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Finding: 2022-001 Federal Agency Name: Department of Energy, passed through Colorado Governor?s Energy Office Program Name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons CFDA #81.042 Finding Summary: The Organization has a written procurement policy for the year ended June 30, 2022 which establis...
Finding: 2022-001 Federal Agency Name: Department of Energy, passed through Colorado Governor?s Energy Office Program Name: Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons CFDA #81.042 Finding Summary: The Organization has a written procurement policy for the year ended June 30, 2022 which established all the requirements of 2 CFR section 200.318 through 200.326 of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance), including 2 CFR section 200.320(c), Noncompetitive Procurement; however, documentation of compliance with the policy was not retained on one instance of single-source vendor for services provided. Responsible Individuals: Emilee Powell, Executive Director and Marcy Child, Weatherization Program Director Corrective Action Plan: Housing Resources of Western Colorado will utilize a procurement checklist to ensure that all required procurement actions are undertaken and all required documentation is obtained for procuring contracts over the micro-purchase threshold under federal awards, in order to comply with Housing Resources? procurement policy and federal compliance requirements and will conduct additional training to ensure that all staff understand which actions are considered procurement actions. Implementation date: November 1st, 2022.
Respectfully, the school corporation does not agree with several of the findings in regards to segregation of duties and purchases. First, the SBOA auditors' told the school corporation during the 2019 audit that operating the school lunch program through the extracurricular account was not legal. ...
Respectfully, the school corporation does not agree with several of the findings in regards to segregation of duties and purchases. First, the SBOA auditors' told the school corporation during the 2019 audit that operating the school lunch program through the extracurricular account was not legal. The school corporation was informed that this account must be transferred to Central Office and a Corrective Action Plan must be in place. This directive was incorrect and pointed out in the official response from November 5, 2019 under IC 20-26-5-4(a)(l l). Second, segregation of duties, oversight, and approval of functions existed in 2019 and are presently occurring daily, weekly, and monthly within the cafeteria program under the corporation accounts and supervision of Central Office. Cafeteria workers record and submit timesheets of duties performed during each payroll period. The Cafeteria Director verifies and signs timesheets to be submitted to the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer for review and payment from the Cafeteria account. A payroll docket report is sent to the Superintendent prior to payment from the bank. Prior to the 2019 audit, the High School Treasurer spent approximately two hours per day counting cash received each day from school lunches purchased. She also receipted those funds it into the software system, made deposits to the bank, paid invoices for food expenses, and processed part of payroll. Tasks conducted by the High School Treasurer were segregated by a timesheet and supervised by the High School Principal. All those tasks were shifted to Central Office in 2020 and are now segregated to the Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer. The Treasurer documents hours spent on Cafeteria accounts on a timesheet for review and signature by the Superintendent. Financial reports of expenditures and revenues are provided for review and oversight to the Superintendent and School Board at monthly board meetings. Third, RSSC has a small Central Office consisting of a Superintendent, Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer, and Secretary. It has no Assistant Superintendents, Human Resources Director, or Business Manager. Each person in Central Office wears multiple hats and performs multiple duties each day. It was noted in the Audit Report filed from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010 that " ...Randolph Southern School Corporation is unable, due to financial limitations, to employ additional personnel to segregate duties in our receipts and cash and investment balances. This statement would apply to all of our internal controls. " The circumstances for RSSC have not changed in the audit periods from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2022. Corrective Action Plan: The School Board had chosen not to add additional staffing due to costs. RSSC is still unable to segregate duties for financial transactions and reporting. Fourth, the Cafeteria Program only has one full-time staff member, the Cafeteria Director. Eight part-time cafeteria workers prepare and feed up to 300 students each day. This food service program is one of the best run programs in the State oflndiana. It has not had one food preparation or sanitation violation from IDOE or Department of Health in the last 12 years. Fifth, the Cafeteria Program is economically efficient and fiscally responsible. The account carries at least a 3-month cash balance at all times. This success is a direct result of oversight by the combination of the Superintendent, Treasurer, and Cafeteria Director. RSSC adopted board policy 6114 Cost Principles-Spending Federal Funds on May 9, 2016. RSSC has had an Indirect Cost Rate in place since 2013. The adopted policy allows the school corporation to apply Indirect Costs to all federal funds including the Cafeteria account. On December 5, 2019, email communications between the Dr. Donnie Bowsman, Superintendent and Tina Herzog, IDOE Assistant Director of Operations and Food Distributions clearly state the school corporation can apply the Indirect Cost Rate to the Cafeteria account. The email communication clearly states that the high cash balance was a result of not applying the Indirect Cost Rate to the Cafeteria account (See Exhibit 1 Emails). The Indirect Rate was approved by the IDOE Office of School Finance and existed prior to the audit years being referenced in the finding. Technically, the prospective portion (going forward for the next school year) as referenced on pages 24-25 of USDA Indirect Cost Guidance Manual pertains to the 2013 Fiscal Year. Moreover, the fact was reiterated by the IDOE School Nutrition Office with email communications on December 5, 2019, not 2021 or 2022 as referenced in the finding. RSSC has not charged or recouped the Cafeteria Account the Indirect Cost rate for many years and has subsidized this account which should be independent and self-sufficient. The School Corporation did not apply the Indirect Cost Rate in 2020 or 2021 because we were not sure how many students would be eating and how fiscally sound the account would be due to students not attending school because of COVID. Corrective Action Plan: The Indirect Cost Rate will be applied and collected in the future prior to June 30 of each current fiscal year. It should also be noted that in 2021, RSSC purchased a new cafeteria dishwasher utilizing ESSER II funds. This unit was 20+ years old and needed to be replaced in order to continue feeding children and to run the food service program. This expense could have been and should have been a direct cost of $58,189 to the Cafeteria account. However, due to the unknown circumstances of COVID, the RSSC could not take a chance. The ESSER II grant is still open and we are now questioning whether this expense could be charged directly to the Cafeteria account. Those ESSER II fund could be utilized for staffing to support student learning loss and remediation. Sixth, COVID caused this financial account to increase exponentially from 2020 to 2021. ESSER funds were provided by the federal government to provide free lunches to every child which paid the food operations expenses for two school years. Student participation of eating school lunches increased during these time periods. Additionally, staff members were receiving hazard pay incentives on top of their regular hourly rate. Further, the School Corporation and Cafeteria Program took on the enormous task of feeding children over the summers of 2020 and 2021 when COVID cases were at its peak. The cafeteria personnel fed 5286 and 5740 students respectfully during those summers. The number of meals served during the summer almost equaled the total amount of meals served during the entire school year for each respective academic year. These additional meals created additional unexpected revenues for the fiscal year. The school corporation did not charge mileage for satellite lunches being delivered or indirect costs.
Action taken in response to finding: Purchases using federal funding are reviewed to ensure compliance with 2 CFR 200 requirements. In addition, the City's procurement policy is being revised to include the requirements. Name(s) of contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Jeri Ohman. Pla...
Action taken in response to finding: Purchases using federal funding are reviewed to ensure compliance with 2 CFR 200 requirements. In addition, the City's procurement policy is being revised to include the requirements. Name(s) of contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Jeri Ohman. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: July 31, 2023.
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned and Corrective Actions: Management has acknowledged the insufficient maintenance of documentation that is required to be retained for all bids and quotes. Even though most bids and quotes were received, the documentation of those bids and quotes were not ma...
Views of Responsible Officials and Planned and Corrective Actions: Management has acknowledged the insufficient maintenance of documentation that is required to be retained for all bids and quotes. Even though most bids and quotes were received, the documentation of those bids and quotes were not maintained in a centralized location. To comply with our procurement policies, we will adjust our daily operating procedures to ensure that all bids and quotes that are obtained are retained in a centralized location that is easily accessible to the Chief Financial Officer and the assistant Chief Financial Officer.
Finding 2022-002 Condition: The auditor noted a finding in Nutrition Services in regards to procurement documentation. The District maintains written board policies regarding procurement, however they are not sufficiently developed to meet the requirements for federal procurements as required by CFR...
Finding 2022-002 Condition: The auditor noted a finding in Nutrition Services in regards to procurement documentation. The District maintains written board policies regarding procurement, however they are not sufficiently developed to meet the requirements for federal procurements as required by CFR 200.320. Three procurements were identified during the fiscal year that exceeded the micro purchase threshold of $10,000. Two of the three contracts were not procured in accordance with the federal procurement requirement: one contract received only one quote, the other had no quotes. Corrective Action Plan Corrective Action Planned: The District?s Business Manager and Nutrition Supervisor researched training resources available and have selected the appropriate training for the Nutrition Supervisor to attend to obtain procurement training. A contact with Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Child Nutrition Coalition have also been established and are available for questions as they arise. The District will also be researching and identifying other procurement trainings for all staff that have federal procurement responsibilities can attend on an annual basis. The District will also be reviewing the current procurement policies in place and identifying what needs to be updated in order for the policy to be compliant with Federal regulations. The policy will then go to the District?s Board of Directors to approve any amendments. Name of Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Megan VerVaecke & Kelli Keiski Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023. The Nutrition Supervisor attended training in August of 2022 that was put on through the Oregon Department of Education, USDA and the Institute of Child Nutrition. The District will continue to find additional trainings to keep up to date on procurement standards and procurement document retention. The District is also in the process of reviewing the procurement policies for compliance with Federal guidelines. An amended policy will be taken to the District?s Board of Directors within a month or two of this corrective action plan issue date.
Finding 43634 (2022-003)
Significant Deficiency 2022
Management?s Response and Planned Corrective Actions: 1. The name of the contact person(s) responsible for the corrective action a. Kathleen Broadhurst, Sr Director of Finance/ShelterCare b. Catherine Fisher, Controller/ShelterCare 2. The corrective action planned: a. Internal control document and p...
Management?s Response and Planned Corrective Actions: 1. The name of the contact person(s) responsible for the corrective action a. Kathleen Broadhurst, Sr Director of Finance/ShelterCare b. Catherine Fisher, Controller/ShelterCare 2. The corrective action planned: a. Internal control document and procedure that is consistent with the compliance requirement for: i. CFR ?200.318, General procurement standards Identify all requirements which the offerors must fulfill and all other factors to be used in evaluating bids or proposals ii. ?200.319, Competition. requirements will be met with documented procurement actions using strategic sourcing, shared services, and other similar procurement arrangements iii. ?200.320 Methods of procurement to be followed. 3. The anticipated completion date: a. New processes will be implemented by 05/01/2023.
Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Natalie McGinnis, School Lunch Treasurer and Joe Sheffer, School Lunch Coordinator Contact Phone Number: 812-358-4271 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Procurement: Simplified Acquisitio...
Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Natalie McGinnis, School Lunch Treasurer and Joe Sheffer, School Lunch Coordinator Contact Phone Number: 812-358-4271 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: Procurement: Simplified Acquisition - The Lunch Fund Treasurer and the Food Services Director will solicit bids for purchases that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $150,000 and in the event that two bids are not received, we will obtain documentation and will present bids and documentation to the Board of School Trustees for their approval. Small Purchases - The Lunch Fund Treasurer and the Food Services Director will solicit quotes for purchases that fall within the small purchase threshold of $10,000 to $150,000 and in the event that two quotes are not received, we will obtain documentation and will present quotes and documentation for review by other employee with knowledge of the compliance requirement will sign as proof of review. Suspension and Debarment: For transactions considered covered transactions (purchases to vendors exceeding $25,000), the Lunch Fund Treasurer will conduct a SAM search to ensure that the vendor is not suspended or debarred and is eligible to participate in federally funded programs. Should the vendor be suspended or debarred, a contract will not be awarded. A copy will be kept in the Food Service Department. The Lunch Fund Treasurer and Food Service Coordinator or other employee with knowledge of the compliance requirement will sign as proof of review. Anticipated Completion Date: Immediate
Procurement ? Assistance Listing No. 93.224/93.527 Recommendation: We recommend the organization consistently follow its established policies and procedures related to the maintaining of necessary documentation to support the rationale for using noncompetitive procurement, when applicable. Legacy ma...
Procurement ? Assistance Listing No. 93.224/93.527 Recommendation: We recommend the organization consistently follow its established policies and procedures related to the maintaining of necessary documentation to support the rationale for using noncompetitive procurement, when applicable. Legacy may also consider qualifying multiple vendors for particular goods/service and then utilizing an approved vendors list. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: ? LMC staff have received further training on the use of sole source documentation, and the established policies and procedures for purchasing and procurement. ? LMC staff responsible for purchasing and agreements will follow the established policy and procedures for procurement. ? LMC staff will develop and maintain tracking mechanisms related to the methodology used for each noncompetitive procurement. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Melissa D?Onorio, CEO, and Emily Faricy, CFO. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: January 31, 2023
FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition and Sheryl Graves, Purchasing Specialist Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Micro-Purchases The School Corporation will document the ...
FINDING 2022-004 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition and Sheryl Graves, Purchasing Specialist Contact Phone Number: 574-533-8631 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Micro-Purchases The School Corporation will document the review/oversight of disbursements from program funds prior to payment. Claims will be prepared and reviewed by Christopher Dixon, Director of Nutrition, or designee, and submitted to the Accounts Payable Specialist for payment. Claims will be initialed or signed demonstrating approval of disbursements. Accounts Payable Specialist will enter claims into the financial software and pays claims after approval by the Chief Financial Officer and School Board. Documentation for claims will be kept in the business office. Small Purchases For Small Purchases, the School Corporation will obtain 3 quotes. Documentation of the 3 quotes are kept within the financial software system or electronically. For purchases about $50,000, GCS will enter into a contract with the vendor, after verifying that the vendor is not suspended or disbarred on SAM.gov. The contract will be electronically maintained by the Purchasing Specialist and uploaded to Gateway. Exceeds Simplified Acquisitions Signed and approved contracts will be maintained and filed electronically by the Purchasing Specialist. Suspension and Debarment All contracts will include documentation from SAM.gov that the vendor has not been suspended or disbarred. Anticipated Completion Date: April 2023
MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE AND MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE ? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PASSED THROUGH MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COVID 19 ? EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) ? FEDERAL ALN 93.323 2022-002 Internal C...
MATERIAL WEAKNESSES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER COMPLIANCE AND MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE ? U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, PASSED THROUGH MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, COVID 19 ? EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) ? FEDERAL ALN 93.323 2022-002 Internal Control Over Compliance and Noncompliance With Federal Procurement Requirements Finding Summary ? 2 CFR ? 200.320 requires management to establish and maintain effective internal control over compliance with requirements applicable to federal program procurement requirements. The District did not have sufficient controls in place within its COVID 19 ? Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) federal program to ensure compliance with federal procurement requirements related to methods of procurement resulting in an instance of material noncompliance. Corrective Action Plan Actions Planned ? The District will review its policies and procedures relating to procurement for its federal programs and ensure that quotations are obtained when required. Official Responsible ? The District?s Director of Business Services, Heather Aune. Planned Completion Date ? June 30, 2023. Disagreement With or Explanation of Finding ? The District agrees with this finding. Plan to Monitor ? The District?s Director of Business Services, Heather Aune, will assure appropriate internal controls and procedures are updated and in place to ensure compliance with the Uniform Guidance procurement requirements for future federal awards expenditures.
View Audit 47086 Questioned Costs: $1
Federal Award Finding: 2022-001 Material Weakness in Compliance and Internal Control over Compliance ? Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Standards Name and Contact Person: Sara Kinjo-Hischer, Tribal Administrator Corrective Action: Skagway Traditional Council will complete a checklist for procur...
Federal Award Finding: 2022-001 Material Weakness in Compliance and Internal Control over Compliance ? Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Standards Name and Contact Person: Sara Kinjo-Hischer, Tribal Administrator Corrective Action: Skagway Traditional Council will complete a checklist for procurement, based of Skagway Traditional Council?s procurement policies, to ensure that policies and procedures are followed including record retention to address procurement, suspension, and debarment standards of the Uniform Guidance. Proposed Completion Date: June 30, 2023
Finding 2022-001 Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding 2021-001) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program: 21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) Questioned Cost: N/A Corrective Action: We agree with the auditor?s comments, and a...
Finding 2022-001 Procurement, Suspension and Debarment (Repeat Finding 2021-001) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program: 21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) Questioned Cost: N/A Corrective Action: We agree with the auditor?s comments, and actions stated in the recommendation. The City of Evanston will: a. Implement structures to monitor external procurement service providers to ensure their procurement methods comply with applicable federal compliance requirements by: When using an external procurement services provider, Departments will review and retain procurement method and accompanying support, specifically: method of procurement (Bid, RFP, RFQ), history of procurement and accompanying support. b. Further expand Purchasing Manual to include policies and procedures for suspension and debarment searches and retaining support for suspension and debarment check by: The Purchasing Manual was revised during 2023 to incorporate procedures relating to suspension and debarment checks. The City will expand the Purchasing Manual to require suspension and debarment check support be retained in the vendor file. c. Communicate and reinforce its procurement policies and procedures to ensure compliance with applicable requirements by: Provide revised Purchasing Manual to staff with yearly reminder from Purchasing and Community Development Federal Grants Manager. d. Centralize the procurement process to ensure all departments are following applicable procedures in a uniform manner by: City staff will work with the City?s Purchasing Department to follow and adhere to applicable Procurement procedures. Contact Person: Hitesh Desai, Chief Financial Officer Anticipated Completion Date: December 31, 2023
Corrected during FY2022. In April 2022, ?approval for a noncompetitive proposal when procuring personnel-based services from a high-performing Educational Service Center? was received from ODE. Prior to this, cost comparisons from the KCESC were accepted as procurement documentation for audits, and ...
Corrected during FY2022. In April 2022, ?approval for a noncompetitive proposal when procuring personnel-based services from a high-performing Educational Service Center? was received from ODE. Prior to this, cost comparisons from the KCESC were accepted as procurement documentation for audits, and a cost comparison was provided for FY2022. A SAM search also has been completed for the KCESC for FY23. No quotes from competing vendors were available for the Bloom Pediatric Therapy contract as no other vendor could be found to provide the service. If this occurs again in the future, a log will be kept in this situation as documentation that no other vendors are available.
December 14, 2022 Schedule of Fin...
December 14, 2022 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs For the Year Ended June 30, 2022 Finding 2022-001 U.S. Department of Education 84.370C- DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Significant Deficiency over Compliance and Internal Control over Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Planned Corrective Action: In response to last year's finding the School did implement more stringent procurement processes which include requiring the completion of a Grants Compliance Checklist prior to any spending on a federal grant. This was completed in the case of this vendor and demonstrated evidence of utilizing the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) process was provided. However, we underestimated the amount we would spend on the the vendor. In our weekly accounting meeting, the School has implemented a process to monitor its vendors that have exceeded $20,000, to ensure year to data costs do not exceed $25,000. Beginning in September 2021, the School provided individual training to all budget managers which highlights federal and local procurement processes. We have also implemented quarterly meetings with all budget managers to ensure we are aware of upcoming expenses that may exceed the $25K threshold and/or incremental expenses that may exceed $25K with one vendor. Finally, we are proactively bidding out all contracts that exceeded $25K last year. Name of Contact Person: Tiffany Godbout, COO, 202-269-6623, tiffany@aohdc.org Anticipated completion date: The Corrective Action Plan will be implemented no later than January 1, 2023.
Finding 41869 (2022-001)
Significant Deficiency 2022
School District U-46 Corrective Action Plan Year Ended June 30 2022 Finding 2022-001 Procurement Finding: The District procured $4,666,376 of food commodities from a vendor without publicizing the procurement opportunity or obtaining sealed bids or competitive proposals. Instead, the District obtain...
School District U-46 Corrective Action Plan Year Ended June 30 2022 Finding 2022-001 Procurement Finding: The District procured $4,666,376 of food commodities from a vendor without publicizing the procurement opportunity or obtaining sealed bids or competitive proposals. Instead, the District obtained the commodities under a group purchasing agreement through a group purchasing organization in which the District participates. The District also procured $18,797 of goods from a vendor and was unable to provide documentation of how the vendor was selected for the procurement or that the vendor was properly reviewed to determine the vendor was not debarred. Corrective Action Planned: The District will obtain bids for the food commodities for the next school year and review and, if necessary, update its procedures for retaining documentation to support procurement actions. Expected Implementation Date: Spring/Summer 2023 Contact Person: Dale Burnidge
View Audit 38958 Questioned Costs: $1
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP): 1. Explanation of Disagreement with Audit Finding There is no disagreement with the audit finding. 2. Actions Planned in Response to Finding High School for Recording Arts agrees with the finding and will adopt a documented procurement policy consistent with the stand...
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP): 1. Explanation of Disagreement with Audit Finding There is no disagreement with the audit finding. 2. Actions Planned in Response to Finding High School for Recording Arts agrees with the finding and will adopt a documented procurement policy consistent with the standards of 2 CFR section 200.317 through 200.320 to use for procurement of the acquisition of property or services required under federal awards or sub-awards. 3. Official Responsible for Ensuring CAP The Executive Director and Director of Operations are responsible for ensuring corrective action of the deficiency. 4. Planned Completion Date for CAP The planned completion date for the CAP is June 30, 2023. 5. Plan to Monitor Completion of CAP The School Board Chair will be monitoring this CAP.
Finding Number: 2022-01 Planned Correction Action: Management will implement additional procedures to make sure suspension and debarment requirements are considered as well as additional oversight procedures to verify quotes are being obtained when required. Management reprimanded the staff who was...
Finding Number: 2022-01 Planned Correction Action: Management will implement additional procedures to make sure suspension and debarment requirements are considered as well as additional oversight procedures to verify quotes are being obtained when required. Management reprimanded the staff who was told to obtain quotes and procurement procedures were taken away from the staff in the future. Anticipated Completion Date: 11/16/2022 Responsible Contact Person(s): Kelly Phelan, Larry Bolinger, Laura Adams
To: Sara E. Grenier, CPA Subject: Audit Finding 2022-001 COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund, Assistance Listing No. 84.425 U.S. Department of Education Award Year 2021-2022 The purpose of this memo is to respond to the FY22 Audit finding referenced in the subject matter. The auditors found th...
To: Sara E. Grenier, CPA Subject: Audit Finding 2022-001 COVID-19 - Education Stabilization Fund, Assistance Listing No. 84.425 U.S. Department of Education Award Year 2021-2022 The purpose of this memo is to respond to the FY22 Audit finding referenced in the subject matter. The auditors found that "The College did not follow their procurement policy for expenses charged to federal awards" and recommended "Management should review contracts being charged to the federal grants to ensure they have followed their procurement policy." The College concurs with the finding and recommendation and will review contracts supported by federal grants to ensure they meet institutional and Federal Guidelines. The College will also review our current procurement policies and make any adjustments that may be necessary. The estimated completion date to review contracts of this nature let between July 2022-October 2022 is no later than December 31, 2022. The action officer for this review is Robert S. Blue, Vice President for Finance and Administration & CFO.
View Audit 37735 Questioned Costs: $1
Recommendation: The Auditor noted the Organization should consider implementing policies, procedures, and internal controls specific to federal awards which are in writing and are approved by the appropriate level of management or those charged with governance. Planned Corrective Action: Management ...
Recommendation: The Auditor noted the Organization should consider implementing policies, procedures, and internal controls specific to federal awards which are in writing and are approved by the appropriate level of management or those charged with governance. Planned Corrective Action: Management agrees with the recommendation and has implemented the following steps. A procurement policy, compliant with the Procurement Standards codified in 2 C.F.R. ? 200.317 through ? 200.327 has been approved by the Board of Directors. This policy states the procedures required for documentation for procurement of goods and services related to all Federal awards. Specific additional procedures have been implemented providing an additional level of review for all Federal expenditures, including a quarterly reconciliation of reporting submitted to the granter.
Finding 2022-002 ? Procurement Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency/Non-Compliance Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 (Child Care Quality Improvement) Planned Corrective Action: Effective immediately pursuant to MRGDC?s Operating Policy 10.04, Fiscal Services effective April 2022, Procurement/P...
Finding 2022-002 ? Procurement Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency/Non-Compliance Assistance Listing Number: 93.575 (Child Care Quality Improvement) Planned Corrective Action: Effective immediately pursuant to MRGDC?s Operating Policy 10.04, Fiscal Services effective April 2022, Procurement/Purchase Order Policy and the WFSMRGB Memorandum of Understanding approved by the Chief Elected Officials and Workforce Board designating MRGDC as its Fiscal Agent, this policy will be adhered to, monitored and overseen to have strict adherence of the policy and MOU based on the approved FMGC and generally accepted accounting principles. WFSMRG?s Fiscal Policy and Procedures _001, 002, and _003 will strengthen the identified weak oversight identified the last two years when the corporate knowledge of its Fiscal Agent was reduced due to attrition of experienced staff. Training for any employee who executes a requisition for goods or services will be required and monitored for its effective implementation of the policies that provide for all the essential elements of procurement and purchasing authority that will result in the efficient and effective use of all workforce and child care funds. Responsible Staff: Executive Director(s) MRGDC, WFSMRGB MRGDC Controller MRGDC Finance Officer MRGDC Lead Accountant(s) MRGDC Accounts Payable MRGDC Director of Workforce Solutions System WFSMRGB Assistant Executive Director WFSMRGB Director of Child Care Services WFSMRGB Accountant
2022-001 Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Contact: Joseph Wilson Title: SVP, Procurement Phone Number: 202-760-4193 Estimated completion date: September 2023 Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding and recommendations set forth within and is nearing completion of its revised p...
2022-001 Procurement, Suspension and Debarment Contact: Joseph Wilson Title: SVP, Procurement Phone Number: 202-760-4193 Estimated completion date: September 2023 Corrective Action: Management agrees with the finding and recommendations set forth within and is nearing completion of its revised procurement policies and procedures to conform with Uniform Guidance procurement requirements. The updated procurement policy is scheduled to be released during the third quarter of the fiscal year 2023. Training on the Uniform Guidance procurement requirements has been developed and will be required for all staff with procurement responsibilities to ensure (1) adherence to Uniform Guidance and (2) that appropriate justifications for noncompetitive contracts are used and properly documented. Last, during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, NeighborWorks implemented a new contracts management system that will be used to manage all aspects of vendor contracts from planning to closeout, including the contract expiration date. Full transition to the new system is targeted for the end of the fiscal year 2023.
FINDING 2022-001 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Karen Zackfia, Director of Business and Finance Contact Phone Number: Karen Zackfia, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Official: I concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The superintendent and director...
FINDING 2022-001 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Karen Zackfia, Director of Business and Finance Contact Phone Number: Karen Zackfia, 219-285-2228 Views of Responsible Official: I concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: The superintendent and director of maintenance will be made aware that construction contracts in excess of $2,000 paid from federal funds must pay wages by the vendor not less than those established for the locality of North Newton School Corporation by the Department of Labor and that compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act must be in the vendor?s contract requiring weekly submissions of a copy of payroll and statement of compliance to North Newton School Corporation by the vendor as work is completed. The submission of the required documents will be one of the requirements for payment to the vendor. Anticipated Completion Date: The corrective action plan was implemented on March 15, 2023.
Finding 2022-002 ? Child Nutrition Cluster ? Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Serena Francis, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: (765) 226-0603 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective A...
Finding 2022-002 ? Child Nutrition Cluster ? Procurement and Suspension and Debarment Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Serena Francis, Business Manager Contact Phone Number: (765) 226-0603 Views of Responsible Official: We concur with the finding. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have joined the Food 2 School consortium beginning with 2022-2023 school year. Both our Food Service Director and our Business Manager receive all emails and communication. This will allow internal control and oversight to ensure that the consortium is compliment with all state and federal procedures. We also have moved all of our small purchases into this purchasing consortium system. Anticipated Completion Date: August 1, 2023
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN JUNE 30, 2022 REFERENCE: 2022-101 CFDA NUMBER 84.425D ? COVID 19 ? EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND CFDA NUMBER 84.425U ? COVID 19 ? EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ? 2021 PASSED THROUGH ARIZONA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT NUMBER: S425D210038 & ...
CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN JUNE 30, 2022 REFERENCE: 2022-101 CFDA NUMBER 84.425D ? COVID 19 ? EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND CFDA NUMBER 84.425U ? COVID 19 ? EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ? 2021 PASSED THROUGH ARIZONA STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT NUMBER: S425D210038 & S425U210038 CLIENT RESPONSE AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN We concur with the condition. 1. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Wendi Allardice - Superintendent Karen Hancock - Title I/ESSER Grants Manager 2. Corrective action planned: A. Protocols developed to obtain at least 3 vendor quotes for any items over 10,000 with an analysis and justification of vendor chosen. B. Protocol in place for checking for vendor suspensions or debarment prior to purchase approval. C. Monthly meeting for comparison of proposed and estimated purchases and actual purchases and charges to the Grant. 3. Anticipated completion date: Anticipated completion date for above listed plan: 08/31/2022
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