Corrective Action Plans

A. OBJECTION On December 29, 2025, following LPSB’s submission of its Response to the Draft Findings of Kolder, Slaven, and Company, LLC (“KS&C”) relating to its 2024-2025 Annual Audit, LPSB received two additional findings characterized as Disclaimers of Opinion. The issuance of these post-response Disclaimers of Opinion regarding the findings highlights KS&C’s apparent lack of objectivity and its failure to adhere to generally accepted government auditing standards in conducting the 24-25 audit. A Disclaimer of Opinion “is expressed when the auditor is unable to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence on which to base the opinion, and the auditor concludes that the possible effects on the financial statements of undetected misstatements, if any, could be both material and pervasive.”1 According to LLA, “a local auditee that provides for an audit report with a disclaimer of opinion” is regarded as being in noncompliance with its reporting requirements to LLA under the audit law (Louisiana Revised Statute 24:513). LLA further expects the CPA to include in such a report a finding that provides a full explanation for the disclaimer of opinion.2 The two supplemental responses provided are, however, substantially lacking the “full explanation” mandated by the Legislative Auditors for the serious allegations being presented by KS&C. As with its other findings, these recent findings fail to cite any specific conditions present during the audit period that would have precluded KS&C from forming a conclusion. Therefore, as with the original findings, LPSB, on January 6, 2026, again requested that KS&C provide supporting evidence for its claim that it was unable to obtain “evidence regarding significant financial statement balances, transactions, and disclosures.” KS&C responded by stating that these new findings were based on Finding 16 - Invoices Paid Without Sufficient Supporting Detail (IC & C), Finding 26 - Management Override of Established Internal Controls (IC), Finding 31 - Unsupported Experience-Based Pay Increases (IC), and other undisclosed matters. Notably, none of these specific findings are instances where KS&C was prevented from forming a conclusion. To the contrary, the original findings identified by KS&C reflect otherwise. For instance, in Finding 16, KS&C notes it “tested 539 and identified 213 in which invoices were paid without sufficient documentation.” Despite KS&C’s assertions, LPSB has at no point failed to provide information to KS&C upon request (see Corrective Action sections below). In fact, KS&C issued 33 Findings, each purportedly substantiated by documentation. As stated in LPSB’s Response, a request was made by LPSB for KS&C to produce the referenced specific supporting documentation. However, KS&C declined to provide the documentation. Auditing standards stipulate: “Auditors should document supervisory review, before the report release date, of the evidence that supports the findings and conclusions contained in the audit report.”3 They further require: “Auditors should document any departures from the GAGAS requirements and the effect on the audit and on the auditors’ conclusions when the audit is not in compliance with applicable GAGAS requirements because of law, regulation, scope limitations, restrictions on access to records, or other issues affecting the audit.”4 Despite LPSB, in its Response and communications prior thereto pointing out erroneous references to the law and facts, KS&C refused to modify its findings. Instead, it introduced these two ambiguous Disclaimers of Opinion, alleging that LPSB failed to provide necessary information for KS&C to reach a conclusion. However, a cursory review of its original findings clearly reflect that KS&C did reach conclusions, which they assert were based upon conditions found during their investigation. Which is it? Are KS&C’s findings supported or not? KS&C’s ex post Disclaimers of Opinion not only misrepresent LPSB’s cooperation and full disclosure of information, but they are also predicated upon the unfounded assertion that LPSB’s “representations, including written representations required under auditing standards, could not be relied upon due to concerns regarding the reliability of management representations.” After 33 years of engagement with LPSB audits, KS&C has now made the unwarranted claim that LPSB’s representations are unreliable, without pointing to a specific instance of unreliability. Ironically, it is the auditor’s own representations that are demonstrated to be unreliable, as evidenced by the submission of these two vague and contradictory Disclaimers of Opinion. “[A] CPA cannot enter into the engagement with a pre-conceived notion that the local auditee is doing everything wrong. Going into an engagement with [this] attitude impairs the independence of the CPA firm.” The two findings, submitted after LPSB responded to its original findings, do not meet the standards set forth in the Louisiana Governmental Audit Guide. They contradict the original findings, misrepresent LPSB’s cooperation throughout the audit, insert slanderous statements as to the reliability of LPSB’s representations, and fail to provide a full explanation for the disclaimer of opinion. KS&C should remove these findings from its report. 1 LGAG 400-1160, Types of Auditor’s Opinions 2 LGAG 400-1160, Types of Auditor’s Opinions 3 GAO-24, Sections 6.31 (emphasis added) 4 GAO-24, Sections 6.32 B. CORRECTIVE ACTION Prior to the financial audit, Lafayette Parish School Board (LPSB) staff prepared reports and documentation for at least 185 requests that were made by the external auditors. These requests consisted of, but were not limited to, all General Ledger data and information on all Major and Non Major Funds (i.e. General Fund, Construction Funds, Debt Service Funds, and Special Revenue funds), worksheets, personnel records, copies of checks, copies of invoices, grant reimbursement requests, expenditure detail reports, capital asset data and reports, accounts payable data and reports, the type of computer equipment used (including the software and operating systems), construction related documents, copies of contracts, insurance invoices, schedules of judgments and agreements, check registers, calendars, securities pledged, accounts payable details, financial statements, schedule of construction contracts, retirement reports, listing of new hires, purchase orders, check requests, financial reconciliations, sales tax reports and documents, other insurance related documents, insurance policies, monitoring reports, AFR report, arbitrage documentation, copies of deposits receipts, copies of budgets, outstanding checks, revenue reports, expenditure reports, and balance sheet reports. Under the Department of Education agreed upon procedures audit, LPSB staff provided Class size data, PEP data and a user guide. Under the Statewide Agreed Upon procedure, LPSB staff provided proof of required trainings such as ethics, bond insurance policies, list of all bank accounts, a listing of employees, officials employed during the year, and a list of deposit and collection sites. Other requests from our external auditors may come via email throughout the audit process and responses are provided likewise. All of the items listed above, and other items that were not listed above, are routinely provided each year. For several decades this has been the standard and nothing has changed in terms of provided supporting documentation within this particular audit. Internal controls have been in place for many decades. The external auditors have been reviewing, studying and auditing our internal controls for three decades. Over the years, LPSB internal controls have been adjusted, strengthened or heighten to prevent operational deficiencies, fraud and/or non-compliance of which the auditors have contributed to its advancement. Substantially, there has been no change to internal controls as they are in place for a reason. Systematically, internal controls are planted and executed in various areas and departments for various functions and/or lawful requirements. The biggest threats to any organization are misappropriation or improper disbursement of funds. Neither have occurred, because internal controls such as the utilization of electronic requisitions and check request processes were in place to ensure goods and services were precured properly and vendor payments were substantiated. LPSB stands by its management representations that have been provided to the auditors. We acknowledge our responsibility for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal controls relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In addition to supporting documentation, the external auditors had complete access to our financial software to ascertain the completeness and accuracy of our financial records.

Finding Number: 2025-001 Condition: While the System had controls over accumulating the data for inputs into the portal, it did not have an adequate control in place to ensure transactions subject to FFATA reporting were reviewed for completeness and accuracy upon submission. Planned Corrective Action: Management concurs with this recommendation. MetroHealth will establish and maintain a log documenting FFATA report submission, with internal reviews of disclosures prior to submission Contact person responsible for corrective action: Michele Benos, Manager, Grants Accounting and Brynna Baird, Manager, Sponsored Programs Anticipated Completion Date: 05/31/2026

2025-003 Allowability of Rental Assistance Payments - Landlord Verifications Federal Agency- US Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care Program -Assistance Listing# 14.267 Hennepin County Contract HS00001366 Year ended June 30, 2025 Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance Recommendation - Agate Housing and Services, Inc. strengthen internal controls to ensure landlord verifications are completed and required documentation, including W9 forms, is obtained and retained for all vendors prior to the disbursement of rental assistance funds. Management should implement a procedure to verify required documentation is present before payment approval. Corrective action - Agate Housing and Services, Inc. agrees with the finding and is in the process of strengthening its controls over the verification of landlords. All vendors without TINs have been archived from the accounting system. A new portal has been created on Agate's website for landlords to submit required documentation electronically and paperwork (W9 and Property Tax Records) are attached to vendor profiles in the accounting system prior to issuing payments. Name of contact person(s) responsible for corrective action - Elizabeth Macha rt, Director of Housing Programs and Sara Wenzel, Associate Director Time Limited Housing Completion date - Vendor purge began January 2025 and rollout of new LL portal March 2026

2025-001: Insufficient Controls Over Monitoring Federal Expenditures and SEFA Preparation (Significant Deficiency) The City concurs with the finding and will strengthen controls over monitoring federal expenditures and preparation of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). The Finance Department will implement centralized oversight of federal grant activity and maintain a grant tracking schedule to monitor cumulative federal expenditures by program, including reimbursements and receivables. Departments administering federal programs will be required to report grant expenditures to Finance, and periodic reconciliations will be performed between departmental records, reimbursement requests submitted to the pass-through agency, and amounts recorded in the general ledger. At year-end, the Finance Department will prepare the SEFA and perform a formal management review to ensure all federal expenditures are complete and accurately reported and evaluated against the Single Audit threshold in accordance with Uniform Guidance. Personnel involved in grant administration will receive training on applicable Uniform Guidance requirements to support compliance with federal reporting and monitoring requirements. Anticipated Completion Date: June 2026

Criteria: CFR 200.303(a) establishes that the auditee must establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award that provides assurance that the entity is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and conditions of the federal award. The loan resolution security agreement states the Hospital must set aside a capital asset replacement account which may be established as a bookkeeping account or as a separate bank account. Funds may be deposited in institutions insured by state and federal government orinvested in marketable securities backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. Condition: The funds that represented the capital asset replacement fund were commingled with an existing board-designated CD account. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the funding and will deposit the required capital asset replacement funds in either a separate bank account or general ledger account. Planned Completion Date: December 31, 2026 Person Responsible: Nik Brimeyer, CFO

Finding 2025-001: Rural Rental Housing Loans Assistance Listing Number: 10.415 U.S. Department of Agriculture (Repeat of Finding 2024-001) Compliance Requirement: Eligibility, Program Income Type of finding: Internal Control Over Compliance (significant deficiency) Recommendation: The Organization should strengthen its internal controls with adopted policies and procedures to ensure a review process is established through adequate segregation of duties. The Organization should consider assessing and realigning the duties and responsibilities of the Executive Director, Administrative Assistant, and Alamosa Property Manager to provide for a review process of tenant eligibility determinations and the monthly housing assistance payment requests for the Sierra Vista Alamosa Housing Complex. Action Taken: This finding was from the actions of the pervious on-site manager, concerning the Alamosa Complex only. Sierra Vista/Alamosa Complex has already implemented the internal control concerning compliance in house. Priscilla and Alonzo will make sure that all internal compliance issues are segregated and check by at least 2 persons in the office, and if needed, the Executive Director can request viewing of internal control procedures as well. Alonzo and Priscilla prepare and review along with signatures of the review and approval dates of internal affairs. "This institution is an equal opportunity provider." If there are questions regarding this plan, please call the responsible party at (719)852-5505. Sincerely yours, Corinna Garcia Executive Director Monte Vista Community Center Housing Authority, Inc.

2025-004 LACK OF INTERNAL CONTROL OVER REPORTING U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ALN 14.251 – Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants Contract No. B-22-CP-KY-0347 (2022) and B-23-CP-KY-0612 (2023) Criteria and Condition: During our audit procedures, we noted there was no process in place to ensure periodic reporting was submitted timely and accurately. Cause: Certain internal controls were not in place to prevent or detect lack of periodic reporting, or inaccurate reporting. Effect: Federal funds could be withheld if periodic reports are not submitted, or are inaccurate. Questioned Costs: None Recommendation: We recommend management obtain a greater understanding of the Compliance Supplement requirements over HUD grants, and implement a review process whereby there is a review control over the submission of period reports. Action Taken: The Authority will gain a greater understanding of HUD grants, and will implement a review process over required periodic reporting. Individual(s) responsible for implementing: Maureen Carpenter, CEO Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2026

2025-003 PREVAILING WAGE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ALN 14.251 – Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants Contract No. B-22-CP-KY-0347 (2022) and B-23-CP-KY-0612 (2023) Criteria and Condition: During our audit procedures, we noted the Authority did not notify contractors that Federal funds would be in payments. As such, contractors did not include federal prevailing wage language in their bids/contracts, and did not provide weekly certified payroll reports to the Authority. Cause: Management was unaware of the requirements of prevailing wage for federal construction grants, and as such, did not communicate to contractors that federal funds would be utilized. Effect: The Authority was not in compliance with the grant requirements in the OMB Compliance Supplement over prevailing wage requirements for laborers and mechanics. Questioned Costs: Unable to determine. Recommendation: We recommend management obtain a greater understanding of the Compliance Supplement requirements over HUD grants, and implement a review process whereby contracts and invoices are not approved without appropriate prevailing wage consideration and certified payrolls. Action Taken: The Authority will gain a greater understanding of HUD grants, and will implement a review process to ensure prevailing wage requirements are considered prior to approving contracts and invoices. Individual(s) responsible for implementing: Maureen Carpenter, CEO Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2026

2025-002 SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ALN 14.251 – Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants Contract No. B-22-CP-KY-0347 (2022) and B-23-CP-KY-0612 (2023) Criteria and Condition: During our audit procedures, we noted there was no process in place to ensure vendors were not on a suspension or debarment list, and were eligible to be reimbursed with federal grant funds. Cause: Certain internal controls were not in place to prevent or detect and correct payments made to suspended or debarred vendors. Effect: Federal funds could be used to reimburse payments made to vendors that are suspended or debarred. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend management obtain a greater understanding of the Compliance Supplement requirements over HUD grants, and implement a review process whereby vendors are periodically checked for suspension and debarment. Action Taken: The Authority will implement procedures to include verifying new and existing vendors are not on suspension and debarment listings. Individual(s) responsible for implementing: Maureen Carpenter, CEO Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2026

We recommend Christian Care management strengthen internal controls and oversight over the rental assistance calculations and tenant eligibility documentation to ensure accuracy of all assistance payments.

2025-005 Lack of Reporting Review Recommendation: The City should have controls in place to ensure all reports are reviewed prior to submittal. Management Response: Management agrees that reports should be reviewed prior to submission and notes that the City does have controls in place to ensure appropriate review procedures are performed. In this instance, the report was prepared and submitted by the City Manager, and due to limitations within the Federal Government’s online reporting system, there was not a built-in approval workflow available to document the review process. To strengthen our controls, the City will print and retain a copy of the report prior to electronic submission to allow for documented review and approval. This will ensure appropriate oversight is evidenced and that sufficient supporting documentation is maintained to demonstrate the review process was completed. Responsible Parties: Brittany Retherford, City Manager, Mindy Brown, Comptroller, and Bethany Messersmith, Assistant Comptroller Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2026

2025-004 Suspension and Debarment Recommendation: The City should require all vendors to provide certification of their status before a contract or purchase order is completed with the vendor and the City should obtain new certificates annually to ensure the vendor status has not changed. Management Response: Management agrees with the recommendation. The City has implemented procedures requiring all departments to obtain vendor certification of status prior to executing a contract or issuing a purchase order. Over the past year, we have worked diligently to educate departments on the importance of obtaining and maintaining proper vendor certifications to ensure compliance with applicable requirements. We will continue to reinforce this expectation and monitor compliance, including obtaining updated certifications annually to ensure vendor status has not changed. Responsible Parties: Brittany Retherford, City Manager, Mindy Brown, Comptroller, and Bethany Messersmith, Assistant Comptroller Anticipated Completion Date: September 30, 2026

Finding Reference Number: 2025-001 – Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance and Non-Material Non-Compliance Finding: One instance where a unit failed its inspection and re-inspection was not performed or scheduled within the required timeframe. The Organization also failed to abate the housing assist payments (HAP) or terminate the HAP contract for this unit in a timely manner. Additionally, for this unit the inspection was not performed on the required biennial basis. Planned Corrective Action: The housing team utilizes Yardi to manage the housing program. The team has been using the software to schedule inspections. Through their internal review, the team confirmed Yardi's reporting capabilities within the system were not being fully utilized to monitor overdue reinspections or trigger abatement actions. This gap contributed to the oversight cited in the audit finding. A retraining on Yardi is being scheduled for April 2026 to ensure the full reporting capabilities within the system will be utilized to ensure proper monitoring of overdue inspections. In addition, there are adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure inspection and reinspection of units, but we will revise current policy to strengthen this area. Anticipated Completion Date: Ongoing with a completion date of April 30, 2026. Name(s) of the Contact Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action: Ronald Walker, CPA, Vice President, Finance, 202-893-9907, ronald.walker@ccdc1.org Sanique Lyn, MPH, AVP-Clinical Housing, 202-870-5090, slyn@ccdc1.org

The district Business Manager has implemented a system whereby copies of all invoices will be emailed to the Treasurer for approval before invoices are paid from any State, Local or Federal Funds. This will help prevent the district from using Federal funds for unallowable costs or activities. This process will help ensure compliance with Federal statutes, regulations, and the terms and conditions of the Federal award.

FINDING 2025-004: Impact Aid Application Controls Response: The District has implemented that the documentation for the Impact Aid application will be kept in the Business Manager office rather than the Superintendent office to ensure that this documentation is maintained for future years. The District has implemented the use of an updated spreadsheet that includes all the required information for the Impact Aid application rather than multiple documents.

Processes have been developed and implemented to ensure both receipt of funds and return of interest to the grantor is done on a timely and consistent basis.

Finding 2025-006 Finding Summary: Pursuant to 20 USC 2011h, the District is required to report graduation rate data for all public high schools for the District for each graduating cohort. To remove a student from the cohort, the District must confirm, in writing, that the student transferred out, emigrated to another country, transferred to a prison or juvenile facility, or is deceased. Elko County School District did not have sufficient internal controls to ensure all documentation for the removal of students from the cohort was maintained. Corrective Action Plan: The District will provide training to all registrars and create a consistent form that will be available to all school sites for tracking purposes Responsible Individual: Ray Smith Director of Special Education Anticipated Completion Date: June 2026

Finding 2025-005 Finding Summary: Underlying supporting documentation that the Elko County School District compiled to monitor local compliance with level of effort requirements was not maintained. Elko County School District did not have sufficient internal controls to ensure level of effort tracking was maintained and reviewed. Corrective Action Plan: The Grants Department will develop a centralized level of effort calculation worksheet and submit it to the Finance Department for review and sign off. Responsible Individual: Megan Cox Grant Manager Anticipated Completion Date: June 2026

Finding 2025-004 Finding Summary: Elko County School District did not have sufficient internal controls to ensure eligibility determinations of Title I fund amounts disbursed were being appropriately followed. Corrective Action Plan: The grants department will update allocation procedures to ensure equitable distribution of Title I funds to all eligible schools in rank order by low-income student count. Responsible Individual: Megan Cox Grant Manager Anticipated Completion Date: June 2026

Uniform Guidance Financial and Compliance Audit-June 30, 2025, Ending Fiscal Year Paine College has developed a structured corrective action plan to address findings (2025- 001, 2025-002, 2025-003, 2025-004, and 2025-005) identified in the Uniform Guidance Financial and Compliance Audit. The institution is prioritizing the strengthening of internal controls, the improvement of financial oversight, and the enhancement of compliance monitoring to ensure responsible stewardship offederal funds and long-term institutional stability. The corrective action outlines each audit finding and the steps the College is taking to resolve the identified concerns. The second (2025-002) finding pertains to compliance with federal eligibility requirements for the TRIO Upward Bound Program. Federal regulations require at least two-thirds of program participants to be both low-income and first-generation college students. The audit identified that the program fell below the required threshold. To address this issue, the College is strengthening participant eligibility verification procedures and implementing additional monitoring to ensure compliance throughout the program year. Recruitment strategies are also being enhanced to increase the number of eligible participants served by the program. In addition, staff will continue to receive targeted training to ensure accurate eligibility documentation and consistency between program records and federal reporting requirements. Corrective Action 2025-002: Strengthen participant eligibility verification, improve recruitment of eligible participants, enhance APR reporting accuracy, and provide compliance training for TRIO staff. Target resolution 2025-2026 Program Year

Finding 2025-003 – Incomplete Eligibility Documentation Management agrees with the recommendation and will implement stronger processes to ensure that records confirming the eligibility of program participants are obtained and properly maintained. Specifically, all program staff documenting client eligibility will receive related training on eligibility requirements and best practices for related recordkeeping. While the organization will take these steps to help prevent reoccurrence of this finding, management also states that it directly sought and followed guidance from the program pass-through entity specific to client eligibility which was deemed in this audit to be inconsistent with requirements guiding the federal program. At the time of writing, this matter is being evaluated by the pass-through entity with further guidance forthcoming. Therefore, in addition to the steps outlined above, the organization will also further verify any guidance received from pass-through entities or other monitoring agencies to ensure its internal processes align directly and specifically with all requirements of the federal program. The contact persons for the Corrective Action Plan are Bill Threlkeld, VP of Community Resources Partnerships; Ted Lewis, EVP of Operations and Information Technology (IAT Co-Chair); and Aaron Hernandez, Sr. Director, Finance (IAT Co-Chair). The anticipated completion date is June 30, 2026. In addition to these specific steps, Cornerstones has strengthened its compliance review operations overall through the addition of a staff member who will focus primarily on compliance issues across the organization. Cornerstones has also formed an Internal Audit Team (IAT) comprised of organizational leadership that will provide objective assurance that the organization operates in full alignment with laws, regulations, contract provisions, and ethical standards.

Finding 2025-002 –Missing Records (Repeat Finding 2024-002) Management agrees with the recommendation and will implement stronger review processes to ensure proper documentation is in place to support pay-for-performance outputs and outcomes. Specifically, all program staff providing client charting and documentation will receive related training, both internally as well as from identified external sources. Accordingly, program staff attended a training on case management provided by an external partner in November 2025. In addition, a Case Manager Case Note Template has been developed that specifically outlines documentation required to support pay-for-performance outputs and outcomes including client intake, goals, activities and progress, and outcomes, as well as best practices for documenting client services. Finally, the organization will work with its external partners (PTEs, monitoring agencies, etc.) to ensure that requirements are consistently stated across all pertinent organizations and described in common nomenclature to avoid confusion and/or inadvertent omissions, which have been key factors contributing to the reoccurrence of this finding in FY25. The contact persons for the Corrective Action Plan are Lacy Stokes, VP of Family Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency; Ted Lewis, EVP of Operations and Information Technology (IAT Co-Chair); and Aaron Hernandez, Sr. Director, Finance (IAT Co-Chair). The anticipated completion date is May 31, 2026.

Finding 2025-001 – Incomplete Eligibility Documentation (Repeat Finding 2024-001) Management agrees with the recommendation and will implement stronger processes to ensure that records confirming the eligibility of program participants are obtained and properly maintained. Specifically, all program staff documenting client eligibility will receive related training, both internally as well as from identified external sources. Accordingly, program staff attended a training on case management provided by an external partner in November 2025. Internal training will center on the Employment and Training Eligibility Determination form developed by the program pass-through entity in March 2026. This document provides a detailed checklist of the specific information required to verify client eligibility prior to delivering program services. Finally, the organization will work with its external partners (PTEs, monitoring agencies, etc.) to ensure that requirements are consistently stated across all pertinent organizations and described in common nomenclature to avoid confusion and/or inadvertent omissions, which have been key factors contributing to the reoccurrence of this finding in FY25. The contact persons for the Corrective Action Plan are Lacy Stokes, VP of Family Empowerment and Self-Sufficiency; Ted Lewis, EVP of Operations and Information Technology (IAT Co-Chair); and Aaron Hernandez, Sr. Director, Finance (IAT Co-Chair). The anticipated completion date is May 31, 2026.

The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller’s Corrective Action Plan for the conditions identified on the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs – Federal Programs and State Projects is provided below. Please note that Manatee County has provided separate responses in the letter that follows. 2025-001- Significant Deficiency- Internal Controls over Reporting- Condition- There was no evidence of the controls in place to review and approve reports prior to submission. Response- The Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller's Office is implementing an enhance tracking procedure in order to ensure the completeness and timeliness of all reporting. The county departments will submit all grant information including but not limited to progress reports and reimbursement requests to the Clerk's Office for our approval before they are submitted to the granting agency. The following are Manatee County's management responses to the internal control findings: 2025-001 Significant Deficincy - Internal Controls over Reporting Finding: There is no evidence of the internal control requiring review and approval prior to submission of the cash on hand quarterly report and the FFATA reports prior to submission. Manatee County has updated our procedures for reporting to clarify both separation of preparation and approvals of reports as well as timeliness of submission. In regard to internal controls for approvals, we have updated our procedures to clarify that signatures are required by both preparers and approvers of the report pre-submission. In regard to timing, for cash on hand quarterly reports, these reports are due no later than the 30th of the month following the quarter being reported (e.g., if the reporting period is October, November, and December, the report must be submitted by January 30th). The Grants Division Manager will be responsible for ensuring that this process is followed, and coordinate with the Fiscal team and CFO for all necessary reports. FFATA reports are due in the sam.gov system no later than the 30th of the month following the month in which the subaward was obligated (e.g., if obligated in November, the report must be submitted by December 30th of that same year). The Grants Division Manager will be responsible for ensuring that this process is followed. The Grants Division plans to perform trainings Spring 2026 for all Manatee County employees who touch grants to ensure awareness across all grants.

Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Reason for finding’s reoccurrence: • The Department did not provide costs identified as matching requirements of program expenses, in the quarterly submission of fiscal reporting. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: • Anthony Walker, Associate Director • Anissa Curtis, Budget Analyst Planned completion date for corrective action: • The Department will ensure that all expenses related to the delivery of services are properly reported in expenditure reports. The Management Services Division (MSD) Associate Director will revise monthly compensation reports to include all required reporting information. The relevant reporting information will be updated and included in the next cycle of quarterly reporting (quarter ending March 2026) by the MSD Budget Analyst. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: • The Department of Family Services has conducted follow-up meetings with the grantor (Maryland Department of Aging) and developed a Corrective Action Plan to address items required for monthly reporting. The Plan addressed Fiscal reporting, Salary Allocation and Compliance with contract rates. It was submitted to the grantor in January 2026. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: • Elana Belon-Butler, Director • Anthony Walker, Associate Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: • The DFS Corrective Action Plan was submitted on January 16, 2026 and is currently being followed. DFS CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN I. Finance and Budget Management 1. The AAA Director will work closely with each program manager in developing program budgets that are realistic, responsible and align with the Area plan budget. These budgets will be based on actual expenditures, historical spending patterns and planned program activities. This will ensure accurate spending, which aligns with the area plan and ensure that programmatic activity and spending are aligned with program performance goals. Responsible Party: AAA Director, Program managers Timeline: Ongoing/Quarterly Monitoring 1a. Monthly Administrative Review meetings will be held to review spending, budgets, contracts and other procurement related activities. The monthly review meetings will engage all parties and allow for in depth spending discussions that provide the necessary data needed to make responsible decisions that address the need for any budget modifications. All budget modifications would be the result of careful review and analysis by the appropriate program staff and fiscal staff. All budget modifications will be reviewed and approved by the AAA Director before submission to the MDOA. Responsible Party: AAA Director, Program managers, Division planner, Fiscal Manager, Budget analyst, Contracts manager and Agency Director. Timeline: Monthly 2. The Management Services team (Fiscal Manager and Budget analyst) will prepare and review monthly internal fiscal reports to appropriately track expenditures and spending. Fiscal data will be reviewed by the Fiscal Manager and Budget Analyst and compiled as a monthly expenditure report. The reports will be provided to the AAA Director, who will be responsible for disseminating them to the appropriate Program managers for their review and action. Monthly Administrative Review meetings will be held to review spending, budgets, contracts and other procurement related activities. The monthly review meetings will allow for in depth spending discussions that provide the necessary data needed to make responsible decisions that address the need for any budget modifications. All budget modifications would be the result of careful review and analysis by the appropriate program staff and fiscal staff. All budget modifications will be reviewed and approved by the AAA Director before submission to the MDOA. Responsible Party: AAA Director, Program managers, Division planner, Fiscal Manager, Budget analyst, Contracts manager and Agency Director. Timeline: Monthly 9187