Corrective Action Plans

Identifying Number: 2023-002 Finding: Late Issuance of 2023 Single Audit Reporting Package Corrective Actions Taken or Planned: The Center will issue the single audit reporting package after the external audit is completed. Our single audit was performed timely, however, the purposeful delay of the external audit impacted our ability to finalize. Contact Persons(s) Responsible for Correction Action: Katie Berg, CFO Completion Date: October 30, 2024

CHAG management has worked with the audit team to create a time line for the next audit cycle to ensure that all future audits are completed and filed not later than the 30th of April.

1. A master calendar with key due dates will be prepared for each program as well as the overall organization 2. Weekly meetings will be held with Program Directors with a standard agenda item of upcoming due dates within the subsequent four weeks. 3. During these meetings, Directors will be required to provide status updates and draft submissions when applicable. 4. Once a quarter, a federal compliancerequirement will be selected to have a deep dive review. 5. An HQ Administrative Assistant will be hired to monitor compliance and will prepare a monthly report for the Executive Director’s review

September 25, 2024 “Corrective Action Plan” To whom it may concern, This Corrective Action Plan to ensure the audits are filed timely with the Federal Clearing House: We will ensure that the financial statements be prepared timely in order for the outside auditor to have the opportunity to complete the audit timely. The financial statements and all requested supporting documentation will be completed and provided to the auditor within 45 days after the close of the fiscal year This will be monitored by the board chair for the organization, Mr. Walter McDowell to ensuring that that the financial information is ready for the audit to be completed. Mr. McDowell has shared the plan with the board of directors. This plan will be implemented immediately and be in place for the next fiscal year end. If there are questions regarding this plan please contact: Robert Patrick CFO Harambee Community Development Email: bob@rpcomp.com Tel. 201.341.4552 Cc: Easter Parks – CEO Harambee Family Academy Walter McDowell – Board Chair

Access, Inc. has recently employed a CFO with extensive experience with the Department of Labor grants and contracts, to assist with the accounting process and to ensure the books are closed in a timely fashion and the reporting package to be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Finding 2023‐003 – Material Weakness, Material Noncompliance – Reporting (Repeat) Name of Contact Person: George Czerwionka, Director of Finance Corrective Action: Management understands that the data collection was not submitted within 9 months of June 30th year end. Procedures will be implemented to make sure the audit is completed before the 9‐month deadline. Data collections will then be uploaded to the federal clearing hours before the 9‐ month deadline or within 30 days of the audit report being issued. Proposed Completion Date: March 31, 2025

FINDING NUMBER: 2023-001 UNITED WAY OF BREVARD WILL WORK DILIGENTLY WITH THE AUDIT VENDOR TO ENSURE SUBMISSION OF THE AUDIT REPORT TO THE FEDERAL AUDIT CLEARINGHOUSE BY THE DEADLINE ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE: 02/01/2024 RESPONSIBLE CONTACT PERSON: EMILY ORNDORFF

Corrective Actions Planned or Taken With the staffing turnover in key personnel at both LCFS and RSM, the audit was delayed. We have now hired qualified staff and plans to have timely audits in the future. Responsible individual: Mr. Dhiren Shah, CFO (Phone number – 630.248.1181)

Management concurs with the auditor's finding and will implement the recommended corrective action plan. Person Responsible: Property Manager and Management Agent. Date of Implementation: October 2023

Management Response: This finding was identified for the submission of the 2021 Data Collection Form, and by the time the Organization established procedures to ensure that the Data Collection Form and Single Audit report are submitted within the established due date, the due date of the 2022 audit already passed. However, the procedures will be in place for the next year’s audit to avoid the recurrence of this finding.

Corrective Action: Name of Contact Person Wayne Moyer Data Collection Reporting Package Effective August 31, 2024, CSC will close the books within the stipulated time and the audit will be completed in a timely manner to comply with federal guidelines for submission to the FAC. Proposed Completion Date: August 31, 2024.

Recommendation: We recommend that management evaluate all aspects of the financial close and reporting processes and establish effective internal controls and procedures to ensure timely submission of the financial statements and supporting schedules. Management should complete the year end closing process in an adequate timeframe so the audit fieldwork can commence earlier therefore completing the report submission by the deadline. Management's Response: Leadership recognizes the federal award finding and questioned costs and is already moving forward with a systems change in the finance department to ensure timeliness of completing the necessary processes with the annual audit.

2023-004 Audit Report Submission to Federal Government Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance The Chairman of the Tongue River Valley Joint Powers Board will diligently comply with the Federal Reporting deadlines now that a consistent relationship has been established with an auditing firm. Ongoing process.

Finding 2023-004: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Over Reporting Responsible Official’s Response and Corrective Action Plan We concur with the finding. We acknowledge the importance of adhering to the Federal guidelines for the submission of the reporting package within the mandated nine-month period. This finding is a result of the transition in the accounting team. To address this, BCI will implement the following actions: 1. Policies and Procedures Development: We will create and enforce comprehensive policies and procedures to ensure that audits are initiated and completed promptly. This will include detailed timelines and checkpoints to monitor progress throughout the audit process. In addition, we will adhere to a year end closing process that reconciles all significant accounts. 2. Training for Grant Administration: We will provide training for individuals responsible for administering Federal assistance programs within BCI. This training will cover essential aspects of grant administration, ensuring that our team is well-equipped to manage these programs efficiently and in compliance with Federal requirements. Planned Implementation Date of Corrective Action Plan September 1, 2024 Person Responsible for Corrective Action Plan Caryn York, Executive Director

Contact Person Megan Rath 2023-001 Corrective Action Plan The Association’s audited financial statements are now up to date. Proper checks and balances have been put into place to ensure ongoing complete and accurate financial data to avoid delinquent audits and data collection forms. Completion Date The data collection form will be submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse by September 30, 2024.

State of Missouri Single Audit Corrective Action Plan Year Ended June 30, 2023 State Agency: Office of Administration Audit Finding Number: 2023-011 OA Statewide SEFA Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Stacy Neal Anticipated completion date for corrective action: September 30, 2024 Corrective action planned is as follows: We agree. DOA completed a materially correct SEFA within historically consistent timeframes including providing the document 3 weeks earlier than last year. However, after recent discussions with SAO, DOA does acknowledge a materially correct draft is needed by October to support an efficient single audit and we will provide the document on that timeframe next audit. DOA further recognizes that there are always opportunities for improved training, reduced turnover, and efficient communications.

Name of contact person: Brenda Lano, Executive Director Corrective Action: The Organization continues to work with the various cities and counties to obtain grant agreements and document if there is not an agreement. The Organization is also actively working with their auditor to improve communication during the audit so a late filing does not occur again. We expect the issue will be mitigated for the 2023 audit. Completion Date: The Organization has already adopted this corrective action.

Finding 2023-001: Comments on the Finding and Each Recommendation: Statement of condition 2023-001: The Corporation did not file the data collection form SF-SAC for the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2022, with the federal audit clearing house in a timely manner, as required by 2 CFR 200.512. Recommendation: Management should submit data collection form SF-SAC as required by 2 CFR 200.512. Action(s) taken or planned on the finding: Management filed form SF-SAC on January 4, 2024.

Management filed the 2022 Single Audit Reporting Package in July 2024.

Corrective Action Planned: The Authority will make sure their future audits are completed timely and Federal Audit submissions are completed on time. Completion Date: June 30, 2025

FINDING 2023-03 LATE AUDIT FILING (Background information) The SSTHA audit for fiscal year 2021 was submitted late due to Covid-19 and the lack of available Indian Housing auditors. The audit was prepared by this same auditor and submitted by the deadline due for FY 2022 (6-30-23). For fiscal year 2023, the financial statements for FYE 9-30-23 were prepared by the fee accountant and delivered to this auditor in soft and hard copy in December 2023. FINDING 2023-03 LATE AUDIT FILING (Corrective action) The SSTHA shall incorporate the Request for Proposal (RFP) for auditor process immediately after issuance and submittal of this audit, although the financials to be audited may not be available until December 2024 as typical each year. With the revisions proposed in Finding #1 above, these financials may be available a few weeks later.

Serenity House has followed up with corrective actions to include – Personnel changes in the Bookkeeping role. In addition, we have upgraded our Quick Books to better help with reporting. We have upgraded to Quick Books Online.

Nā Puʻuwai agrees with the Auditor's advice and as a result, in June of 2024, we began the transition process to our new accounting team, Accumulus, and are confident that moving forward, we will comply fully with timely financial reporting requirements.

2023-002 REPORTING - SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY Federal Program COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - ALN 21.027 Criteria Per the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512, management is responsible for the preparation and submission of expenditure reports detailing costs allocated to specific federal grants, for each funding agency. Condition/Cause During the audit, we noted that the client submitted the same expenditure report to two different pass through agencies for federal funding received for a capital project. One of the grants did not include a reporting template and the overall costs of the project exceeded the total of grant funds allocated to the Organization. The Organization did not have proper controls in place to approve and allocate specific costs to each of the agencies through the reporting process. Effect The report submitted to the funding agency had incorrect costs included. Questioned Costs None. Context We examined the monthly reports submitted to two of the local government funders and noted the same expenses were reported to both funding agencies. The Organization submitted revised reports to each funder which were approved prior to the end of the audit. Repeat Finding No. Recommendation The Organization should review and update policies and procedures, as needed, to ensure that appropriate procedures and controls are in place for properly reporting tracked costs to the funding agencies. This should include identifying the individual responsible for review and approval of expenditure reports to ensure that tracked costs are property reported to the funding agencies Management Response The Organization tracks funds received from funding agencies and submits interim and final expenditure reports to the funding agencies. The expenditure reports will be sent to the CEO for review and approval prior to submission to ensure that the appropriate costs are being allocated to the correct funds. Completed as of August 12th, 2024. Please contact Suhyla Gohar, Finance Director, for additional information at phone 610-374-4600 x 136 or email at sgohar@goggleworks.org

Finding 2023-004: Significant Deficiency and Noncompliance Finding, Late Issuance of the 2023 and 2022 Single Audit Reporting Packages. Applicable to all assistance listing numbers (ALN’s) and federal agencies (and passthrough entities) included on the accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards for the years ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022. Finding: Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512(a) requires that each organization’s audit must be completed, and the data collection form and reporting package should be submitted within the earlier of 30 days after receipt of the auditor’s report or nine months after the end of the audit period. The City failed to meet the required filing deadlines for its Single Audit packages for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, and June 30, 2023. Corrective Actions Taken: 1. Improved Reporting Processes: Steps have been taken to streamline the audit reporting process, including enhanced coordination with auditors and improvements to internal procedures. Contact: Dr. Kristi Samperi, Controller. Anticipated Completion Date: 12/24 2. Resource and Training Enhancements: During the last few audits, the City was without a Controller, requiring the Budget Director to manage two roles. The City has hired a new Controller in 2024 and is implementing additional resources and training to ensure timely completion of audit reports. Contact: Dr. Kristi Samperi, Controller. Anticipated Completion Date: 12/24