Corrective Action Plans

Finding 47160 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc.

MD

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

Finding 2022-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance ? Reporting Criteria: An entity?s internal control structure should include such controls to ensure timely, accurate, and complete reporting. Federal grant recipients are subject to special reporting requirements, including:...

Finding 2022-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance ? Reporting Criteria: An entity?s internal control structure should include such controls to ensure timely, accurate, and complete reporting. Federal grant recipients are subject to special reporting requirements, including: - Special reports required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) which requires subawards in excess of $30,000 to be reported to FSRS no later than the end of the month following the month the subaward was made. - Annual financial reporting includes: o Reports to negotiate the final indirect cost rate proposal based on actual expenditures should be submitted within six months of fiscal year end. o The OMB reporting package containing the data collection form and audit report(s) are required to be submitted to the Federal Clearinghouse the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor?s report(s) or 9 months after the end of the fiscal year. Condition: Reports required by FFATA for sub-awards made in fiscal year 2022 were not completed. Annual financial reports for indirect costs and the OMB reporting package have not yet been submitted. Context: The condition was noted as part of our documentation of internal control processes and substantive testing of compliance with the compliance requirement reporting. Cause: Reports to FSRS were not submitted because the determination of which subawards were subject to FFATA reporting was misinterpreted as the payment of federal award funds to subawardees rather than the execution of the subaward. Report submissions for the annual financial reports for indirect costs and the OMB reporting package were delayed due to the unavailability of a fully adjusted accrual basis trial balance and general ledger. Effect or Potential Effect: MARAMA may not be in compliance with its reporting requirements. Delays in submission of reports could cause delays in the assignment or approval of final and provisional indirect cost rates. Noncompliance with reporting requirements could impact current and future federal awards. Recommendation: MARAMA should develop procedures to ensure subawards are reported to FSRS by the reporting deadline. Accounting records should be finalized more expeditiously in order to allow for timely filing of all annual financial reports. Responsible Official?s Response: Contact Person: Marc A.R. Cone, Executive Director, 443-322-0319 Anticipated Completion Date: MARAMA anticipates that the controls over reporting deficiencies will be remedied before the end of fiscal year 2023 and be in place for all special and annual reports beginning with the September 30, 2023 year end. Planned Corrective Action: To facilitate timely annual financial reporting, MARAMA is transitioning to another financial accounting services provider and will work in developing the necessary steps to provide the auditor with timely information. The new accounting services provider is familiar with the nuances of analyzing the applicability of FSRS reporting. With this expertise there will be a priority to develop a plan to more closely monitor the FSRS reporting requirements.

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Finding 47159 (2022-002)

None 2022

Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association, Inc.

MD

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring

Finding 2022-002 Noncompliance with the Uniform Guidance Compliance Requirement Reporting Federal Programs: Assistance Listing No. Name of Federal Program or Cluster 66.039 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program Criteria: FFATA requires subawards in excess of...

Finding 2022-002 Noncompliance with the Uniform Guidance Compliance Requirement Reporting Federal Programs: Assistance Listing No. Name of Federal Program or Cluster 66.039 National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program Criteria: FFATA requires subawards in excess of $30,000 to be reported to FSRS no later than the end of the month following the month the subaward was made. Condition: MARAMA made two subawards exceeding $30,000 during fiscal year 2022 and did not report either subaward to FSRS. Context: Noncompliance was noted as a result of substantive tests of compliance whereby report submissions to FSRS are viewed. Transactions Tested Subaward not reported Report not timely Subaward amount incorrect Subaward missing key elements 2 2 0 n/a n/a Dollar Amount of Tested Transactions Subaward not reported Report not timely Subaward amount incorrect Subaward missing key elements $82,842 $82,842 $0 n/a n/a Cause: Reports to FSRS were not submitted because the determination of which subawards were subject to FFATA reporting was misinterpreted as the payment of federal award funds to subawardees rather than the execution of the subaward. Effect or Potential Effect: MARAMA is not in compliance with the FFATA reporting requirements. Questioned costs: Known and likely questioned costs did not exceed $25,000 and, therefore, were not required to be reported. Recommendation: MARAMA should develop procedures to ensure subawards are reported to FSRS by the reporting deadline. Subaward relationships should be re-evaluated as the agreements expire to ensure that the continued classification of the agreements as subawards is appropriate. Responsible Official?s Response: Contact Person: Marc A.R. Cone, Executive Director, 443-322-0319 MARAMA appreciates the auditor bringing the FSRS reporting requirement to MARAMA?s attention. As MARAMA and the auditor have noted, there is room for practical interpretation that could cause differing opinions on determining the business relationship of a contractor versus a subawardee. In the future, MARAMA will more closely analyze the business relationship to identify a subawardee versus contractor and, if the the business relationship with an entity is identified as a subawardee, then the FSRS reporting will be performed within the specified timeframes. Anticipated Completion Date: MARAMA anticipates that the FSRS reports for subawards entered into after July 2023 will be completely timely. Planned Corrective Action: The new accounting services provider is familiar with the nuances of analyzing the applicability of FSRS reporting. With this expertise there will be a priority to develop a plan to more closely monitor the FSRS reporting requirements.

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Finding 47157 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Colville School District No. 115

WA

Questioned Costs Equipment & Real Property Management Subrecipient Monitoring

The District is transitioning our asset tracking to a new platform, Follett Resource Manager, allowing us to track the full life cycle of devices/equipment from receipt, deployment to retirement. o Annual inventory will be shared with the Business Office. o Devices removed out of service will have ...

The District is transitioning our asset tracking to a new platform, Follett Resource Manager, allowing us to track the full life cycle of devices/equipment from receipt, deployment to retirement. o Annual inventory will be shared with the Business Office. o Devices removed out of service will have notes in Follett and checkout history. o API Integration to verify device information using multiple data points (Active Directory and PDQ). The Business Office will be made privy to all grant activity by developing grant procedures (and subsequent training) that require multi-disciplinary approval and collaboration.

View Audit 41977 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 47112 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Nebraska Indian Community College

NE

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

2022-002 Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities ? Assistance Listing No. 15.027 COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds ? Assistance Listing No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend that the College develop a process and internal...

2022-002 Assistance to Tribally Controlled Community Colleges and Universities ? Assistance Listing No. 15.027 COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund: Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds ? Assistance Listing No. 84.425 Recommendation: We recommend that the College develop a process and internal controls that will mitigate the risk of incorrectly calculating the indirect costs to be charged to federal programs. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The College has communicated the questioned indirect costs to the US Department of Interior and US Department of Education. Updated prospective reporting will include the derecognition of such indirect costs, as directed by the granting agencies, and additional qualifying expenditures will be identified to supplement these indirect costs under each of the grants. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Shona Campbell, Business Office Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2023

View Audit 51287 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 47053 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Scott County

MN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

2022-003 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County reviews its procedures to ensure all casefile reviews are documented. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to findi...

2022-003 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County reviews its procedures to ensure all casefile reviews are documented. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The County will incorporate procedures and controls to ensure all casefile reviews are documented. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kari Ouimette (Economic Assistance Director) Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2023.

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Finding 47052 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Scott County

MN

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring

2022-002 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County puts in place the proper procedures to document all approvals of timesheets coded to the grant. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action ...

2022-002 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County puts in place the proper procedures to document all approvals of timesheets coded to the grant. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The County will incorporate procedures and controls to ensure all approvals of timesheets are documented. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Scott Goettl (Controller) Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2023.

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Finding 47051 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Scott County

MN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

2022-001 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County reviews its procedures for giving timely notice of an individual?s termination to other departments as well as ensuing departments are reviewing the information provided to granting agencies. Explanat...

2022-001 Medical Assistance ? Assistance Listing No. 93.778 Recommendation: We recommend the County reviews its procedures for giving timely notice of an individual?s termination to other departments as well as ensuing departments are reviewing the information provided to granting agencies. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The County will incorporate procedures and controls to ensure timely notice is given to other departments of an individual?s termination and the information provided to granting agencies is reviewed. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Scott Goettl (Controller) Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2023

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Finding 47049 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Springfield Housing Authority

IL

HUD Housing Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

FINDING 2022-001 ?Public Housing Tenant Files ? Eligibility ? Internal Control Over Tenant Files Non-Compliance and Significant Deficiency? SHA RESPONSE The Springfield Housing Authority acknowledges the eleven (11) errors as delineated in the full 2022 FYE audit report. In 2022, the Springfield ...

FINDING 2022-001 ?Public Housing Tenant Files ? Eligibility ? Internal Control Over Tenant Files Non-Compliance and Significant Deficiency? SHA RESPONSE The Springfield Housing Authority acknowledges the eleven (11) errors as delineated in the full 2022 FYE audit report. In 2022, the Springfield Housing Authority Public Housing program employed three (3) Asset Managers, three (3) Occupancy Specialists and one (1) Program Integrity Specialist. Due to post COVID-19 turnover and unqualified workers in the local workforce, the SHA has experienced a higher than usual turnover rate in the positions that conduct rent calculations. The primary function of the Program Integrity Specialist position is to audit and quality control tenant files and rent calculations conducted by Occupancy Specialists. The Asset Managers are responsible for reviewing 3% of recertifications audited by the Program Integrity Specialist position as an additional quality control measure. Further, during the auditor?s closeout meeting with the SHA Management team, the auditors stated that they observed that the SHA team conducted necessary file audits and identified deficiencies, however they did not observe corrections to the identified deficiencies upon staff notification. This error rate was directly attributable to the high turnover rate of Occupancy Specialists during the 2022 fiscal year. The SHA will take the following corrective actions to correct the errors and/or prevent the errors moving forward: ? The Program Integrity Specialist will conduct reviews of 100% of annual and interim recertifications for public housing tenants by December 31, 2023. ? The Program Integrity Specialist will ensure 100% audited file corrections are completed by the Occupancy Specialists, monthly. ? The Asset Manager(s) will review 10% of the recertifications audited by the Program Integrity Specialist as an additional quality control measure by December 31, 2023. ? The Asset Managers, Occupancy Specialists and Program Integrity Specialist will be provided with additional internal and external training opportunities in low rent public housing rent calculations and program integrity by December 31, 2023. ? The Asset Managers will re-review the files identified with errors during the independent audit and resolve the errors in accordance with the SHA Admissions and Continued Occupancy Plan and HUD rules and regulations by September 30, 2023. PERSON RESPONSIBLE Melissa Huffstedtler ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE December 31, 2023

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Finding 47047 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

City of Minneapolis

MN

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Significant Deficiency

Finding Number: 2022-003 Finding Title: Project and Expenditure Special Report Program: 21.027 COVID-19 ? Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Lyle Hodges, Controller, Finance and Property Services Corrective Action Planned: We w...

Finding Number: 2022-003 Finding Title: Project and Expenditure Special Report Program: 21.027 COVID-19 ? Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Lyle Hodges, Controller, Finance and Property Services Corrective Action Planned: We will work with our Procurement and PeopleSoft support staff to develop a process to query data for subrecipient contracts from the PeopleSoft system. This will allow staff to review which contracts are identified as subrecipients and ensure completeness of the population. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 47046 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

City of Minneapolis

MN

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management

Finding Number: 2022-002 Finding Title: Activities Allowed and Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, and Period of Performance Program: 21.023 COVID-19 ? Emergency Rental Assistance Program Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jamie Radel, Senior Project Coordinator, Commu...

Finding Number: 2022-002 Finding Title: Activities Allowed and Unallowed, Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, and Period of Performance Program: 21.023 COVID-19 ? Emergency Rental Assistance Program Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Jamie Radel, Senior Project Coordinator, Community Planning and Economic Development Corrective Action Planned: City staff will review invoices in conjunction with itemized documentation to support the expenditure prior to payment. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 47023 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Santa Paula Unified School District

CA

Questioned Costs School Nutrition Programs Subrecipient Monitoring

For the 2021-22 school year, the District failed to correctly allocate expenditures to the CACFP accounts. In order to correct this action for the 2022-23 School Year, the Director of Fiscal Services will work with the Director of Child Nutrition to reconcile each program and complete the Cost Alloc...

For the 2021-22 school year, the District failed to correctly allocate expenditures to the CACFP accounts. In order to correct this action for the 2022-23 School Year, the Director of Fiscal Services will work with the Director of Child Nutrition to reconcile each program and complete the Cost Allocation Worksheet. The District utilizes a direct cost vending agreement, which will allocate costs in an allowable manner. The Director of Fiscal services will be responsible for making the transfer of expenditures from the NSLP accounts to the CACFP accounts. The Director of Child Nutrition will verify the transfers have been completed correctly befor the books are closed. Contacts: Kevin Olson, Lori Toms(Director of Fiscal Services), and Suzanne Stamp(Director of Child Nutrition).

View Audit 46533 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 47004 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation of Montgomery County

FL

HUD Housing Programs Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring

Oversight Agency for Audit, Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation of Montgomery County, operating as Council House, respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates,...

Oversight Agency for Audit, Senior Citizens Housing Development Corporation of Montgomery County, operating as Council House, respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended September 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Bellows Associates, P.A., 5401 N University Drive, Suite 201, Coral Springs, Florida 33067 Audit period: October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022 The findings from the September 30, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the number in the schedule. FINDING No. 2022-002: Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program, CFDA 14.195 Recommendation: The Project should implement procedures to ensure that rent increases are submitted for approval in a timely manner and that all approved gross rent changes are applied and captured in the period of approval. Action Taken: In 2023, Compliance will be beginning to monitor rent increases to ensure they are submitted timely. Compliance will also be monitoring approved gross rent changes to ensure that new rents are applied timely. If the audit Oversight Agency has questions regarding these plans, please call Christine Harris at 954-835-9200. Sincerely yours, Christine Harris Accounting Manager

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Finding 47002 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Rossville Consolidated School District

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Cash Management Eligibility § 200.303

FINDING 2022-002 Subject: Medicaid ? Eligibility, Other Matters Federal Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program: Medicaid Assistance Listing Number: 93.778 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Audit Findings: Material We...

FINDING 2022-002 Subject: Medicaid ? Eligibility, Other Matters Federal Agency: US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Program: Medicaid Assistance Listing Number: 93.778 Pass-Through Entity: Indiana Department of Education Compliance Requirement: Eligibility Audit Findings: Material Weakness, Noncompliance Condition: An effective internal control system was not in place at the School Corporation in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the eligibility compliance requirements that are performed by the Special Education Cooperative on behalf of the School Corporation. Context: The School Corporation participates in a Special Education Co-op. In 2015, the Co-op provided an avenue, through a third-party company, for the member school districts to obtain reimbursement for Medicaid services. It was discovered in 2021 that the annual parental disclosure statements had not been completed for Medicaid eligibility compliance. Due to this oversight, each member school had to void transactions through the third-party company and pay back the amount of these transactions for the period August 9, 2015 through April 23, 2021. The School Corporation?s amount owed was $82,291 for the period identified during 2015-2021. The School Corporation completed a Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Provider of Overpayments Packet through the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration?s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning Office to reimburse the amounts owed. The amount related to this period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022 was indeterminable. The full amount was paid back prior to June 30, 2021. Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The School Corporation completed a Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Provider of Overpayments Packet through the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration?s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning Office to reimburse the amounts owed. Responsible Party and Timeline for Completion: The School Corporation completed a Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Provider of Overpayments Packet through the Indiana Family & Social Services Administration?s Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning Office to reimburse the amounts owed. There were two checks issued in response to this corrective action plan. Check number 22425 in the amount of $13,642.04 on May 27, 2021, and check number 22469 in the amount of $68,648.67 on June 15, 2021. The two payments totaled $82,290.71, and fulfilled our requirement per the corrective action plan.

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Finding 46965 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Family Care for Children & Youth, Inc.

PA

Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

BELOW, PLEASE FIND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE SINGLE AUDIT FINDING: THE ENTITY CONTRACTED WITH A PRIVATE AGENCY TO ASSIST IN THE SAM.GOV RENEWAL. BY THE TIME IT WAS COMPLETED THE 3/31/23 DEADLINE HAD PASSED. GOING FORWARD THE ENTITY NOW HAS THE NUMBER AND UNDERSTAND...

BELOW, PLEASE FIND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED IN RESPONSE TO THE SINGLE AUDIT FINDING: THE ENTITY CONTRACTED WITH A PRIVATE AGENCY TO ASSIST IN THE SAM.GOV RENEWAL. BY THE TIME IT WAS COMPLETED THE 3/31/23 DEADLINE HAD PASSED. GOING FORWARD THE ENTITY NOW HAS THE NUMBER AND UNDERSTANDS THAT THEY MUST RENEW YEARLY.

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Finding 46963 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Town of Boxford

MA

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Subrecipient Monitoring

Corrective Action to be taken: We will develop internal procedures to improve controls and documentation concerning the disbursements of federal grants. Expected Completion Date: We anticipate that the procedures will be completed by July 01, 2023. Contact Person: Steven Greenberg, Assistant Superin...

Corrective Action to be taken: We will develop internal procedures to improve controls and documentation concerning the disbursements of federal grants. Expected Completion Date: We anticipate that the procedures will be completed by July 01, 2023. Contact Person: Steven Greenberg, Assistant Superintendent of Operations.

View Audit 50986 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 46962 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

City of St. Albans

VT

Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting

The purpose of this letter is to address planned corrective action to finding 2022-001 ?Improve Controls and Documentation over Reporting? as described in the FY2022 single audit report. The City incorrectly indicated that it had not spent any SLFRF funds for the period ended March 31, 2022 when th...

The purpose of this letter is to address planned corrective action to finding 2022-001 ?Improve Controls and Documentation over Reporting? as described in the FY2022 single audit report. The City incorrectly indicated that it had not spent any SLFRF funds for the period ended March 31, 2022 when that was not the case. The City has reviewed its reporting on other grants and this oversite is an isolated event. Since discovering the error, we have taken action to correct the March 31, 2022 report by opening a case with Treasury, case #00194588. The City intends to discuss steps to correct the report with Treasury and do what is required to make the needed corrections. This appears to be an isolated, honest mistake. Given that the current reporting period for the SLFRF funds is upon us, we are confident that we will be able to correct the prior year oversight and complete the current report correctly and on time.

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Finding 46942 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Edgar School District

WI

Subrecipient Monitoring Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Cash Management

Recommendation: CLA recommended that the District implement a review process over the reporting requirements related to the Child Nutrition Cluster during the fiscal year. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to fin...

Recommendation: CLA recommended that the District implement a review process over the reporting requirements related to the Child Nutrition Cluster during the fiscal year. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Management has begun reviewing food service claims prior to submission to DPI Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Cari Guden, Administrator Planned completion date for corrective action plan: June 30, 2022

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Finding 46940 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Loup City Public Schools No. 1

NE

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN November 01, 2022 Loup City Public Schools District No. 1, respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended August 31, 2022, for the findings identified by Dana F. Cole & Company, LLP, Grand Island, Nebraska. The findings from the schedule of fin...

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN November 01, 2022 Loup City Public Schools District No. 1, respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended August 31, 2022, for the findings identified by Dana F. Cole & Company, LLP, Grand Island, Nebraska. The findings from the schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below and are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in that schedule. FINANCIAL STATEMENT FINDINGS 2022-003 INTERNAL CONTROL OVER SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS PREPARATION AND REVIEW Recommendation: The District should review and approve the proposed auditor adjusting entries and the adequacy of schedule of the expenditures of federal awards disclosures prepared by the auditors and apply analytic procedures to the draft financial statements, among other procedures as considered necessary by management. Action Taken: The District relies on the auditor to propose adjustments necessary to prepare the financial statements including the related note disclosures. The District reviews such financial statements and approves all adjustments. The District also uses analytic procedures, and other procedures determined necessary. If the Nebraska Department of Education has questions regarding this plan, please call Mr. Dean Tickle at 308.745.0120. Sincerely yours, Mr. Dean Tickle Superintendent

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Finding 46914 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Highways Division Department of Transportation State of Hawaii

HI

Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.332

Concur. The Highway Safety Section will abide by its written procedures policy which states that the Safety Section is responsible for issuing a management decision for audit findings that relate to Federal awards it makes to subrecipients and must do so within six months of acceptance of the audit ...

Concur. The Highway Safety Section will abide by its written procedures policy which states that the Safety Section is responsible for issuing a management decision for audit findings that relate to Federal awards it makes to subrecipients and must do so within six months of acceptance of the audit report by the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. The Highway Safety Section shall ensure that subrecipients take appropriate and timely corrective action in addressing audit findings. In cases of continued inability or unwillingness to have an audit conducted as required, the Highway Safety Section shall take appropriate action using sanctions such as: (a) withholding a percentage of Federal awards until the audit is completed satisfactorily; (b) withholding or disallowing overhead costs; (c) suspending Federal awards until the audit is conducted; or (d) terminating the Federal award. Person Responsible: Lianne Yamamoto, Highway Safety Specialist Karen Kahikina, Highway Safety Specialist Christy Cowser, Highway Safety Specialist Kari Benes, Highway Safety Manager Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 46913 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Highways Division Department of Transportation State of Hawaii

HI

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Concur. The Highway Safety Section within the DOT Highways has obtained access to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System, has incorporated new written procedures policy to upload subaward information for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA...

Concur. The Highway Safety Section within the DOT Highways has obtained access to the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act Subaward Reporting System, has incorporated new written procedures policy to upload subaward information for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)-funded projects with subawards that exceed $30,000 and will work with NHTSA to ensure reporting can be conducted accurately and timely. Person Responsible: Lianne Yamamoto, Highway Safety Specialist Karen Kahikina, Highway Safety Specialist Kari Benes, Highway Safety Manager Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023

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Finding 46893 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Western School Corporation

IN

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Zahn Contact Phone Number: 765-883-5576 ext. 5112 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The school?s leadership team will review the Federal Wage Rate requirements duri...

FINDING 2022-005 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Zahn Contact Phone Number: 765-883-5576 ext. 5112 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The school?s leadership team will review the Federal Wage Rate requirements during the next director?s meeting. All future projects being funded by federal funds will require weekly payroll submissions to be reviewed by the school employee who is overseeing the project. Anticipated Completion Date: February 2023?

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Finding 46892 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Western School Corporation

IN

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Zahn Contact Phone Number: 765-883-5576 ext. 5112 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: As ESSER reports and reimbursements are completed the supporting documents will ...

FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kyle Zahn Contact Phone Number: 765-883-5576 ext. 5112 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: As ESSER reports and reimbursements are completed the supporting documents will be kept with the reports. Prior to submission, reports completed and documentation compiled by the Director of Finance will be reviewed by the Director of Exceptional Learners and Testing and vice versa. Anticipated Completion Date: February 2023

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Finding 46878 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Los Angeles Unified School District

CA

Subrecipient Monitoring Special Tests & Provisions Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.13 § 200.19

Views of Responsible Officials, Corrective Action Plans, and Contact Information Pupil Services and Attendance will continue to provide policy guidance: 1. Provide ongoing reminders every other month through the Schoology communication platform regarding accurate enrollment, withdrawal codes and t...

Views of Responsible Officials, Corrective Action Plans, and Contact Information Pupil Services and Attendance will continue to provide policy guidance: 1. Provide ongoing reminders every other month through the Schoology communication platform regarding accurate enrollment, withdrawal codes and the MYPLN Essential Tips training to support with the withdrawal process, codes, and documentation. 2. Pupil Services and Attendance will continue to post resource tools such as the Certify Rules (this automated data validation tool allows users to efficiently identify data errors or omissions to improve the quality of student data in MiSiS) to support accurate enrollment and withdrawal procedures. 3. Pupil Services and Attendance will communicate with Local District Administration on disseminating information to school-site designees with audit findings to participate in the MYPLN training on accurate enrollment and withdrawal codes during school year 2023-24. 4. Pupil Services and Attendance will communicate with Office of Organizational Excellence to support in messaging the availability of the MYPLN training to support with the withdrawal process, codes, and documentation. 5. Will obtain written acknowledgement for completion of the MYPLN Essential Tips training to support with the withdrawal process, codes, and documentation from the schools identified with audit findings. Name: Elsy Rosado Title: Director, Pupil Services and Attendance Telephone: (213) 241-3844

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Finding 46875 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Los Angeles Unified School District

CA

Questioned Costs Eligibility Subrecipient Monitoring

Views of Responsible Officials, Planned Corrective Actions, and Contact Information Division of Adult and Career Education (DACE) will review the current process and implement the following: 1. Directive will be provided to DACE principals to stop enrolling 16?17-year-old students. 2. Instructions...

Views of Responsible Officials, Planned Corrective Actions, and Contact Information Division of Adult and Career Education (DACE) will review the current process and implement the following: 1. Directive will be provided to DACE principals to stop enrolling 16?17-year-old students. 2. Instructions will be given to DACE Accelerated College and Career Transitions (ACCT) Advisors not to enroll students between ages 16-17 moving forward. 3. The District will utilize unrestricted funds for students under the age of 18 that are enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program. 4. DACE will continue to serve the existing 16?17-year-old ACCT student population through the end of the school year 2022-23 and use unrestricted funding sources other than WIOA. 5. During school year 2022-23 and henceforth, DACE will not report or claim any student outcomes other than those earned by students who are of 18 years of age and older. 6. DACE will amend the ACCT intake and enrollment policies and procedures in the DACE Counseling Handbook. Name: Megan Carroll Title: Program and Policy Development Coordinator Contact Information: mmc78271@lausd.net or (213) 241-3781 Name: Alejandra Salcedo Title: Federal Grants Specialist Contact Information: axs60041@lausd.net or (213) 241-3812

View Audit 45922 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 46865 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Los Angeles Unified School District

CA

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Special Tests & Provisions § 200.516

Views of Responsible Officials, Corrective Action Plans, and Contact Information For the 2021-22 school year, the Food Services Division used federal waivers to support students and families by providing meals under multiple programs. Starting August 2021, COVID concerns resulted in the district di...

Views of Responsible Officials, Corrective Action Plans, and Contact Information For the 2021-22 school year, the Food Services Division used federal waivers to support students and families by providing meals under multiple programs. Starting August 2021, COVID concerns resulted in the district discontinuing breakfast in the classroom. USDA waivers permitted the distribution of breakfast and supper meals to students as they left campus for consumption at home. As the school year progressed, the after-school supper program was reinstated for a small group of students at some schools, and this group of students was given a breakfast to take home. Additionally, we distributed weekend meals comprising of supper and snacks. Lastly, the district requested Food Services to serve a morning snack (at the District?s expense) for hungry students. The snacks were tracked manually for reimbursement from ESSER funds by the district. Each meal service required a different form to count meals and multiple sheets for the same meal period depending on how the meal bags were distributed (exit gate vs. classroom). The managers had many forms that had to be put together and summed up to come up with the reimbursable counts. Manually compiling and uploading the information is the reason for the variances. Each time there was a change in the operation, the Food Service team had to create a new training module for the change in operation, which created additional forms leading to the errors seen in the audit review. We want to state respectfully that our error rate for meal counts was 0.4% which, given the multiple food distribution channels to support students, is understandable. To address the audit findings, Food Services will review and modify our procedures and be stringent in monitoring our existing systems and procedures: 1. Food Services Division will add steps to our current meal claiming procedures to ensure accuracy of claims. a. Food Service Manager will utilize the Meal Count Consolidation Form for meal periods that have more than one meal count sheet. b. Food Service Manager will input meal counts into CMS based on information from the Consolidation Form. c. Food Service Manager will run a weekly Meal Counts Report generated from CMS. d. Food Service Manager will compare daily meal count documents to the five-day Meal Count Report for accuracy. e. Area Food Services Supervisors (AFSS) will randomly check meal counts entered in CMS and compare them with the numbers entered in daily meal count sheets. Each school will have a random review every 2-3 months, and where errors are found there will be additional follow up. 2. Food Services will follow the review steps as indicated in Corrective Action Response #1 and confirm the claim for accuracy prior to submission to CNIPS. a. Food Services Central Office Staff will provide a daily meal count report to all Supervisors for review to identify any inputting errors. b. Food Service Managers will review and adjust meal counts prior to the CNIPS claim submission, based on AFSS feedback. The target date for the implementation of the above corrective action plan is by the end of February 2023. Name: Manish Singh Title: Director, Food Services Division Telephone: (213) 241-2993

View Audit 45922 Questioned Costs: $1

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