Corrective Action Plans

Finding 384267 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

CA

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

The District will ensure that supporting documentation is maintained and saved on the shared drive for all expenditure reporting. These records should be maintained for a period of three years from the date of submission of the reports to the awarding agency or pass-through entity.

View Audit 297403

Finding 384250 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

Manhattan School of Music

NY

Reporting

Over the course of the past few fiscal years, the Finance Department experienced unprecedented turnover in critical positions including multiple CFOs and Controllers. That employee turnover even with accounting contractors challenged the School to maintain effective controls throughout its accountin...

Over the course of the past few fiscal years, the Finance Department experienced unprecedented turnover in critical positions including multiple CFOs and Controllers. That employee turnover even with accounting contractors challenged the School to maintain effective controls throughout its accounting and financial reporting functions. The accounting and financial reporting results were ultimately achieved; however, the manner to arrive at the outcome lacked sufficient control aspects. Absent a Bursar which will soon be searched, the Finance Department is now fully staffed with experienced professionals with an Interim SVP and CFO since October 2023; Associate Vice President of Finance and Controller since September 2023; Assistant Controller since November 2023, and a Senior Accountant since January 2024. The roles and responsibilities have been or will be designated and in such a way that the concept of preparer, detail reviewer, and final reviewer will be embedded within the culture of the Finance Department

View Audit 297400

Finding 384240 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Santa Ana Unified School District

CA

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring

1) The HR Master is the source report that will be used to report FTEs. The report is accessible through the Human Resources module as a download request, and has been modified to reflect a column for actual FTEs with a disclaimer of what positions to exclude from that report to generate the correct...

1) The HR Master is the source report that will be used to report FTEs. The report is accessible through the Human Resources module as a download request, and has been modified to reflect a column for actual FTEs with a disclaimer of what positions to exclude from that report to generate the correct count and/or sum of FTE totals. This revised HR Master reports is being shared with staff who are responsible for fulfilling FTE count requests. Having everyone informed of what source document to use for FTE reporting ensures that errors in FTE reporting are averted and minimized. 2) Requests for FTE counts should come directly to the Position Control office. The request must include specific instructions as to what FTE counts are being requested and what the purpose for the request is. Where applicable, the requesting department must provide the Position Control office with an excerpt of the report delineating the type of FTE counts request for the pertinent figures to be provided. 3) If the Position Control office staff is out, Human Resources is responsible for providing FTE counts to the requesting department by generating the HR Master report above, for the date range being requested; a copy of that report must be saved in a centralized electronic repository (Business Shared drive) with the corresponding program label and date range of the data requested. The downloaded reports serving as supporting documentation will then be accessible for providing to auditors, upon request, and the source documentation must be retained in compliance with federal/state/local program retention policies (in this instance, for subsequent 3 years. 4) As an added preventative measure, the department tasked with filing reports should always seek supporting documentation (if not already provided), and save it on the designated shared drive. This practice ensures accessibility for new staff members responsible for a particular program, allowing them to review past actions. It is essential to consistently attach supporting documentation to the filed report to preserve the audit trail and record-keeping procedures. Management understands the importance of addressing these issues promptly and effectively to ensure the integrity of our internal controls and compliance processes. Our team is fully committed to implementing the corrective actions above.

View Audit 297392

Finding 384232 (2023-005)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Western Piedmont Regional Transit Authority

NC

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

Name of Contact Person: Scott Cook Corrective Action/Management's Response: WPRTA will implement policies and procedures to ensure reports are submitted timely. Proposed Completion Date: Immediately and ongoing

View Audit 297376

Finding 384226 (2023-003)

None 2023

Hannibal-Lagrange University

MO

Reporting Student Financial Aid Eligibility

Enrollment Reporting to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Planned Corrective Action: A representative from the Registrar’s Office will meet monthly with a representative of the Financial Aid Office to provide spot-checks and quality assurance to the student information uploaded to NSLDS. St...

Enrollment Reporting to National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Planned Corrective Action: A representative from the Registrar’s Office will meet monthly with a representative of the Financial Aid Office to provide spot-checks and quality assurance to the student information uploaded to NSLDS. Student information is uploaded to the NSLDS monthly, so this should provide another layer of assurance each time information is submitted. An internal deadline and standing meeting will be established to ensure consistent compliance. Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan: Joseph D. Garner III, Registrar Anticipated Date of Completion: The new process will begin April, 2024.

View Audit 297334

Finding 384220 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Electric Division - Bowling Green Municipal Utilities

KY

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

The following is the Management's Response to Auditor's Findings, Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings and Corrective Action Plan. This document was prepared by management of Bowling Green Municipal Utilities.Significant deficiency in lnternal Control, resulting from adjusting entries relating t...

The following is the Management's Response to Auditor's Findings, Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings and Corrective Action Plan. This document was prepared by management of Bowling Green Municipal Utilities.Significant deficiency in lnternal Control, resulting from adjusting entries relating to grants received which were not made prior to audit process. Finding Summary: During the 2023 audit, auditors identified adjusting entries relating to grants received by certain divisions of BGMU, which were proposed and recorded through the audit process but not prior to audit performance Explanation of Agreement/Disagreement: Management concurs with the finding and understands that adjusting entries should be made timely for proper financial statement reporting. Because the Electric division of BGMU, which is where these expenditures occurred, is regulated by FERC, grant monies are not recorded as an income item on the income statement. The adjustment in question merely moved the dollars subject to FEMA reimbursement from the Construction in Progress account to a grant receivable account, both balance sheet asset accounts. The subsequent receipt of the funds were recorded against the CIP asset, therefore there was no bottom line effect. Officials Responsible for Ensuring Corrective Action: The BGMU CFO and Controller will be responsible for corrective and future action Planned Completion for Corrective Action: September,2022 Plan to Monitor Completion of Corrective Action: BGMU management will review and record all adjusting journal entries throughout the year, including fiscal year-end journal entries, prior to the beginning of the audit engagement.

View Audit 297324

Finding 384216 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

Hill Top Home of Comfort, Inc.

ND

Reporting Material Weakness Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding 2023-003 Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Community Facilities Loans and Grants CFDA #10.766 Finding Summary: Eide Bailly assisted in the preparation of our draft schedule of expenditures and federal awards and accompanying notes to the consolidated schedule of ...

Finding 2023-003 Federal Agency Name: Department of Agriculture Program Name: Community Facilities Loans and Grants CFDA #10.766 Finding Summary: Eide Bailly assisted in the preparation of our draft schedule of expenditures and federal awards and accompanying notes to the consolidated schedule of expenditures and federal awards. Responsible Individuals: Gerry Leadbetter, Administrator Corrective Action Plan: It is not cost effective to have an internal control system designed to provide for a complete and accurate schedule of expenditures and federal awards. We requested that our auditors, Eide Bailly LLP, assist in the preparation of the schedule of expenditures. We have designated a member of management to review the drafted schedule of expenditures. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing

View Audit 297302

Finding 384203 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Illinois Wesleyan University

IL

Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency

2023-001 Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program), 84.033 (Federal Work Study Program), 84.038 (Federal Perkins Loan Program), 84.063 (Federal Pell Grant Program), 84.268 (Federal Direct Student Loans Program),...

2023-001 Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 (Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Program), 84.033 (Federal Work Study Program), 84.038 (Federal Perkins Loan Program), 84.063 (Federal Pell Grant Program), 84.268 (Federal Direct Student Loans Program), 93.364 (Nursing Student Loans) Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure that students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: When a graduation has been confirmed outside of the normal timeframe due to later grade reporting, the Assistant Registrar will include the Director of Financial Aid and the Associate Director of Financial Aid in an email along with the standard process of notifying the Associate Registrar. The Associate Director of Financial Aid will go directly to NSLDS and enter the graduation date in NSLDS. The Associate Registrar will continue the normal reporting process with the Clearinghouse but this will alleviate challenges that come when the Associate Registrar is resolving discrepancies and can’t report the graduation immediately. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Scott Seibring Planned completion date for corrective action plan: This process will be implemented starting with the Spring 2024 semester.

View Audit 297294

Finding 384172 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Capitol Technology University

MD

Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting

Finding 2023-002 Significant Deficiency over Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting The University acknowledges that there was 1 out of the 14 students selected that the change in , - 0 enrollment status was reported by the University more than 60 days after the enrollment status change...

Finding 2023-002 Significant Deficiency over Special Tests and Provisions - Enrollment Reporting The University acknowledges that there was 1 out of the 14 students selected that the change in , - 0 enrollment status was reported by the University more than 60 days after the enrollment status change. Effective with the Student Enrollment Roster received from NSLDS in 2024 the business practice has changed with the implementation of the modernized NSLDS Professional Access website. Upon receipt of the Student Enrollment Roster, the file is updated by an updated algorithm using data from the University’s CRM, Jenzabar. The resulting spreadsheet is uploaded to NSLDS for verification and submittal. The accepted records are updated in NSLDS' database and are removed from the resulting spreadsheet produced by NSLDS. The records that error-out are listed on the resulting spreadsheet. This file is maintained for audit purposes. To ensure accurate enrollment status updates, the records listed on the resulting spreadsheet are updated manually on the NSLDS website. The manual entries are updated in real-time. In addition, the University is updating enrollment status changes manually upon receipt of Action Forms initiated by the student instead of waiting for the next Enrollment Report from NSLDS. This should correct the issue where a change in student status was not captured by NSLDS and reasonably ensure compliance with Federal status. Contact Person: Kim Wittler, AVP, Enrollment and Financial Aid Completion Date: March 1, 2024

View Audit 297272

Finding 384162 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Capitol Technology University

MD

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Finding 2023-001 Significant Deficiency over Financial Reporting Management agrees with the finding. Corrective action plan follows. The College acknowledges that it did not complete a full close and review of the trial balance accounts by the start of the audit and that multiple trial balances we...

Finding 2023-001 Significant Deficiency over Financial Reporting Management agrees with the finding. Corrective action plan follows. The College acknowledges that it did not complete a full close and review of the trial balance accounts by the start of the audit and that multiple trial balances were generated. It acknowledges that net assets were not properly rolled at year end and the balance did not reconcile to the trial balance, and that trial balance adjustments were booked after the close process was completed. Management has reviewed its yearend close procedures and has implemented the following guidelines to ensure an accurate and timely close: The College can better prepare for yearend close by reinforcing its month end close procedures. Month end close procedures and reconciliations were inconsistent throughout the year. The College has established a checklist of monthly processes, recurring journal entries, and the support needed to complete the reconciliation process. Reconciling accounts on a monthly basis allows for the identification and correction of errors in a timely manner. Monthly reconciliations are kept on a shared network and can be accessed by all Business Office team members. The VP of Finance will review monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and timeliness. Net Assets have been reviewed and agreed to the prior year audit report. The College has a detailed yearend checklist which includes a list of yearend journal entries, and a detailed list of the schedules provided to auditors. The College will prepare a close schedule identifying important dates, activities and responsibilities to ensure items are completed in a timely manner and that all necessary deadlines are met. Yearend schedules are on a shared network drive so that progress and accuracy can be monitored. The VP of Finance will hold regular meetings with the Business Office team to monitor yearend close progress. Once the yearend close has been established, all reports will be reviewed and compared to previous year’s figures to identify any unexpected changes, and agreed to the final trial balance prior to uploading to the audit portal. No adjustments will be allowed once the trial balance has been finalized without consultation with the auditors. The Business Office team will continue to reevaluate any processes or systems used during the previous yearend closes and update them as needed, such as setting up new accounts, reviewing current statements for accuracy, or revising account coding. Contact Person: Kathleen Werner, Interim VP Finance Completion Date: June 30, 2024

View Audit 297272

Finding 384146 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Lyon College

AR

Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency

Corrective Action: The "Timely Reporting" issue resulted from a misunderstanding in the Registrar's Office regarding the requirements of what had to be reported and by when. We have discussed this issue with that office's personnel and established procedures designed to prevent it from happening i...

Corrective Action: The "Timely Reporting" issue resulted from a misunderstanding in the Registrar's Office regarding the requirements of what had to be reported and by when. We have discussed this issue with that office's personnel and established procedures designed to prevent it from happening in the future. The "Funds Not Returned Timely" reflects continued improvements resultig from policies already established to enhance compliance with attendance reporting and tracking of those reports by the Registrar and Financial Aid Offices. The College will continue to reinforce procedures for active monitoring of those reports by these two offices. In particular, the process of evaluating whether students who are on the two-week absence report in any one class are in fact at risk of falling out of enrollment status overall. Proposed Completion Date: June 30, 2024

View Audit 297270

Finding 384124 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Concordia University, St. Paul

MN

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

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their controls around eligibility. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The ...

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their controls around eligibility. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Director of Financial Aid receives a weekly report indicating the amount and type of notifications sent in the prior week to compare to the list of actual transactions in the system. This allows for a more frequent review and notification of any errors. On the IT side of the process, the notification process has been added to their checklist to check for any new server updates. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Financial Aid Director, Amanda McCaughan Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Already in place and ongoing process.

View Audit 297264

Finding 384118 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Concordia University, St. Paul

MN

Student Financial Aid Reporting Significant Deficiency

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: T...

Student Financial Assistance Cluster – Assistance Listing No. Various Recommendation: We recommend the University review its reporting procedures to ensure the students’ statuses are accurately and timely reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Concordia University is reporting to the National Student Clearinghouse every 30 days regarding enrollment reporting and reporting to Degree Verify within 30 days from the end of a part of the term. If a student is awarded or has a petition for a late withdrawal that will be outside of the 30 days, the Registrar’s Office will manually go into the National Student Clearinghouse and update the student records to accurately reflect enrollment. The Registrar's Office has built automated reports to assist in tracking the students who fall outside of normal reporting. In addition, the Registrar’s Office has implemented a new process to catch students who have incorrect anticipated graduation dates in the system, so students are pulling more accurately on the awarding list. The Registrar’s Office, after initial reporting will be reviewing all students who are between 95%-100% program completion via Degree Works. The Registrar’s Office is researching how to clean up data within Banner to assist with accurate graduation dates. The Registrar’s Office is in constant communication with the National Student Clearinghouse regarding reporting deadlines, and the National Student Clearinghouse has provided when the data was submitted to NSLDS which is within the regulated timeframe. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Registrar Lynn Lundquist Planned completion date for corrective action plan: Now in place and ongoing process

View Audit 297264

Finding 384110 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Municipality of Catano

PR

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

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO MUNICIPALITY OF CATAÑO Corrective Action Plan For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Audit Report: Reports on Compliance and Internal Control in Accorda...

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO MUNICIPALITY OF CATAÑO Corrective Action Plan For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Audit Report: Reports on Compliance and Internal Control in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards and OMB Super Circular Uniform Guidance Audit Period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2022-2023 Principal Executive: Hon. Julio Alicea Vasallo, Mayor Contact Person: Mrs. Honoris Machado, Interim Finance Director Phone: (787) 788-0404 Original Finding Number: 2023-003 Statement of Concurrence or Nonconcurrence : We concur with the finding. Corrective Action: In the month of January 2024, the Municipality of Cataño submitted a Letter to the ACUDEN Agency requesting additional time to be able to submit a closure report. This request is due to the fact that said agency has not disbursed the approved funds to the Program, to be able to carry out the breakdown of expenses and corresponding payments. To date we have not received a response to this request. The Municipality of Cataño (Federal Programs Office) undertakes to follow up with the relevant agency in future occasions to receive a response when an extension is requested for a compliance report. Implementation Date: Fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Person: Mrs. Yolanda Maldonado Oliver, Federal Programs Director

View Audit 297263

Finding 384108 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Municipality of Catano

PR

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting § 200.1

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO MUNICIPALITY OF CATAÑO Corrective Action Plan For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Audit Report: Reports on Compliance and Internal Control in Accorda...

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO MUNICIPALITY OF CATAÑO Corrective Action Plan For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Audit Report: Reports on Compliance and Internal Control in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards and OMB Super Circular Uniform Guidance Audit Period: July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023 Fiscal Year: 2022-2023 Principal Executive: Hon. Julio Alicea Vasallo, Mayor Contact Person: Mrs. Honoris Machado, Interim Finance Director Phone: (787) 788-0404 Original Finding Number: 2023-002 Statement of Concurrence or Nonconcurrence: We concur with the finding. Corrective Action: The Municipality of Cataño (Federal Programs Office) as a corrective action will use the calendar tool for notifications and reminders for the established dates so that we can submit compliance reports for ARPA Funds on time. Implementation Date: Fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Person: Carlos Flores Rivera, Federal Program Subdirector We concur with the finding. The Municipality of Cataño (Federal Programs Office) as a corrective action will use the calendar tool for notifications and reminders for the established dates so that we can submit compliance reports for ARPA Funds on time. Implementation Date: Fiscal year 2023-2024 Responsible Person: Carlos Flores Rivera, Federal Program Subdirector

View Audit 297263

Finding 384103 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Pyramid Learning Corp.

PR

Reporting

Hereby, we made known the execution of our corrective action plan by changing the company from Certified Publc Accountant (CPA) Bernardi & Santini, CPA's to DBR Accounting Service For Pyramid Learning Corp; effective August 2023. After an analysis of our accounting system, the Board of Directors mad...

Hereby, we made known the execution of our corrective action plan by changing the company from Certified Publc Accountant (CPA) Bernardi & Santini, CPA's to DBR Accounting Service For Pyramid Learning Corp; effective August 2023. After an analysis of our accounting system, the Board of Directors made the determination to change the CPA company; since our accounting system changed in tune with our needs and requires a company with the availability and compatibility according to our standards and requirements.

View Audit 297244

Finding 384094 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Coda, Inc.

OR

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles HUD Housing Programs Reporting § 200.514

Summary of finding: CODA Inc. did not have an internal control to review and approve the report prepared prior to submission through the Provider Relief Fund Portal. This led to the report reporting the incorrect eligible expenses for Period 4. Planned corrective action: CODA Inc. Additional le...

Summary of finding: CODA Inc. did not have an internal control to review and approve the report prepared prior to submission through the Provider Relief Fund Portal. This led to the report reporting the incorrect eligible expenses for Period 4. Planned corrective action: CODA Inc. Additional levels of review will be implemented. The report will be prepared by accountant #1. The information in the report will be reviewed, approved, and uploaded by accountant #2. Director of Finance will perform a final review of uploaded information and will perform the final submission. Additional levels of review should ensure accuracy of information reported going forward. Contact person: Jenny Bickler, Director of Finance Completion date for action: The process is in place effective January 2024.

View Audit 297229

Finding 384085 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Ocean View School District

CA

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring

The Fiscal Department has implemented a structure for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) reporting and has added reminders to the department timeline to run the reports at set intervals.

View Audit 297217

Finding 384037 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Central Regional Education Association

ND

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

2023-003 Contact Person – Luke Schaefer Corrective Action Plan – Improving monitoring and implement new procedures to properly segregate accounting functions as much as possible for the small size of the Association. Completion Date – June 30,2024

View Audit 297107

Finding 384029 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Municipality of Toa Alta

PR

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting

MUNICIPALITY OF TOA ALTA CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN SINGLE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FINDING 2023-004: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CORONAVIRUS STATE AND ...

MUNICIPALITY OF TOA ALTA CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN SINGLE AUDIT REQUIREMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ FINDING 2023-004: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (ALN 21.027) PASS-THROUGH P.R. FISCAL AGENCY AND FINANCIAL ADVISORY AUTHORITY REPORTING - SPECIAL REPORTING (L) SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY AND NONCOMPLIANCE Corrective Action The Finance Department staff i s aware about the compliance requirement, and instructions were given to the accounting staff to maintain a dateline control sheet to ascertain that required reports were submitted within the due date. Statement of Concurrence and Responsible Persons We concur with the auditors' finding. Kristian Rivera Santiago Finance Director Implementation Date Fiscal year 2023-2024.

View Audit 297096

Finding 384020 (2023-001)

Material Weakness 2023

The Children's Institute of Pittsburgh

PA

Questioned Costs Material Weakness Reporting § 200.516

Finding Reference Number 2023-001 Description of Finding: The Children's Institute (CI) was non-compliant in maintaining contractual obligations established by the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Agreement with an awarding agency concerning financial responsibility and maintaining accurate and complete recor...

Finding Reference Number 2023-001 Description of Finding: The Children's Institute (CI) was non-compliant in maintaining contractual obligations established by the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Agreement with an awarding agency concerning financial responsibility and maintaining accurate and complete records for one of CI's Family Support Services (FSS) programs. Statement of Concurrence or Nonconcurrence CI leadership has reviewed the 2023-001 findings and concur with the recommendations stated. Corrective Action: Training: 1. FSS managers and supervisors were trained on billing reconciliation process, June-July 2023. 2. The Chief Program Officer, in collaboration with the Director of Compliance, will oversee the development of a training program for all current and new hire FSS employees for billing and documentation requirements by December 31, 2023. Process Improvement: 1. Monthly office billing reconciliation process was developed by FSS leadership and CI Finance team and implemented, July 2023. 2. The Chief Program Officer, in collaboration with the Director of Compliance, will develop a policy around billing reconciliation by November 15, 2023. Monitoring: 1. The COO, in collaboration with the Director of Compliance, will create a task force by November 15, 2023, to oversee development of documentation and billing policy and procedure, training and auditing standards. 2. CI executive leadership will contract with an external auditing firm to perform a baseline billing and documentation audit and prepare recommendations for process improvements on all remaining FFS programs. 3. A 20% random sample of case files, for the FSS program referenced in these findings, will be internally audited quarterly for accuracy and completeness of billing and documentation, to begin by November 30, 2023. CI will extend these internal auditing practices to all FSS programs after baseline external audits are complete.

View Audit 297071 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 384018 (2023-106)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Aroostook Area Agency on Aging INC

ME

Reporting

The agency supplied the SEFA during the audit process. The Agency ended the fiscal year with the State overpaying on grants and underpaying on others. The Agency and State establish final balances during the Agreement Closeout Report (“ACR”) process, final approval of the 2023 closeout occurred on...

The agency supplied the SEFA during the audit process. The Agency ended the fiscal year with the State overpaying on grants and underpaying on others. The Agency and State establish final balances during the Agreement Closeout Report (“ACR”) process, final approval of the 2023 closeout occurred on January 31, 2024. Based upon this finding the agency will provide the auditor with a preliminary SEFA and SEDA that ties to the agency general ledger, pending the final approval of the “ACR” and then submit a final SEFA and SEDA. Finance will continue to track all grants monthly but will also do a quarterly review to confirm balances.

View Audit 297066

Finding 384010 (2023-107)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Aroostook Area Agency on Aging INC

ME

Reporting

The agency supplied the SEDA during the audit process. The Agency ended the fiscal year with the State overpaying on grants and underpaying on others. The Agency and State establish final balances during the Agreement Closeout Report (“ACR”) process, final approval of the 2023 closeout occurred on...

The agency supplied the SEDA during the audit process. The Agency ended the fiscal year with the State overpaying on grants and underpaying on others. The Agency and State establish final balances during the Agreement Closeout Report (“ACR”) process, final approval of the 2023 closeout occurred on January 31, 2024. Based upon this finding the agency will provide the auditor with a preliminary SEFA and SEDA that ties to the agency general ledger, pending the final approval of the “ACR” and then submit a final SEFA and SEDA. Finance will continue to track all grants monthly but will also do a quarterly review to confirm balances.

View Audit 297066

Finding 384008 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Camden Fairview School District

AR

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

DESE will be contacted to ensure proper procedure is followed going forward.

View Audit 297044

Finding 384008 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Camden Fairview School District

AR

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

The Federal Program Coordinator will provide a date to all involved parties with a cutoff date for any expenses that were not originally budgeted, to amend the budget, to stay within the guidelines provided by DESE. After that point, no more expenses will be approved that were not budgeted. After th...

The Federal Program Coordinator will provide a date to all involved parties with a cutoff date for any expenses that were not originally budgeted, to amend the budget, to stay within the guidelines provided by DESE. After that point, no more expenses will be approved that were not budgeted. After the cutoff, the Business Manager will also assist in monitoring the approved budget for payroll expenses or Journal Entries that may change the total expenses and need a final amendment to the budget submitted. When the final rates for indirect cost are posted, a budget amendment will be done at that time to ensure the anticipated indirect cost will be within budget.

View Audit 297044

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