CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR FINDINGS REPORTED UNDER UNIFORM GUIDANCE
City of Cheney
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
This schedule presents the corrective action planned by the City for findings reported in this report in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 20...
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR FINDINGS REPORTED UNDER UNIFORM GUIDANCE
City of Cheney
January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022
This schedule presents the corrective action planned by the City for findings reported in this report in accordance with Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
Finding ref number:
2022-001 Finding caption:
The City lacked adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with federal suspension and debarment requirements.
Name, address, and telephone of City contact person:
Cindy Niemeier, Finance Director
609 2nd Street
Cheney, WA 99004
(509) 498-9215
Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding:
The City of Cheney places a high priority to comply with all federal funding requirements and contract with legal and reputable contractors. The intent of the ARPA program SLFRF funds was to receive and disburse the funds into the community for aid and infrastructure projects in response to the COVID pandemic. The City’s received funds under the $10,000,000 threshold allowing the City to use the funds for a variety of purposes including water infrastructure and programs allowing citizens to conduct business with the City on a remote basis.
Historically, federal funds have been received for use in Public Work projects where the Suspension and Debarment check is completed by our contracted engineers. Although the required check was completed, there was no policy or process to retain documentation. The software purchases were made under an existing contract with the software provider that is currently in good standing to receive federal funds, although no separate contract with the required suspension and debarment clause was issued.
To comply with the required documentation, all 2022 contracts using SLFRF funds have now been verified as eligible to receive federal funds and all future contracts will now include the required federal suspension and disbarment clause.
Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: September 26, 2023