Corrective Action Plans

Corrective Action Plan: Management agrees with the Auditor’s recommendations. The City has discussed this finding with our former auditors. Accounting staff and City grant personnel will work with third parties working with grants for the City to more frequently receive information and update the City's records accordingly. Person(s) Responsible (Name, title): Donald Harris, City Treasurer and Shelly Munks, City Clerk Timing for Implementation: Ongoing

Finding Number: 2023-007 Condition: Controls in place were not adequate to ensure the schedule of federal expenditures was complete and accurate. Planned Corrective Action: Reports in Workday along with new reconciliation workpapers will be utilized to ensure a complete and accurate SEFA in FY2025. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Laura Randall Anticipated Completion Date: 06/30/2025

Finding Number 2023-005 Condition: The FEMA expenditures on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) initially presented for audit were not complete and accurate. Planned Corrective Action: Seek training from our auditors on the proper recording of obligated expenditures. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Laura Randall Anticipated Completion Date: 06/14/2024

Corrective Action Plan 2023 – 007 FINDING 2023-007 Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Kevin Beaver, Clerk – Treasurer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: Ph. 812-533-1053 Kevin.Beaver@westterrehautein.gov Views of Responsible Officials: We Concur with the SBOA Findings Finding Subject: Scope Limitation Corrective Action Plan 1. Establish Formal SEFA Preparation Procedures The Clerk-Treasurer will develop and implement written procedures for the preparation and review of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. Procedures will require: • Identification of all federal awards received during the year. • Verification of applicable Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs). • Documentation supporting all reported expenditures. • Completion of a SEFA preparation checklist before submission. 2. Create and Maintain a Federal Awards Inventory The Town will establish a centralized listing of all federal awards received. The inventory will include: • Federal agency • Program name • Assistance Listing Number (ALN) • Grant period • Award amount • Annual expenditures • Pass-through entity information, when applicable The inventory will be reviewed and updated monthly. 3. Implement Reconciliation Procedures for Federal Expenditures Prior to preparation of the AFR and SEFA, federal expenditures will be reconciled to: • General ledger accounts • Grant reimbursement requests • Supporting grant documentation • Cash drawdowns and receipts Any discrepancies identified during the reconciliation process will be investigated and resolved before submission. 4. Implement Independent Review Controls An independent review of the SEFA will be performed before submission. The review will verify: • Completeness of all federal programs. • Accuracy of reported expenditures. • Correct Assistance Listing Numbers. • Agreement of reported amounts to support records and reconciliations. Evidence of review will be documented through a monthly signed and dated review checklist. 5. Strengthen Grant Documentation and Record Retention The Town will maintain separate grant files for each federal program containing: • Award agreements • Amendments • Reimbursement requests • Financial reports • Supporting expenditure documentation • Correspondence with grantor agencies Records will be maintained in accordance with federal and state retention requirements. 6. Establish Ongoing Monitoring Procedures The Town will perform monthly reviews of federal grant activity to ensure expenditures are properly recorded and reported. Monitoring procedures will include: • Review of grant expenditures by program. • Verification of ALN assignments. • Review of grant balances and reimbursement activity. • Follow-up and correction of identified issues. Results of quarterly reviews will be documented and retained. Quarterly monitoring reports Responsible Party: Clerk – Treasurer and Town Council President. Completion Date: immediate first steps, March 3, 2027, for full implementation. _____________________________ Kevin Beaver, Clerk – Treasurer

Federal agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistance Listing No.: 93.918, Grants to Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV Disease (Ryan White, Part C) Condition: Ryan White, Part C requires the use of program income under the additive method, which requires program income earned from a federally funded program is added to the federal award amount and used to further program objectives. Under the method, allowable expenditures of program income are included on the SEFA. UPMC’s SEFA did not include expenditures related to program income, which were allowable. As a result, the expenditures in the SEFA for the Ryan White, Part C, were understated which resulted in the improper identification of major federal programs and, therefore, required the restatement of the previously issued Uniform Guidance report to include Ryan White, Part C as a major federal program. Corrective Action Plan: UPMC has remediated the control deficiency for the period ending December 31, 2025, by restating the 2023 Uniform Guidance report and including expenditures of program income in the SEFA for years ending on and after December 31, 2023. Completion: September 2026

Actions Planned – The City has strengthened internal controls over grant management by implementing enhanced processes and oversight. Duties have been assigned to staff that include maintaining a comprehensive and up to date list of all City grants. This individual is responsible for managing a centralized spreadsheet that includes grant documents, funding amounts, key requirements, and other supporting information. Grant documents are reviewed including for indication of federal funding. Minutes of the City Council and Economic Development Authority are reviewed and tied to the spreadsheet. Bank deposits are reviewed daily to identify any grant-related receipts. The spreadsheet is reviewed and updated frequently to ensure accuracy and completeness. These actions bolster the City’s ability to track grant activity, ensure compliance, and prevent future occurrences related to the audit finding. Official Responsible – Jason Zimmerman, Finance Director Planned Completion Date – June 30, 2025 Disagreement With or Explanation of Finding – The City agrees with this finding. Plan to Monitor – The City’s grant spreadsheet is reviewed quarterly and used as a workpaper to bring together information for the annual financial audit. Grant documents are reviewed by Finance for terms including federal ALN numbers, or any indication of the City being a subrecipient. Daily bank receipts are reconciled to the bank and tied out on a daily report.

Condition: Management lacked adequate controls at the transaction level to ensure compliance with activities allowed or unallowed, allowable cost principles, and period of performance, which resulted in the improper inclusion of duplicate costs and costs from a prior fiscal period. Further, a lack of effective controls over financial reporting and over preparation of the SEFA resulted in management reporting activity on a cash basis, inconsistent with the basis of reporting established in Note 1 and with requirements established by the passthrough funding agency. Planned Corrective Action: Management will implement a new review, reconciliation and oversight process to ensure that compliance with activities allowed or unallowed, allowable cost principles, and period of performance standards are followed for future grant submissions. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Louise Arzu, Vice President, Finance Anticipated Completion Date: 9/30/2024

Finding No: 2023 001 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance Listing Number: 97.036 Program: COVID 19 – Disaster Grants Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Award Year: July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 Compliance Requirement: Other – Inaccurate reporting of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Criteria According to 2 CFR 200.510(b), a recipient of federal awards is required to prepare a schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA) for the period covered by the entity’s financial statements which must include the total federal awards expended as determined in accordance with 2 CFR 200.502. Additionally, 2 CFR 200.303 requires non federal 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 control should include procedures to ensure federal expenditures are accurately and completely reported on the SEFA. Conditions Found The System did not have adequate controls related to the identification and reporting of federal expenditures for the COVID 19 – Disaster Grants Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program on the SEFA. Specifically, the System lacked controls to ensure expenditures incurred for COVID 19 Disaster Grants Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) program were recognized on the SEFA when obligated. As a result, $16,310,090 of FEMA expenditures were omitted from the June 30, 2023 SEFA. Cause Management did not perform appropriate risk assessment procedures related to federal awards that have unique recognition criteria such as FEMA. Specifically, there was not a control in place to ensure FEMA expenditures were recognized on the SEFA based on when the FEMA award was both obligated and expenditures were incurred. Effect Failure to establish effective internal controls over the preparation of the SEFA may prevent the System from reporting accurate program information and completing an audit in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Questioned Cost Not applicable Statistical Sample The sample was not intended to be, and was not, a statistically valid sample. Repeat Finding in the Prior Year Not a repeat finding. Recommendation We recommend that the System strengthen its processes and internal controls over ensuring that proper recognition of expenditures have been reported completely and accurately on SEFA. View of Responsible Official Wellstar Health System, Inc. has implemented a control and process to ensure that expenditures are properly reflected on the SEFA. Corrective Action Plan Wellstar Health System, Inc. has implemented a control and process to ensure that expenditures are properly reflected on the SEFA at time of obligation. Anticipated Completion Date: Wellstar Health System, Inc has already implemented the corrective action. Name of Contact Person for Corrective Action: Beth Loudermilk, VP Financial Planning & Analysis

The Division will take steps to ensure that proper evidence of review is maintained for the food distribution records and the sign in sheets. September 2026 Al Agpoon, Golden State Division Controller

2023 006 Other – Inaccurate Reporting of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Pass Through – SNJ Office of Emergency Management Program Titles and ALN: Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) (ALN 97.036) Grant Number: Grant #4488 Proj F#2105 and Grant #4614 Proj F#690 Contact Person: Erin Cuomo, Interim Vice President IP&O Business Services; 848-932-4981 Corrective Action: The Office for Research, through its Research Administration leadership in collaboration with Institutional Planning & Operations and University Finance will develop and implement a formal Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to establish a consistent institutional framework for the administration and oversight of federally funded capital projects, emergency recovery programs, and other non-traditional sponsored funding mechanisms. The SOP will define roles and responsibilities, establish compliance requirements, and standardize processes to ensure alignment with applicable federal regulations and institutional policies The Senior Vice President for Research, the Interim Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, and the University Controller will serve as the responsible executives for oversight, approval and implementation of this SOP. Anticipated Completion Date: Completed

Recommendation: We recommend the County implement a countywide system to allow for a more automated system of tracking federal expenditures, that may include updated processes to be developed to set up new organization codes which would require grant managers to provide the required information needed for accurate SEFA preparation. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management agrees with the finding and has implemented new process to ensure accurate preparation of their SEFA’s.

Finding Reference Number: 2023-003 Description of Finding: The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) was not reconciled and complete prior to the beginning of the audit. Statement of Concurrence or Nonconcurrence: The identified issue pertaining to the incomplete SEFA is accurate and clearly defined. Corrective Action: • The Authority has since contracted with a consultant to assist staff with project and budget management of the same project the grant was funding. • Reporting requirements will be completed by the consultant or finance department going forward rather than the engineering manager. • Monthly meetings are held with staff from both accounting, engineering, and the grantor to discuss grant expenditures, invoice submittals and reimbursements, and project updates. • Director of Finance has looked into grant management certification courses in order to further educate staff on grant tracking and reporting requirements.

2023-009- Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program Name: American Rescue Plan Act / Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (ARPA) Assistance Listing Number: 23.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Pass-Through Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): Not Available Award Period: 1/1/2023 – 12/31/23 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance Condition: Policies and controls in place regarding the completeness of the SEFA were not properly functioning. Within the supporting listing of expenses relating to ARPA expenditures, multiple transactions were identified as 2022 fiscal year expenditures that were included in the 2023 expenditure total. The County revised the 2023 SEFA to exclude the 2022 expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend management should review the process of recording federal expenditures to determine expenditures are being included in the appropriate fiscal year. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned and taken in response to finding: The reason for the finding’s recurrence is in part a result of the timing of when the finding was issued. For example, the 2022 Single Audit was issued in August 2024. At this point, the 2023 fiscal year was already complete. Additionally, the implementation of corrective actions are in progress, including providing training, oversight and guidance to departments administering the grants, but these efforts take time to complete and/or are ongoing. A Deputy Controller of Grant Accounting was hired in February 2023, and a Manager-Grant Accounting was hired in July 2024, after working in this capacity as a temporary staff member since mid-2023. The County approved an additional full-time grant accounting position in May 2025 and will begin recruiting for this position in June 2025. These positions are responsible for establishing accounting policies based on best practices for grant-related activities, developing and providing training and resources to grant- funded departments, reviewing grant-related accounting in the Infor system, preparation of the annual SEFA, and assisting in the facilitation and preparation of documents needed for the Single Audit. The work performed by these positions had been vacant since the departure of Internal Audit Staff who helped General Accounting prior to the 2021 audit as well as the SEFA. Several changes have been made since the grant accounting team was created including the following: The grant accounting team is developing streamlined and standardized SEFA templates for each department for SEFA preparation. The expenditures reported on each SEFA are being compared to the financial information in the GL where possible to ensure all appropriate expenditures are included. Additionally, we are incorporating tracking of lifetime grant expenditures into the SEFA process to ensure no expenditures are missed due to cut off or timing issues. In 2023, the grant accounting team created a Montgomery County Grant Repository. This repository is used to store all grant agreements awarded to the County. Departments submit grant information to the repository upon notification of grant award. The grant accounting team reviews the Grant Repository when preparing the SEFA to ensure no grant programs are inadvertently left off of the SEFA. Additionally, the availability of the Grant Repository enables members of the accounting, finance and grant departments to quickly access grant award information when needed for audits, reporting, or other requirements. The grant accounting team is continuing to review and update the County’s Grant Accounting policies and is working closely with departments to understand their utilization of Infor to account for grant- related activities. As these policies are formalized, we will continue to provide training and resources; in late 2023, the County hired an outside trainer to provide an in-depth training on the accrual method of accounting, grant accruals, and the treatment of grant revenue. The Grant Accountant provided training in April 2024 to explain and outline the SEFA and Single Audit processes. Grant-funded departments received a two-day training on utilization of the Grant Management components of Infor in February 2024. We are also providing guidance and education to departments on the differences in timing of various grant fiscal years and how these impact the financial audit, SEFA and Single Audit. For example, departments must understand how to report expenditures and receipts in the correct period regardless of the fiscal year associated to the contract (State: July-June; Federal: October-September; County: January-December) and understand how these amounts reconcile to the amounts reported to the funding agencies. The accounting department continues to work with departments to emphasize the importance of submitting financial documentation timely and reviewing what is in the General Ledger promptly at the end of each month. The Finance department is performing quarterly reviews with departments to go over financial status, including grant financials. Departments are continuing to utilize Project Codes and other components of Infor’s Grant Management System to ensure the proper accounting of grant-related expenses, receipts, and revenues in the GL. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Thomas Landauer and Fonta Reilly Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 2025

2023-008 – Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program Name: Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) Assistance Listing Number: 23.023 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Various Pass-Through Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Health and Human Services Pass-Through Number(s): Not Available Award Period: 1/1/2023 – 12/31/23 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance Condition: Policies and controls in place regarding the completeness of the SEFA were not properly functioning. Within the supporting listing of expenses relating to ERAP expenditures, six transactions were identified as prior fiscal-year expenditures that were included in the unadjusted 2023 expenditure total. The County revised the 2023 SEFA to exclude the 2022 expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend management should review the process of recording federal expenditures to determine expenditures are being included in the appropriate fiscal year. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned and taken in response to finding: The reason for the finding’s recurrence is in part a result of the timing of when the finding was issued. For example, the 2022 Single Audit was issued in August 2024. At this point, the 2023 fiscal year was already complete. Additionally, the implementation of corrective actions are in progress, including providing training, oversight and guidance to departments administering the grants, but these efforts take time to complete and/or are ongoing. A Deputy Controller of Grant Accounting was hired in February 2023, and a Manager-Grant Accounting was hired in July 2024, after working in this capacity as a temporary staff member since mid-2023. The County approved an additional full-time grant accounting position in May 2025 and will begin recruiting for this position in June 2025. These positions are responsible for establishing accounting policies based on best practices for grant-related activities, developing and providing training and resources to grant- funded departments, reviewing grant-related accounting in the Infor system, preparation of the annual SEFA, and assisting in the facilitation and preparation of documents needed for the Single Audit. The work performed by these positions had been vacant since the departure of Internal Audit Staff who helped General Accounting prior to the 2021 audit as well as the SEFA. Several changes have been made since the grant accounting team was created including the following: The grant accounting team is developing streamlined and standardized SEFA templates for each department for SEFA preparation. The expenditures reported on each SEFA are being compared to the financial information in the GL where possible to ensure all appropriate expenditures are included. Additionally, we are incorporating tracking of lifetime grant expenditures into the SEFA process to ensure no expenditures are missed due to cut off or timing issues. In 2023, the grant accounting team created a Montgomery County Grant Repository. This repository is used to store all grant agreements awarded to the County. Departments submit grant information to the repository upon notification of grant award. The grant accounting team reviews the Grant Repository when preparing the SEFA to ensure no grant programs are inadvertently left off of the SEFA. Additionally, the availability of the Grant Repository enables members of the accounting, finance and grant departments to quickly access grant award information when needed for audits, reporting, or other requirements. The grant accounting team is continuing to review and update the County’s Grant Accounting policies and is working closely with departments to understand their utilization of Infor to account for grant- related activities. As these policies are formalized, we will continue to provide training and resources; in late 2023, the County hired an outside trainer to provide an in-depth training on the accrual method of accounting, grant accruals, and the treatment of grant revenue. The Grant Accountant provided training in April 2024 to explain and outline the SEFA and Single Audit processes. Grant-funded departments received a two-day training on utilization of the Grant Management components of Infor in February 2024. We are also providing guidance and education to departments on the differences in timing of various grant fiscal years and how these impact the financial audit, SEFA and Single Audit. For example, departments must understand how to report expenditures and receipts in the correct period regardless of the fiscal year associated to the contract (State: July-June; Federal: October-September; County: January-December) and understand how these amounts reconcile to the amounts reported to the funding agencies. The accounting department continues to work with departments to emphasize the importance of submitting financial documentation timely and reviewing what is in the General Ledger promptly at the end of each month. The Finance department is performing quarterly reviews with departments to go over financial status, including grant financials. Departments are continuing to utilize Project Codes and other components of Infor’s Grant Management System to ensure the proper accounting of grant-related expenses, receipts, and revenues in the GL. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Thomas Landauer and Fonta Reilly Planned completion date for corrective action plan: September 2025

To: FY2023 Uniform Guidance Reporting Package From: David Noble, Director, Grant Administration RE: 2023 Uniform Guidance Audit Corrective Action Plan Date: September 25, 2025 Finding 2023-003 Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury U.S. Department of Homeland Security ALN: 21.027 / 97.036 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation’s CFO and VP of Fiscal Services/Controller have reviewed the reporting from KPMG relating to the Uniform Guidance. We understand the recommendation set forth by KPMG and will update our controls and processes to include additional review of expenses incurred during the relevant audit period. Grady’s corrective action plan: We have restated 2023 SEFA totals based on updates to the project funded within ALN 21.027 and for the project funded within 97.036. Going forward the SEFA will be reviewed to ensure that all related expenses for the audit period are incorporated. Contact person/s responsible for the corrective action: David Noble, Director, Grant Administration Anticipated Completion Date: Consistent with 2024 Financial Audit Reporting

To: FY2023 Uniform Guidance Reporting Package From: David Noble, Director, Grant Administration RE: 2023 Uniform Guidance Audit Corrective Action Plan Date: September 25, 2025 Finding 2023-002 (REVISED) Federal Program: Medicaid Assistance Program HIV Emergency Relief Project Grants ALN: 93.778 / 93.914 Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation’s CFO and VP of Fiscal Services/Controller have reviewed the reporting from KPMG relating to the Uniform Guidance. We understand the recommendation set forth by KPMG and will update our controls and processes to include additional review of expenses incurred during the relevant audit period. Grady’s corrective action plan: Going forward the SEFA will be reviewed to ensure that all related expenses for the audit period are incorporated. Contact person/s responsible for the corrective action: David Noble, Director, Grant Administration Anticipated Completion Date: Consistent with 2024 Financial Audit Reportin

The grant accounting and SEFA preparation process will be refined, improved and documented. Internal resources will be reallocated to ensure sufficient coverage of these processes, and the primary accountability and oversight will shift to System Accounting. Management will ensure that in preparation of the SEFA, (1) a team member will assemble the initial reconciliation, (2) management will review the initial reconciliation and review the consolidation from all BayCare entities to the combined SEFA, (3) A final review will be conducted by the Director of Accounting. Sign-off from each preparer/reviewer shall be required. Meetings will be conducted as needed with departments outside of Hospital Finance to ensure completeness and accuracy of data. Start September 2025, Finalized Q1 2026

Condition: Controls in place were not adequate to ensure the schedule of federal expenditures was complete and accurate. Planned Corrective Action: Management fully understands the importance of internal controls to ensure the schedule of federal expenditures is complete and accurate. The Grants Department will amend its current written processes regarding award establishment to include requiring documentation indicating an award is federal funds prior to establishing the project in Infor CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management (Accounting software). Additionally, the Grants Department will routinely audit the database the department utilizes to record awards to ensure the field to note federal awards is properly updated. Furthermore, the SEFA will be reviewed with documented sign-off by each member of the Grants Team prior to submission. Contact person responsible for corrective action: Stephanie Cihon Anticipated Completion Date: October 31, 2025

Finding Number 2023-056 Subject Heading (Financial) or AL no. and program name (Federal) ALN: 21.027 Federal Program name: Coronavirus State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) Planned Corrective Action Management Response The Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services – Grants Management Office (OMES-GMO), in coordination with the OMES Financial Reporting Unit (FRU), agrees with the finding. OMES agrees with the finding and concurs that the implementation of additional controls, along with clarity on process, is necessary to ensure accurate preparation and reporting of expenditures on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). OMES recognizes the importance of compliance with 2 CFR § 200.303, § 200.502(a), and § 200.510(b), which require entities to maintain effective internal controls and to accurately report federal expenditures based on when the underlying activities occur. Accurate SEFA reporting ensures transparency and accountability in the use of federal funds, including Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CSLFRF) under Assistance Listing #21.027. Actions Taken and Planned Improvements: • FY2024 Review and Remediation: OMES FRU is actively working with the agencies identified in this finding to review and, if necessary, amend their FY2024 GAAP Package Z submissions. Necessary updates to FY2024 SEFA will be made to reflect accurate expenditure reporting in line with federal requirements. OMES FRU will review specific instances with its partner agencies identified in the findings to substantiate or refute agency assertions concerning provided assistance and approvals received. •GAAP Package Z Template Enhancements (Effective FY2025): OMES FRU will revise the GAAP Package Z template to include a new reconciliation tab. This tab will require agencies to reconcile reported federal expenditures and cash balances to SRD (Summary of Receipts and Disbursements) reports. OMES FRU will review this reconciliation against data from PeopleSoft to verify accuracy. •Annual SEFA Training: Beginning in FY2025, OMES FRU will provide annual training to all agencies involved in federal reporting. The training will focus on SEFA requirements, GAAP Package Z completion, and reconciliation procedures. This timing aligns with agency preparation for the FY2025 GAAP Package submissions. Noteworthy Corrections: Agencies 340, 423, 677, 800, and 585 made SEFA corrections at the request of the State Auditor’s Office prior to the issuance of this finding. These amendments were submitted and processed in a timely manner and reflect the agencies' commitment to compliance. Agency-Specific Responses Individual responses have been submitted by several agencies listed in the finding, outlining corrective actions, reconciliations, and improvements made to internal controls. These responses are available upon request and have been reviewed by OMES FRU for accuracy and completeness. In addition, several agencies have submitted their own independent responses, which document internal improvements and provide additional context to their individual reporting discrepancies. The following agencies provided the following independent responses: 619: The 2023 SEFA was completed and submitted by OMES without the aid or approval of agency 619 and the ARPA Grant Manager. Agency 619 worked very closely with OMES on the 2024 SEFA to ensure that our internal records matched what is listed in PeopleSoft. Some edits had to be made but the SEFA was submitted with all parties in agreement. Agency 619 will continue to work closely with OMES in future reporting periods to ensure the most accurate expense totals are reported. 670: Agency 670 has taken corrective action by reviewing internal processes with assigned staff to ensure required forms are comprehensively reviewed for errors, omissions, and exceptions prior to filing with OMES CAR. agency 670 is willing and able to complete an updated OMES CAR form with accurate information. Anticipated Completion Date 06/30/2026 Responsible Contact Person OMES: Parker Wise, Felicia Clark 619: Sara Librandi, Kami Fullingim 670: Mike Powers, Mark Chronister, Erik Paulson

Finding Number 2023-011 Subject Heading (Financial) or AL no. and program name (Federal) 20.509 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas Planned Corrective Action We concur with the auditor’s recommendation. Staff will be trained on how to reconcile & identify discrepancies. Anticipated Completion Date September 2025 Responsible Contact Person Sam Ddamba

Finding Number: 2023-042 Finding Name: Inaccurate Reporting of Federal Expenditures Finding Condition(s): The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) did not accurately report Federal expenditures under the Unemployment Insurance (UI) program. Name of Contact Person(s): Kelly McGrath, Manager of Accounting and Reporting – Illinois Department of Employment Security, Accounting and Reporting Corrective Action(s): The IDES has worked with its bank to address one of the underlying issues that prompted these adjustments and has updating its procedures for its GAAP package preparation. The IDES reviewed and considered this finding when preparing its fiscal year 2024 GAAP package. Proposed Completion Date: March 31, 2025 – Completed

Finding Number: 2023-012 Finding Name: Inaccurate Reporting of Federal Expenditures Finding Condition(s): The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) did not accurately report federal expenditures, including amounts provided to subrecipients, under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP) Cluster, the Supplemental Nutrition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs, the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Child Care Development Funds (CCDF) Cluster, the Social Services Block Grants (SSBG), the Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse (SAPT) program, and the Disability Insurance/SSI (SSDI) Cluster. Specifically, the auditors noted differences between the expenditure amounts provided for audit by the IDHS and the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) amounts reported to the IOC, differences relative to amounts provided to program subrecipients, the cash basis expenditures provided by the IDHS for audit procedures included accrued (not paid) expenditures, and amounts passed through to other State agencies from the IDHS provided by the IDHS for audit procedures included expenditures paid outside of the fiscal year. Finally, IDHS’ controls over reporting federal expenditures were not designed at a sufficient level of precision to ensure complete and accurate reporting in a timely manner. Name of Contact Person(s): Sarah Eves, Bureau Chief – Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of General Accounting Corrective Action(s): The IDHS has created a spreadsheet with all federal expenditure data grouped by assistance listing numbers (ALN). The spreadsheet also contains a tab with only the major program expenditure data, which is compared the IDHS’ SEFA totals. Any discrepancies between the reporting methodologies are identified and researched. Proposed Completion Date: September 30, 2024 – Completed

The City will review the process for identifying federal awards to minimize the likelihood of errors in preparing the schedule of expenditures of federal awards to minimize the likelihood of errors in preparing the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. This will include inquiries of the Engineer’s Office.

Corrective Actions Taken or Planned Management concurs with the finding and is currently in the process of updating the accounting system to incorporate grant-specific specific tracking codes to further align with federal reporting standards. As part of a layered approach to internal controls, Excel worksheets will continue to be used as a supplementary monitoring tool, providing an additional cross-check to the system-generated reports. Responsible person: Jackie Ramirez, Operations & Finance Associate Director Expected Implementation date: November 20, 2025

Clean Water State Revolving Fund – ALN: 66.458 Finding: Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards Preparation Recommendation: Procedures should be implemented to ensure completion of an entry to the Schedule of Federal Expenditures of Federal Awards to achieve a reliable reporting of total expenditures for an audit period. Action Taken: The City of Hartwell recognizes its responsibility to prepare and present an accurate Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) in accordance with Uniform Guidance. To address this finding, the City will implement formal written procedures for the preparation and review of the SEFA.