the accompanying financial statements reflected this change. Further, the District is in the process of sending notifications to the private schools about participation opportunities for the past fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. These notifications will allow the private schools to receive participation opportunities in combination with the June 30, 2023 participation opportunities.

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Finding 38121 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Gratz College

PA

Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding 2022-001 Corrective Action Plan The College has documentation indicating the existence and implementation of internal controls over Reporting compliance criteria for the ESF program. This documentation will be updated to include reporting requirements, specific report preparation and reconci...

Finding 2022-001 Corrective Action Plan The College has documentation indicating the existence and implementation of internal controls over Reporting compliance criteria for the ESF program. This documentation will be updated to include reporting requirements, specific report preparation and reconciliation procedures/controls and assessment of compliance with requirements of the respective grant. Anticipated Completion Date The College anticipates completion of this corrective action on or before August 31, 2023. Names of Contact People Responsible for Corrective Action Thomas R. Cipriano, Jr. ? Manager of Business Operations and Facilities Ross Holgado ? Manager of Financial Reporting

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Finding 38028 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

The Laguna Playhouse

CA

Material Weakness Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Recommendation: We recommend that sufficient, competent accounting resources be utilized so that proper and timely account analysis and reconciliation, a fundamental component of effective internal control, can be completed timely, thoroughly and accurately on a consistent basis.

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Finding 37984 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

City of Centennial

CO

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting

Finding 2022-002 Material Weakness, Internal Control Over Compliance and Compliance, Reporting Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Jeff Cadiz, Finance Director Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The City agrees with the auditor?s recommendation to imp...

Finding 2022-002 Material Weakness, Internal Control Over Compliance and Compliance, Reporting Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Jeff Cadiz, Finance Director Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The City agrees with the auditor?s recommendation to improve its internal controls by ensuring personnel responsible are appropriately trained in federal grant requirements. Additionally, The City has implemented a process that ensures federal expenditure accounting and reporting is reviewed and approved by a second individual to ensure errors are detected and corrected prior to reporting.

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Finding 37977 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Onalaska School District No. 300

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Kathleen Ahmann, Business Manager 540 Carlisle Ave Onalaska, WA 98570-9601 (360) 978-4111 e...

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Kathleen Ahmann, Business Manager 540 Carlisle Ave Onalaska, WA 98570-9601 (360) 978-4111 ex. 5 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: The Onalaska School District will develop internal controls to ensure compliance with federal wage rate requirements. This will include inserting wage rate clauses into contracts, as well as implementing effective monitoring processes to collect and review all weekly certified payroll reports timely from contractors and subcontractors. The Onalaska School District will provide additional training and materials to ensure staff overseeing compliance with federal programs are aware of all applicable requirements. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: ? WASBO Training in Spokane with workshop L&I Prevailing Wage Law May 4, 2023 ? Procedural Controls will be developed by July 31, 2023

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Finding 37973 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Middle MacOupin Health Care Systems and Affiliates

IL

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

Management will enhance internal controls to ensure that required reports under the Section 242 Program are submitted timely and accurately.

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Finding 37972 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Middle MacOupin Health Care Systems and Affiliates

IL

Reporting HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

Given the size of the Organization and its limited staffing, it will be necessary for the entity to continue its reliance on Eide Bailly LLP for completion of future Schedules.

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Finding 37955 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Sebastopol Area Housing Corporation

CA

HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

Views of the responsible officials and planned corrective actions: We concur with the above finding and this finding has been reviewed and studied for the purpose of ensuring this does not take place in the future. Additional controls/procedures will be in place to ensure this does not happen in t...

Views of the responsible officials and planned corrective actions: We concur with the above finding and this finding has been reviewed and studied for the purpose of ensuring this does not take place in the future. Additional controls/procedures will be in place to ensure this does not happen in the future are as follows: ? All requests will be prepared by the Community manager and submitted to accounting for copies of invoices, checks, etc. ? Once all supporting documents are obtained, the HUD form 9250 will be prepared, and reviewed by Assistant Director and submitted to HUD for approval along with all documentation. ? A tracking sheet will be used to track the submission and the approval, with appropriate follow up. ? Once approval from HUD is received the entire packet will be submitted for review by ownership/Board, along with the HUD approval. The board will provide written approval of the transfer. ? Only after the Board has reviewed and provided written approval, will funds be transferred from the Replacement Reserve account over to the operating account.

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Finding 37953 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Charter Township of Commerce

MI

Reporting Material Weakness

Finding Number: 2022-002 Condition: Related to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, the Township did not file one of the semi-annual financial reports nor did the Township file either semi-annual perform...

Finding Number: 2022-002 Condition: Related to the Assistance to Firefighters Grant, the Township did not file one of the semi-annual financial reports nor did the Township file either semi-annual performance report. The Township also did not file the annual Project and Expenditure Report as required by the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds program. Planned Corrective Action: We will have dual controls in place to make sure future interim reporting to any grant agency will be timely and complete. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Molly Phillips and Katelyn Massey, and whatever department head is responsible for the grant. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 37936 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Wahluke School District No.73

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions

Finding ref number: 2022-003 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Mattawa, WA 99349 Tel: (509) 932-4565 Ext: 303...

Finding ref number: 2022-003 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with wage rate requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Mattawa, WA 99349 Tel: (509) 932-4565 Ext: 3031 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: (If the auditee does not concur with the finding, the auditee must list the reasons for disagreement). The Wahluke School District concurs with this finding. The following corrective actions will be taken: ? The Director of Finance will develop and implement a procedure that will ensure that all the wage requirements for public works are met. ? The procedure will identify a key person that will ensure that the district is receiving copies of the certified payroll reports on a weekly basis, form the start of the project to the completion of the project. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: 08/31/2023

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Finding 37931 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Wahluke School District No.73

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles School Nutrition Programs

Finding ref number: 2022-002 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with federal Title I requirements for allocating funds to school buildings. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Ma...

Finding ref number: 2022-002 Finding caption: The District did not have adequate internal controls to ensure compliance with federal Title I requirements for allocating funds to school buildings. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Mattawa, WA 99349 Tel: (509) 932-4565 Ext: 3031 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: (If the auditee does not concur with the finding, the auditee must list the reasons for disagreement). The Wahluke School District concurs with this finding. The following corrective actions will be taken: ? The Title I Program Director will work closely with the Grants Manager and Director of Finance to ensure that the annual application is completed correctly, including the allocations to school buildings. ? An action plan was submitted to OSPI which includes initial planning with the District Office team prior to the beginning of the school year, as well as monthly meetings with the Title I Program Director to ensure ranking and allocations are maintained. ? The district now has a Grants Manager that is working closely with the Title I Program Director to ensure that the buildings are within ranking order. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: 08/31/2023

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Finding 37930 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Wahluke School District No.73

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Material Weakness

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District?s internal controls were inadequate for ensuring compliance with federal requirements for time-and-effort documentation. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Mattawa, WA 99349 ...

Finding ref number: 2022-001 Finding caption: The District?s internal controls were inadequate for ensuring compliance with federal requirements for time-and-effort documentation. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Gabriela Chacon, 411 E Saddle Mountain Dr. Mattawa, WA 99349 Tel: (509) 932-4565 Ext: 3031 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: (If the auditee does not concur with the finding, the auditee must list the reasons for disagreement). The Wahluke School District concurs with this finding. The following corrective actions will be taken: ? The Director of Finance will revise the time and effort procedure to include a verification process to ensure that all federally funded staff complete and submit time and effort forms. ? The Director of Finance will meet with the Grants Manager on a quarterly basis to review the staffing schedules and payroll coding to ensure that all federally funded staff are included in the Time and Effort tracking spreadsheet. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: 08/31/2023

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Finding 37900 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Foxfire High School

OH

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions

Finding Number: 2022-001 Planned Corrective Action: Improve internal controls to make sure the clauses concerning prevailing wage rate are stated in contract if needed and contractor submit copies of payroll records to confirm that prevailing wages were paid. Anticipated Completion Date: 01/09/2023 ...

Finding Number: 2022-001 Planned Corrective Action: Improve internal controls to make sure the clauses concerning prevailing wage rate are stated in contract if needed and contractor submit copies of payroll records to confirm that prevailing wages were paid. Anticipated Completion Date: 01/09/2023 Responsible Contact Person: Lewis Sidwell, Treasurer

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Finding 37887 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Omak School District No. 19

WA

Subrecipient Monitoring Equipment & Real Property Management Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Finding ref number:2022-001 Finding caption:The District did not have adequate internal controls over allowable activities and costs, and restricted purpose requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Scott Haeberle 619 W. Bartlett Avenue Omak, WA 98841 (509) 826-0320 C...

Finding ref number:2022-001 Finding caption:The District did not have adequate internal controls over allowable activities and costs, and restricted purpose requirements. Name, address, and telephone of District contact person: Scott Haeberle 619 W. Bartlett Avenue Omak, WA 98841 (509) 826-0320 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: To ensure future compliance with Federal requirements related to the Emergency Connectivity Fund grant, the District will confirm and document the unmet needs for all students or staff that receive use of equipment or services funded by the program. All staff associated with the grant will be provided with the requirements for determining unmet needs and eligibility for claim. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: September 1, 2023

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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 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

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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

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