Corrective Action Plans

• ZMCHD will continue to educate staff on time and activity reporting. • ZMCHD will create a process to evaluate staff time and effort reporting to ensure the grant is not being overcharged.

Management recognizes the importanceof maintaining complete and accurate documenation for all expenditures, including credti card charges. While supporting documentation is collected and reviewed, we acknowldge the need to strengthen the review process for complete documenation, cost classification and recording. To address this, all relevant staff received additional training in January and February 2025 regarding identifying allowable and unallowable costs and properly documenting expenses in accirdance with federal cost principles. In addition, the new program director has scheduled quarerly meetings with the external accountant to implenet a revised system for classifying direct and indirect costs and to develop any additional staff training. These steps will help ensure that all costs are allowable, appropriately allocated, and accurately recorded in the general ledger.

U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families & Medical Assistance Program Assistance Listing Number: 10.561, 93.558, & 93.778 Passed Through Minnesota Department of Human Services Pass Through Number: H55230010, H55214077, & H55215048 Award Period: 2023 Recommendation: We recommend that the County retain documentation of review and approval of all expenditures included in the County’s Cost Allocation Plan. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: The County will ensure the cost allocation plan is reconciled to the supporting documents and expenditures prior to the final review and signing of the cost allocation plan. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Will Wallo, Finance Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2024

U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families & Medical Assistance Program Assistance Listing Number: 10.561, 93.558, & 93.778 Passed Through Minnesota Department of Human Services Pass Through Number: H55230010, H55214077, & H55215048 Award Period: 2023 Recommendation: We recommend that the County retain documentation of review and approval of all expenditures. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: The County will ensure documentation for all disbursements and the related review and approvals are retained going forward. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Tiffinie Miller, Deputy Director of Employment & Economic Assistance Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2024

Finding Number: 2023-002 Planned Corrective Action: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Re: Noncompliance / Material Weakness/ Questioned Cost • ZMCHD has developed a spreadsheet for management to review time and activity of their staff including time worked and effort documentation quarterly based on actual time worked vs. budgeted time worked. Any necessary corrections will be shared with the fiscal officer to ensure corrections are made as necessary. • ZMCHD will ensure staff are educated on how to report time worked when they are doing activities for multiple programs and ensure that staff are disciplined when they are not reporting correctly. Anticipated Completion Date: 12/31/2024 Responsible Contact Person: Erin Wood, Chief Administrative Officer

Finding no.: 2023-001 Contact person(s) responsible: Sally Alworth Corrective action planned: As of April 15, 2023, a new timecard system was implemented and charges to grants are supported by actual timecard entries. Timecards are approved by the employee and reviewed by a supervisor prior to payroll processing. Anticipated completion date: April 15, 2023

2022-007 – SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CLUSTER, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES, & CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT – ACTIVITIES ALLOWED AND UNALLOWED U.S. Department of Agriculture & U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Cluster, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families & Child Support Enforcement Assistance Listing Number: 10.561, 93.558, 93.563 Passed Through Minnesota Department of Human Services Pass Through Number: H55210010, H55214077 & H55214004 Award Period: 2022 Recommendation: We recommend that the County retain documentation of review and approval of all expenditures. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned in response to finding: EEA has reviewed existing policies for purchases using federal funds. If using federal funds, these policies and procedures will be followed. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Daren Nyquist, Administration Manager Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2023