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EDC Loan Corporation December 20, 2023 Corrective Action Plan Year Ended April 30, 2022 Finding 2022-002: Assistance #11.307 - Economic Adjustment Assistance - Revolving Loan Fund, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Award No. 05-39-01879 (Significant Deficiency) C...
EDC Loan Corporation December 20, 2023 Corrective Action Plan Year Ended April 30, 2022 Finding 2022-002: Assistance #11.307 - Economic Adjustment Assistance - Revolving Loan Fund, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, Award No. 05-39-01879 (Significant Deficiency) Condition: Performance Progress Report submitted during the year was not submitted within the deadline. Criteria: All Economic Development Administration (EDA) Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) recipients must submit in electronic format Form ED-209 Performance Progress Report through EDA's Revolving Loan Fund Management System (RLFMS) semi-annually based on the entity's fiscal year-end and submitted within 30 calendar days. Corrective Action Plan: The SF425 and Performance Progress Reporting requirements ended when the disbursement phase ended on June 30, 2022. We are now due to report on the ED-917 (EDA GPRA Data Collection): Annual Capacity Outcomes Questionnaire, for reporting period November 2022-October 2023. The deadline to submit is 12/8/2023. The Annual Capacity Outcomes Questionnaire is intended for annual collection of information on the capacity outcomes attributable to program activities sponsored under the same EDA grant (or a cooperative agreement). For this questionnaire, you will report on outcomes for the stated reporting period. Contact Person: Debra Davis Anticipated Completion Date: Dear Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City Missouri, Thank you so much for submitting the ED-917: Annual Capacity Outcomes Questionnaire for your EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance award, 57906018, for reporting period November2022-October2023. This is to confirm receipt of your submission. Your responses have been saved and recorded. 11/27/2023 Tracey ewis, President, CEO December 20, 2023
Finding 10843 (2022-008)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Recommendation: We recommend the City strengthen the controls in place to provide assurance reports are submitted timely. Action Taken: The City agrees with this finding. Key vacancies and personnel changes within the City’s Emergency Management Department and the Finance Department during FY22 resu...
Recommendation: We recommend the City strengthen the controls in place to provide assurance reports are submitted timely. Action Taken: The City agrees with this finding. Key vacancies and personnel changes within the City’s Emergency Management Department and the Finance Department during FY22 resulted in delays in securing approvals of quarterly report required for timely submissions. Staffing issues were resolved in FY22 and FY23, and the Finance Director and the Grants Manager are working with the Emergency Management Department to ensure timely review, approval, and submission of the required quarterly reports. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023 Responsible Official: Emily Oster-Finance Director, Brian Williams-Emergency Management Director, Cheryl James-Grants Manager
2022-007 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports have either not been submitted as required, or ...
2022-007 – Reporting (Repeat Finding) Auditor Description of Condition and Effect. The City has not performed all of the required Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds expenditure reporting. Specifically, the Project and Expenditure reports have either not been submitted as required, or material errors were noted in the reports submitted. As a result of this condition, the City did not comply completely with the reporting requirements of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds grant. Auditor Recommendation. We recommend that the City contact the appliable federal agency to address technical issues with the online grant reporting portal and perform required reporting, making corrections as needed related to any previously filed reports in error. Corrective Action. City staff has accessed these reports and attempted to submit all required reports. Ongoing reports have been submitted on time. Assistance will be sought with federal agencies as necessary.Responsible Person. City ManagerAnticipated Completion Date. June 30, 2024
Please see the plan for 2022-003. These actions will address this �inding and will have a direct impact on the accurate reporting in the SEFA and SESA as well as compliance with the uniform guidance.
Please see the plan for 2022-003. These actions will address this �inding and will have a direct impact on the accurate reporting in the SEFA and SESA as well as compliance with the uniform guidance.
Recommendation: We recommend that County management review its staffing and personnel responsibilities to prioritize the completion of its audit responsibilities within the prescribed timeframes. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no Disagreement with the audit finding. Action...
Recommendation: We recommend that County management review its staffing and personnel responsibilities to prioritize the completion of its audit responsibilities within the prescribed timeframes. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no Disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Due to the high amount of turnover within the budget and finance department, and the County as a whole, the Single Audit information was not provided in a timely manner. Moving forward, staffing issues have been addressed. Cross training of employees is in progress to facilitate more timely responses to audit inquiries. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Director of Budget and Finance Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 2024
Recommendation: We recommend that management continue to recruit for staff to fill the needed positions in the finance department to ensure the timely completion of financial reporting and the annual audit. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit findi...
Recommendation: We recommend that management continue to recruit for staff to fill the needed positions in the finance department to ensure the timely completion of financial reporting and the annual audit. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Staff have become current on internal financial reporting with the outsourcing of several accounting positions and expect the audit to be completed for the 2023 fiscal year. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Doni Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 2023
Recommendation: We recommend that management instills a system on monitoring all reporting due dates and within the finance department to ensure all grant agreement required reporting is met. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action take...
Recommendation: We recommend that management instills a system on monitoring all reporting due dates and within the finance department to ensure all grant agreement required reporting is met. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Management is implementing a system on monitoring all reporting due dates and within the finance department to ensure all grant agreement required reporting is met. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Doni Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 2023
Recommendation: We recommend that management prepare federal draw down schedules on a more timely basis to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the support for all grant expenditures. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in ...
Recommendation: We recommend that management prepare federal draw down schedules on a more timely basis to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the support for all grant expenditures. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: We agreed with the above comment and the Organization has engaged consultants to assist in creating a more robust system to document the supporting expenditures that are charged to the grant to ensure the timing of grant expenditures and allowability are appropriate. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Doni Miller, President & Chief Executive Officer Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 2023
Compliance: Finding 2022-002 – U.S. Department of State - Citizen Exchanges – CFDA No. 19.415 See finding 2022-001 for action taken.
Compliance: Finding 2022-002 – U.S. Department of State - Citizen Exchanges – CFDA No. 19.415 See finding 2022-001 for action taken.
Finding 10638 (2022-001)
Material Weakness 2022
Internal Control Over Compliance: Material Weakness Finding 2022-001 – Timely Completion of Audit and Data Collection Form (DCF) Recommendation: Internal controls should be in place that provide reasonable assurance that the audit is engaged and completed timely and submitted to the Federal Aud...
Internal Control Over Compliance: Material Weakness Finding 2022-001 – Timely Completion of Audit and Data Collection Form (DCF) Recommendation: Internal controls should be in place that provide reasonable assurance that the audit is engaged and completed timely and submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (now FAC.gov) by the applicable deadline (sooner of 30 days from completion of audit or 9 months from year-end). Action Taken: Management of World Link will engage the audit earlier and provide supporting documentation to the auditors based on the agreed-upon schedule for the 2023 audit to facilitate timely completion and submission of the data collection form. Completion Date: September 30, 2024
Finding 10623 (2022-004)
Significant Deficiency 2022
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2022-004 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program – Assistance Listing No. 10.331 Recommendation: We recommend The Food Trust establish and implement controls that require employees to document their time and effort spent on various activities. Time and effort ce...
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2022-004 Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program – Assistance Listing No. 10.331 Recommendation: We recommend The Food Trust establish and implement controls that require employees to document their time and effort spent on various activities. Time and effort certifications should be regularly reviewed and approved by appropriate personnel to ensure accuracy and completeness of personnel cost documentation. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Organization will implement processes and tools to ensure that all employee time and effort charged to federal grants is appropriately documented. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Regine Metellus, Vice President of Finance Planned completion date for corrective action plan:The planned corrective action will be completed by September 2024.
Finding 10617 (2022-002)
Significant Deficiency 2022
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2022‐002 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program – Assistance Listing No. 10.561 and 10.331 Recommendation: We recommend The Food Trust review the allocation process for fr...
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2022‐002 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grants Program – Assistance Listing No. 10.561 and 10.331 Recommendation: We recommend The Food Trust review the allocation process for fringe benefits to ensure amounts reflect a more accurate representation of the actual fringe benefits incurred by the organization. In addition, the Food Trust should review its practices to ensure all supporting documentation is retained for federal purchases. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Organization had no internal finance staff from October 2020 through July 2021. During that time, there was no review of the fringe benefits calculations. The new finance staff discovered this error and corrected the fringe benefits calculations starting in October 2022. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Regine Metellus, Vice President of Finance Planned completion date for corrective action plan: This matter has been corrected and the updated rates have been in place for the entirety of fiscal year 2023.
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Finding 10599 (2022-011)
Significant Deficiency 2022
U.S. Department of Education 2022-011 COVID-19 Educational Stabilization Fund: HEERF Student Portion – Assistance Listing No. 84.425E HEERF Institutional Portion – Assistance Listing No. 84.425F Recommendation: We recommend the University implement procedures to ensure the information reported on th...
U.S. Department of Education 2022-011 COVID-19 Educational Stabilization Fund: HEERF Student Portion – Assistance Listing No. 84.425E HEERF Institutional Portion – Assistance Listing No. 84.425F Recommendation: We recommend the University implement procedures to ensure the information reported on the annual reports are complete and accurate. Action taken in response to finding: The University agrees with the finding and has developed the following corrective action plan. The University, if allowed by the U.S. Department of Education, will correct a previous entry in the HEERF prior year annual reporting. The University will obtain and retain support for all required disclosures at the time of reporting to verify accuracy and will document this review. Disclosure reports will be reviewed by someone independent of the preparer before they are filed, and the reviewer will reconcile the reports to supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Robert Dixon, Director of Grants and Contracts Financial Administration at Oklahoma State University. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 2024
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recomme...
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the student financial aid department review its current procedures for evaluating students that did not receive a passing grade in a term to ensure enrollment status changes are determined timely and accurately. Action taken in response to finding: The University agrees with the finding and has developed the following corrective action plan. Procedures are being updated to ensure enrollment changes for students who did not receive a passing grade in a term will have their enrollment status changes reported timely and accurately. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sheila McGill Executive Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships, Langston University. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 2024
Finding 10559 (2022-014)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recomme...
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend that the student financial aid department work to ensure disbursements are reported to COD within 15 days of the disbursement date and that disbursements date reported in COD matches the disbursement date to the student. Action taken in response to finding: The University agrees with the finding and has developed the following corrective action plan. Updated procedures are in place to ensure disbursements are reported to COD in a timely manner in accordance with Federal guidelines. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Sheila McGill Executive Director, Financial Aid & Scholarships, Langston University. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 2024
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recomme...
Student Financial Aid Cluster: Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant – Assistance Listing No. 84.007 Federal Work Study Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.033 Federal Pell Grant Program – Assistance Listing No. 84.063 Federal Direct Student Loans – Assistance Listing No. 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the University review current processes for reporting to NSLDS and implement procedures to ensure submissions are reported timely and accurately. Action taken in response to finding: The University agrees with the finding and has developed the following corrective action plan. The University will update its NSLDS reporting processes to ensure needed submissions are reported timely and accurately. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Chris Kuwitzky, Vice President for Fiscal and Administrative Affairs, Langston University. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: March 2024
Management's Response: Fiscal year-end 2022 provided PCCDC with challenges. The Dixie fire left the agency without a Finance director for 6 weeks which ultimately increased the delay of deadlines. With the onset of new employees and management transitions, the agency has been able to effectively kee...
Management's Response: Fiscal year-end 2022 provided PCCDC with challenges. The Dixie fire left the agency without a Finance director for 6 weeks which ultimately increased the delay of deadlines. With the onset of new employees and management transitions, the agency has been able to effectively keep up with requirements and deadlines. The new finance personnel has increase the standards, adherence to policies, and consistency within the policies and procedures. This ensures timely and accurate data, allowing us to submit required reports diligently. Finance has also developed a calendar oriented approach to help ensure deadlines are being met. Finance has regular meetings scheduled to discuss upcoming tasks and will communicate the deadlines with other departments if necessary. All tasks are reviewed by the Finance Director and Analyst to ensure entries are accurate. Estimated Completion Date: 07/01/2023 Responsible Party: Cindy Ramsey - Finance Director
Criteria: Monthly financial reporting information should be shared with the Board of Directors in a timely manner. Condition: Monthly financial reports were not provided to the Board for the period of April to June 2022. Cause: The delay in the financial reports to the Board was due to turnover in k...
Criteria: Monthly financial reporting information should be shared with the Board of Directors in a timely manner. Condition: Monthly financial reports were not provided to the Board for the period of April to June 2022. Cause: The delay in the financial reports to the Board was due to turnover in key management positions, including within the accounting department. Effect: During this period, internal financial information was not reviewed or approved by the Board timely. Questioned Cost Amount: None noted. Perspective Information: Three out of twelve months of financial reports were not provided to the Board during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 or soon thereafter. Repeat Finding: This is not a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the Agency implement controls to ensure that financial reports are provide to the Board in a timely manner. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Agency agrees wtih this finding. See client's corrective action plan. Monthly financial reports will be prepared by the outsourced accountant, reviewed by the CFO and Executive Director, and presented to the Board in a timely manner. Corrective action plan contact person: Chief Financial Officer, Kristy Gamble, (630) 280-2580 Kristy-gamble@wipfli.com Competion Date: October 26, 2023
Criteria: These reports should have been completed and filed in a timely manner by the Agency (by October 31, 2022 for clients current fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Condition: It was noted that the Forms SF-425 and SF-429 were not filed in a timely manner. Cause: The former Chief Executive Offic...
Criteria: These reports should have been completed and filed in a timely manner by the Agency (by October 31, 2022 for clients current fiscal year ended June 30, 2022). Condition: It was noted that the Forms SF-425 and SF-429 were not filed in a timely manner. Cause: The former Chief Executive Officer/President left the Agency prior to the completion and submission of the forms and there was subsequently turnover in the accounting department. There were also delays with the new staff within the accounting department obtaining access to the necessary systems to submit the reports. Effect: The Agency was not in compliance with the grant's reporting requirements. Questioned Cost Amount: None noted. Perspective Information: All of the reports required to be filed for the grant were tested and none were submitted timely. Repeat Finding: This is a repeat finding. Recommendation: We recommend that the reports be completed and submitted prior to or by the October 31st deadline. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The Agency agrees with this finding. See client's corrective action plan. Permissions have now been granted to provide outsourced accounting firm with access to Grant Solutions. The SF-425 and SF-429 reports will be filed in a timely manner going forward. Corrective action contact person: Chief Financial Officer, Kristy Gamble, (630) 280-2580 Kristy-gamble@wipfli.com Completion Date: November 21, 2023
Finding 10448 (2022-002)
Material Weakness 2022
Finding ref number: 2022-002 Finding caption: The County did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with federal reporting requirements. Name, address, and telephone of County contact person: Randy Rydel 322 N. Commercial Street, 4th Floor Bellingham WA, 98226 (360)778-6217 Corr...
Finding ref number: 2022-002 Finding caption: The County did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with federal reporting requirements. Name, address, and telephone of County contact person: Randy Rydel 322 N. Commercial Street, 4th Floor Bellingham WA, 98226 (360)778-6217 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: Accounting staff identified this issue at the 2022 year's end, before our audit and the finding. At that time, we updated procedures to include copies of all required reporting in the corresponding grant folder and sent them via electronic means whenever possible. This change will help maintain a transmission record for this and other required reporting. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: 12/31/2022
Management's Reponse: the District is working with a CPA consultant on a monthly basis to assist with month end year end close out. The District and the consultant are confident that the work completed with result in audits submitted on time in the future. Estimated completion date: September 30, 20...
Management's Reponse: the District is working with a CPA consultant on a monthly basis to assist with month end year end close out. The District and the consultant are confident that the work completed with result in audits submitted on time in the future. Estimated completion date: September 30, 2023. Responsible party: Keterah Mitchell, Accountant; Sean McCabe, CPA - Consultant
The data collection form and the reporting package were not filed on time due to the execution of the Authority Qualify Modification under the Title VI of PROMESA and other negotiations with bondholders, which required a lot of meetings with external attorneys and accounting research. Fiscal year 2...
The data collection form and the reporting package were not filed on time due to the execution of the Authority Qualify Modification under the Title VI of PROMESA and other negotiations with bondholders, which required a lot of meetings with external attorneys and accounting research. Fiscal year 2024 does not have complex transactions to be accounted for or to be consulted with external parties. Note: the execution of the Authority Title VI is a unique transaction. However, management will proceed to establish internal controls to identify complex or unique transactions to be accounted for properly and in a timely manner.
Finding 10199 (2022-004)
Material Weakness 2022
Action Taken/to be Taken: Accounting staff will be responsible for the preparation of the SEFA in the future, this had been done by operations staff in the past. Appropriate training will be sought as necessary. An outside accountant will be consulted for guidance and recommendations on the 2023 SEF...
Action Taken/to be Taken: Accounting staff will be responsible for the preparation of the SEFA in the future, this had been done by operations staff in the past. Appropriate training will be sought as necessary. An outside accountant will be consulted for guidance and recommendations on the 2023 SEFA prior to submission.
Recommendation: We recommend the board of directors and management ensure that the annual financial reports to HUD are submitted by the required due dates. Action Taken: We agree with Finding 2022-003 described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Effective June 1, 2023, ...
Recommendation: We recommend the board of directors and management ensure that the annual financial reports to HUD are submitted by the required due dates. Action Taken: We agree with Finding 2022-003 described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Effective June 1, 2023, the board of directors contracted with a new management company. The new management company will ensure the annual financial reports to HUD are submitted once the audits are back on track with the scheduled due dates.
Recommendation: We recommend the board of directors and management ensure that the audit and data collection forms are completed timely and the data collection form and required reported package are submitted electronically to the FAC each fiscal year going forward. Action Taken: We agree with Find...
Recommendation: We recommend the board of directors and management ensure that the audit and data collection forms are completed timely and the data collection form and required reported package are submitted electronically to the FAC each fiscal year going forward. Action Taken: We agree with Finding 2022-002 described in the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs. Effective June 1, 2023, the board of directors contracted with a new management company. The new management company will ensure the data collection forms are submitted electronically to the FAC each fiscal year.
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