Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action The Organization concurred with the prior year (2022-004) and current year renumbered recommendation (2023-004), acknowledging that the unexpected resignation of the former independent auditor (January 2023), and the domino effect of a del...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action The Organization concurred with the prior year (2022-004) and current year renumbered recommendation (2023-004), acknowledging that the unexpected resignation of the former independent auditor (January 2023), and the domino effect of a delay in securing a new independent auditor (April 2023) and related Organization and new auditor scheduling and staffing challenges, persists. The Organization notes the status and progress of the following single audits: • June 30, 2022, filed in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse in February 2025; • June 30, 2023, field work began March 2025, report draft issued February 2026 and scheduled for Board action; • June 30, 2024, field work began January 2026 and in progress; and • June 30, 2025, pending receipt of auditor engagement letter. The Organization notes the corrective actions that have been implemented, regarding internal controls to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance with respect to the submission deadline of single audit reports and the Data Collection Form: A. Internal Controls in Practice Since Inception of New Auditor Engagement – April 2023 As noted in the prior year corrective action response, the Organization established internal compliance controls related to the timely submission of single audit reports. Such process and review controls are implemented by the director of administrative operations, chief of staff (since December 2024), and chief executive officer; and subsequently communicated to the Board finance sub-committee and full Board, including the documented Board action(s) taken (e.g., Board agenda, minutes). B. Financial Policies and Procedures – May 2025. By May 2025, the Organization completed financial policies related to: implementation of significant accounting policies, internal control environment, cash and banking, cash disbursements and check issuance, payroll processes, procure to pay and revenue recognition policies, processes and procedures. Note the internal control policy of the Organization documents process and review controls, which were already in practice, applying to the timely filing of single audit reports. The current practices of the Organization, to the present period of the report dated March 2, 2026, is consistent with established process and review controls for timely submission of single audit reports.