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Finding: Under Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303) requires nonfederal entities receiving Federal awards to establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements. Effective internal controls should inc...
Finding: Under Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303) requires nonfederal entities receiving Federal awards to establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements. Effective internal controls should include procedures to ensure that documentation to evidence the operation of internal controls, such as supervisory reviews. The Corporation did not have sufficient documentation that internal controls were in place and operating effectively for control activities required for assessment of activities allowed or unallowed and for allowable costs/cost principles. The Corporation also did not have sufficient documentation that internal controls were in place and operating effectively for monitoring procedures required for cash management and reporting compliance requirements. Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: Due to turnover of key positions responsible for grant submission, supporting documentation that was kept on these individuals’ computers was not saved, passed on, nor stored in a central storage location so that the new hires that were brought in to replace these individual as well as others in the department could view them. In August 2023, the hospital has provided education and training to the staff regarding identifying documentation and files related to the annual SEFA as well as establishing a central departmental drive to store the documentations so that others can locate them when necessary. Name of contact person responsible for corrective action: Jamie Mack, Vice President of Finance.
2021-007 - Special Tests and Provisions - Material Weakness Recommendation: Management should review the project budget to determine if nonessential costs can be cut or request a loan from the sponsor to ensure that the replacement reserve is funded in accordance with the terms of the regulatory ag...
2021-007 - Special Tests and Provisions - Material Weakness Recommendation: Management should review the project budget to determine if nonessential costs can be cut or request a loan from the sponsor to ensure that the replacement reserve is funded in accordance with the terms of the regulatory agreement. Action Taken: The Managing Agent undertook an agency wide cost reduction beginning in March 2024, reducing project indirect costs by approximately 10-15%. Project direct costs cannot be reduced much further with most required services already being provided by city departments, and designated utility providers. The project has not had a budget increase since 2013, and while the project has a healthy replacement reserve balance in excess of $135k the project operating budget deficit is currently unable to fund those reserves without jeopardizing essential health and safety services. Management has sought and received multiple sponsor loans to address these shortfalls. The Management agent is presently prepared to submit for a required budget increase immediately following completion of all outstanding audits as required to secure the necessary rent increase.
2021-005 - Reporting - Material Weakness Recommendation: Management should ensure timely completion of a Uniform Guidance audit, as required. Action Taken: Historically, Uniform Guidance Data Collection Form submissions were scheduled by the sponsor. In April 2019, the management agent experienc...
2021-005 - Reporting - Material Weakness Recommendation: Management should ensure timely completion of a Uniform Guidance audit, as required. Action Taken: Historically, Uniform Guidance Data Collection Form submissions were scheduled by the sponsor. In April 2019, the management agent experienced significant staff turnover including the Chief Financial Officer. The Entity's fiscal year fiscal year 2019 closed shortly thereafter. Management Agent Staff were unaware the required fiscal year 2019 and subsequent audit(s) had not been scheduled by the Sponsor; Covid 19 hit shortly thereafter. This issue went unaddressed throughout the pandemic, followed by the resignation of the Management Agent Accounting Manager in 2021, a position that remained vacant for nearly a year. The Management agent engaged with a CPA firm to conduct the 2019, 2020 and 2021 audits.
2021-002 - Allowable Costs/Cost Principles - Material Weakness Recommendation: We recommend that HES develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure management fee payment amounts are in accordance with the management agreement, and we recommend that funds be immediately returned to HES from...
2021-002 - Allowable Costs/Cost Principles - Material Weakness Recommendation: We recommend that HES develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure management fee payment amounts are in accordance with the management agreement, and we recommend that funds be immediately returned to HES from the management agent. Action Taken: This finding resulted from a single mischaracterized sponsor contribution, followed by the subsequent departure of competent accounting staff who could have corrected the issue. Corrective action was taken beginning in fiscal year 2022 when this issue was identified by competent accounting staff during which intercompany balances were reconciled and have been balanced routinely in subsequent fiscal years. The sponsor and management agent are in the process of developing a repayment plan.
View Audit 339373 Questioned Costs: $1
2021-004 Cash Management Federal Program – All federal programs Criteria – Advances received on federal awards should be expended within 30 days of being drawn down to comply with relevant cash management requirements. Condition and Context – During the performance of our audit, we noted that th...
2021-004 Cash Management Federal Program – All federal programs Criteria – Advances received on federal awards should be expended within 30 days of being drawn down to comply with relevant cash management requirements. Condition and Context – During the performance of our audit, we noted that the Organization had a significant amount of refundable advances on federal awards and had cash on hand that exceeded the anticipated expenses over the next 30 days. As a result of a conversion to a new accounting system, the impact of COVID-19, cash advances were not routinely reconciled during the year ended December 31, 2021. Questioned Costs – None. Effect – The Organization was not in compliance with the Uniform Guidance cash management requirements. Cause – With the conversion to a new accounting system, combined with the COVID-19, new accounting staff, refundable advances were not reconciled timely. Recommendation – The refundable advances of the Organization should be reconciled on a monthly basis, which will permit more accurate draws on federal awards. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions Management partially agrees with this finding as, in certain instances, the Organization must comply with the payment schedules of our grantors, which typically are on a quarterly basis. In some cases, there are strict schedules of draws in our grant agreements and no requests to draw funds are made. In situations when the Organization has the ability to draw funds, we agree not to make additional draw requests until the Organization has expended the funds already received. In 2021, due to the pandemic and the uncertainty of when programs would continue, many programs were suspended while waiting for travel restrictions to be lifted so that the Organization’s programs could be implemented. We will take the following steps: We will improve procedures to ensure that the drawdown of funds, from those grantors who require drawdowns will not exceed the Organization’s immediate use and we will develop additional procedures, as necessary, to assist in monitoring cash management. Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2022 Contact Person: Natalia Arno, President, 916-849-3057
Audit Recommendation: The Organization should search federal database to ensure vendors paid using federal funds are not suspended or disbarred. Planned Corrective Actions: The Organization will review its procurement procedures to ensure they include performing and documenting the appropriate searc...
Audit Recommendation: The Organization should search federal database to ensure vendors paid using federal funds are not suspended or disbarred. Planned Corrective Actions: The Organization will review its procurement procedures to ensure they include performing and documenting the appropriate searches. The Organization accepts the recommendation. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2025 Contact Person: Helen Gates, Accounting
FINDING 2021-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Suspension and Debarment Summary of Finding: Material Weakness, Modified Opinion An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the County in order t...
FINDING 2021-006 Finding Subject: COVID-19 - Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Suspension and Debarment Summary of Finding: Material Weakness, Modified Opinion An effective internal control system, which would include segregation of duties, was not in place at the County in order to ensure compliance with requirements related to the grant agreement and the procurement and suspension and debarment compliance requirement. Prior to entering into subawards and covered transactions with Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF), SLFRF funds, recipients are required to verify that contractors and subrecipients are not suspended, debarred, or otherwise excluded. Upon inquiring of the County to determine its policies and procedures related to suspension and debarment requirements for the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF), SLFRF funds, the County stated procedures were not in place to ensure vendors were not suspended or debarred prior to entering into covered transactions. The County had not performed procedures to ensure the vendors were not suspended or debarred or otherwise excluded or disqualified from participation in federal assistance programs or activities during the audit period on 100% of the applicable two vendors that were paid with SLFRF Funds. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Timothy Stabosz Contact Phone Number and Email Address: 219-326-6808 x2226 tstabosz@laporteco.in.gov Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: To correct this finding, we will begin doing a search on sam.gov to find out if a vendor has been suspended or disbarred. We will also add language to bid and/or contracts to require vendors to supply proof of being in good standing with the federal government. Anticipated Completion Date: The above plan of action will begin on November 21, 2024.
Community Development Block Grant - Assistance Listing No. 14.228 passed through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development - Pass-through Grantor’s Numbers - C000061477, C000063292, C000065043; C000070006; COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Assistance Listing No. ...
Community Development Block Grant - Assistance Listing No. 14.228 passed through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development - Pass-through Grantor’s Numbers - C000061477, C000063292, C000065043; C000070006; COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program - Assistance Listing No. 21.023 passed through the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; Hazard Mitigation Grant - Assistance Listing No. 97.039 passed through the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency - Pass-through Grantor’s Number - 4100085508; Grant Period - Year Ended December 31, 2021. Recommendation: The individuals who prepare and review the SEFA should ensure it meets the Uniform Guidance schedule requirements. Planned Corrective Action: SEFA will meet Uniform Guidance Schedule Requirements Person Responsible: Amber Franko, Chief Clerk Anticipated completion date: Immediately
Finding 513242 (2021-008)
Significant Deficiency 2021
2021-008 MHHS management concurs with reservations and working to resolve this finding On-going Sherilynn Madraisau Director Bureau of Public Health & Human Services Contact: 680-488-2552 Email: Sherilynn.madraisau@palauhealth.org
2021-008 MHHS management concurs with reservations and working to resolve this finding On-going Sherilynn Madraisau Director Bureau of Public Health & Human Services Contact: 680-488-2552 Email: Sherilynn.madraisau@palauhealth.org
Finding 513240 (2021-006)
Significant Deficiency 2021
2021-006 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
2021-006 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
2021-005 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
2021-005 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
Finding 513238 (2021-004)
Significant Deficiency 2021
2021-004 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
2021-004 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
View Audit 331185 Questioned Costs: $1
2021-003 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
2021-003 Program concurs and working with MOF management to correct the finding On-going Glendalynn Ngirmeriil Executive Director Palau WIOA Office Contact: 680-488-2513 Email: gngirmeriil.wioa@gmail.com
View Audit 331185 Questioned Costs: $1
Finding: 2021-002 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Rachel Webb, Controller at Urban Strategies, Inc. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Urban Strategies, Inc. acknowledges the lack of record retention after an employee left the organization. After a thorou...
Finding: 2021-002 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Rachel Webb, Controller at Urban Strategies, Inc. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Urban Strategies, Inc. acknowledges the lack of record retention after an employee left the organization. After a thorough review of allowable costs, all were deemed materially correct. Urban Strategies, Inc. communicated to the departments involved the necessary improvements to the internal controls that were agreed upon in order to prevent the deficiencies from occurring in the future. Urban Strategies, Inc. is refining procedures to ensure all reviews and communications are performed, reviewed and documented timely and accurately, as well as ensuring all review documentation is properly retained.
Finding: 2021-001 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Rachel Webb, Controller at Urban Strategies, Inc. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Urban Strategies, Inc. acknowledges the lack of record retention after an employee left the organization. After a thoro...
Finding: 2021-001 Personnel Responsible for Corrective Action: Rachel Webb, Controller at Urban Strategies, Inc. Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Urban Strategies, Inc. acknowledges the lack of record retention after an employee left the organization. After a thorough review of allowable costs, all were deemed materially correct. Urban Strategies, Inc. communicated to the departments involved the necessary improvements to the internal controls that were agreed upon in order to prevent the deficiencies from occurring in the future. Urban Strategies, Inc. is refining procedures to ensure all reviews and communications are performed, reviewed and documented timely and accurately, as well as ensuring all review documentation is properly retained.
The Automatization project will not allow RFR’s to be submitted by subrecipients and disbursements to be made by COR3 without a subaward agreement in place.
The Automatization project will not allow RFR’s to be submitted by subrecipients and disbursements to be made by COR3 without a subaward agreement in place.
Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance for allowable costs related to adequate documentation. Management Response: We acknowledge the finding and provide the following corrective action plan. Corrective Action Plan: • This is primarily related to the absence of receipts for expen...
Significant deficiency in internal control over compliance for allowable costs related to adequate documentation. Management Response: We acknowledge the finding and provide the following corrective action plan. Corrective Action Plan: • This is primarily related to the absence of receipts for expense items under $75. There are three items contributing to this finding: 1) Receipts that were not able to be located related to employees who had left the organization and did not provide receipts prior to departure - $96.12 of sample list. 2) Receipts that were simply not able to be found - $18.86 from sample list. 3) In general, PDA relies on our credit card platform for the repository of credit card receipts. The forum used during 2021 was “Elan”. Elan only retains receipts up to a maximum of 12 months from the date of spending. Due to the timing of the audit, in most cases 7-12 months had passed when the receipts were requested, and we were not able to extract from that system and therefore relied on employees’ records (see #1-2 above). • PDA’s policy is to retain and upload receipts for all spending, no minimum. • In May of 2022, PDA moved to a new credit card platform (“Center”), which retains receipts into perpetuity. Anticipated completion date: Quarter 1, 2024 Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Co-Executive Directors, Finance team
Finding 2021-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Noncompliance - Reporting Name of Contact Person: Jennifer Babcock Corrective Action Plan: Hughes Village Council is now compliant with all past due audits. In order to ensure audits are completed on time, HVC wi...
Finding 2021-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Noncompliance - Reporting Name of Contact Person: Jennifer Babcock Corrective Action Plan: Hughes Village Council is now compliant with all past due audits. In order to ensure audits are completed on time, HVC will schedule the audit at least 3 months prior to the March deadline. Proposed Completion Date: 10/5/2024
Finding 503019 (2021-002)
Significant Deficiency 2021
Finding ref number: 2021-002 Finding caption: The Town did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with federal procurement requirements. Name, address, and telephone of Town contact person: Randy Kilmer, Clerk Treasurer PO Box 278 Twisp, WA 98856 (509) 997-4081 Corrective acti...
Finding ref number: 2021-002 Finding caption: The Town did not have adequate internal controls for ensuring compliance with federal procurement requirements. Name, address, and telephone of Town contact person: Randy Kilmer, Clerk Treasurer PO Box 278 Twisp, WA 98856 (509) 997-4081 Corrective action the auditee plans to take in response to the finding: The Town of Twisp agrees with the findings as presented and has committed to adopting policy as recommended by the State Auditor’s office in accordance with the BARS manual, implementing internal controls for federal expenditures and annual reporting. As this audit occurred in the 2023/24 fiscal year, it will not be possible to have these changes in place in at the time of this audit. Anticipated date to complete the corrective action: No later than 12/31/24
Reporting: The College partially agrees with the finding. The College submitted the Budget Portfolio for the initial request as agreed with MOF that it covers the purpose of the required SG1 report. The College has taken the steps and will continue to implement its corrective action plans to ensur...
Reporting: The College partially agrees with the finding. The College submitted the Budget Portfolio for the initial request as agreed with MOF that it covers the purpose of the required SG1 report. The College has taken the steps and will continue to implement its corrective action plans to ensure proper internal controls are in place to avoid repetition. With the approved Grant Award Manual, The College will continue to strengthen its monitoring, reporting and reconciling of expenditures for grant funded awards. September 30, 2022 Stevenson Kotton VPBAA Valyn Chonggum FABS Interim Director
Period of Performance: The College partially agrees with the finding. During the audit fieldwork, the College was not able to provide the supporting documents to substantiate the allowability of the charges for the grant. September 30, 2022 Stevenson Kotton VPBAA Valyn Chonggum FABS Interim Direc...
Period of Performance: The College partially agrees with the finding. During the audit fieldwork, the College was not able to provide the supporting documents to substantiate the allowability of the charges for the grant. September 30, 2022 Stevenson Kotton VPBAA Valyn Chonggum FABS Interim Director
View Audit 324487 Questioned Costs: $1
Allowable Costs/Cost Principle: The College partially agreed with the finding as stated. The College was not able to provide the documents to the external auditor in a timely manner; however, when the files were located the CMI missed the deadline to produce the documents. - Condition 1.1 - For ...
Allowable Costs/Cost Principle: The College partially agreed with the finding as stated. The College was not able to provide the documents to the external auditor in a timely manner; however, when the files were located the CMI missed the deadline to produce the documents. - Condition 1.1 - For item #s 1 and 2, CMI was not able to locate the documents requested by the external auditors in a timely manner during the audit fieldwork. For item #3, the College was not able to provide the documents to substantiate the number of credits being paid. Note: The College discovered all the documents relating to item #s 1,2 and 3 but were not available during the audit fieldwork. - Condition 1.2 - For one item amounting to $1,250 (21-PO-2096) the College was not able to locate the supporting documents during the audit fieldwork. Note: The College discovered the supporting documents but it was after the audit fieldwork was completed. - Condition 1.3 - One duplicate expenditure amounting to $2,119 (21-PO-1018) was charged to the program. September 30, 2022 Stevenson Kotton VPBAA Boni Sanchez IT Director
View Audit 324487 Questioned Costs: $1
The Officers of Alfalfa County will meet to discuss the County-Wide Controls over the administration of Major Federal Programs. After discussing and gaining input from all those involved, written procedures will be approved and distributed.
The Officers of Alfalfa County will meet to discuss the County-Wide Controls over the administration of Major Federal Programs. After discussing and gaining input from all those involved, written procedures will be approved and distributed.
Finding 2021-006: Subrecipient Monitoring Federal Program: Research and Development Cluster (Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing Number and Title: 47.076 STEM Education Name of Federal Agency, Pass Through Entity (when applicable), Award Number and Year: National Science Foundation: 16...
Finding 2021-006: Subrecipient Monitoring Federal Program: Research and Development Cluster (Education and Human Resources) Assistance Listing Number and Title: 47.076 STEM Education Name of Federal Agency, Pass Through Entity (when applicable), Award Number and Year: National Science Foundation: 1640791 (9/15/2016 – 8/31/2022) Condition: During our audit work over subrecipient monitoring, we were unable to verify that pre-award risk assessment procedures were performed. It is our understanding that AAPT has ongoing relationships with these subrecipients and evaluation of these subrecipients' risk is a continual process; however, these procedures were not documented. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management will continue to perform risk assessment procedures and will thoroughly document the processes and evaluations. Anticipated Completion Date: 12/31/2022 Responsible Official: Michael Brosnan, CFO
We agree with the finding and acknowledge that this issue has been previously identified in past audits. The repeat occurrence was primarily due to understaffing and turnover followed by additional staffing challenges during and post COVID 19 pandemic of 2020. In addition to the Corrective Action Pl...
We agree with the finding and acknowledge that this issue has been previously identified in past audits. The repeat occurrence was primarily due to understaffing and turnover followed by additional staffing challenges during and post COVID 19 pandemic of 2020. In addition to the Corrective Action Planned related to Finding 2021-102, with respect to the Head Start grant reporting compliance for 90CI010041-01, the Finance Director has developed a grant tracking document to ensure timely completion and submission of all grant reports. The Grant Tracker has been reviewed by finance staff and is updated and referenced weekly. The Executive Director and Finance Director have regularly scheduled meetings each month and will coordinate improved reporting processes and monitoring systems with existing fiscal contractors to ensure the timeliness and training on the required filing and reporting requirements of all federal and state funds. The Executive Director has met with the Head Start and other ITCN Program Directors following review of the prior repeat audit findings. We have been implementing collaboration between program directors and fiscal staff to improve overall compliance for grant funds, including budgeting, reporting, policies and procedures and processes. Program directors are now required to collaborate and actively participate in all administrative and fiscal requirements of the grant funds, including attendance of administrative/fiscal training opportunity by funding agency, and review and understanding of grant compliance and internal controls. The Executive Director will continue to meet with the Finance Director on Corrective Action Planned, including oversight of and review of the monitoring list consistent with the timing of reporting filings. Anticipated Completion Date: On-going –The Final FY 2021 Financial Statements, including the Corrective Action Planned will be presented to the executive board and program directors for overview. The Executive Director will be responsible for ongoing communication and engagement to improve internal controls, and regularly scheduling meetings for status updates on the Corrective Action Planned and review quarterly reports.
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