Corrective Action Plans

Finding 21448 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

CA

School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Cash Management § 200.514

Views of responsible officials and Corrective Action Plan: The School will implement an additional internal control to review the reimbursement meal claim to underlying support prior to submission, with evidence of review.

View Audit 26320

Finding 21446 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

East Ramapo Central School District

NY

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Significant Deficiency

FINDING # 2022-003 (REPEAT FINDING OF 2021-003) U.S. Department of Education ? Passed-through the NYS Education Department Special Education Grants to States (IDEA, Part B); CFDA No. 84.027; Project #0032-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Special Education Preschool Grants (ID...

FINDING # 2022-003 (REPEAT FINDING OF 2021-003) U.S. Department of Education ? Passed-through the NYS Education Department Special Education Grants to States (IDEA, Part B); CFDA No. 84.027; Project #0032-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Special Education Preschool Grants (IDEA Preschool); CFDA No. 84.173; Project #0033-22-0778; Grant Period ? Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 Significant Deficiency Compliance Requirement: Activities Allowed or Unallowed and Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Criteria: According to Uniform Guidance Section 200.430 Compensation - Personal Services, charges to federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must comply with the established written accounting policies and practices of the District, and support the distribution of salaries and wages among specific activities or cost objectives while reasonably reflecting the total activity for which the employee is compensated. Condition: Although the District ultimately obtained Payroll Certification Forms from the employees funded through these federal funds, they did not comply with their written procedures regarding the timeliness of obtaining signed Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. Cause: The District did not take timely action to obtain Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. Effect: The salaries for employees who worked on the grant were not properly supported to be in compliance with the District?s written procedures and the Uniform Guidance. Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: We recommend the District comply with their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the Uniform Guidance. District?s Response: The District?s response is included in their corrective plan. FINDING #2021-003 According to Uniform Guidance Section 200.430 Compensation ? Personal Services, charges to federal awards for salaries and wages must be based on records that accurately reflect the work performed. These records must comply with the established written accounting policies and practices of the District, and support the distribution of salaries and wages among specific activities or cost objectives while reasonably reflecting the total activity for which the employee is compensated. The District did not obtain Payroll Certification Forms from the employees funded through these federal funds and thus, they did not comply with their written procedures regarding obtaining signed Payroll Certification Forms from employees whose salaries were funded through federal funds. We recommended the District comply with their written policies and procedures to be in compliance with the Uniform Guidance. STATUS: Not Implemented DISTRICT?S RESPONSE East Ramapo Central School District Office of Funded Programs (OFP) has reviewed and revised their standards for the documentation of Personnel Expenses to ensure payroll certification forms are prepared in a timely and accurate manner. These procedures adhere to the Uniform Guidance Section 200.430. The OFP Accountant, Renee Vaughan, will establish an internal database to record all employees whose salaries are fully or partially supported with Federal funds. Initial records will be based on Budget estimates derived during the FS-10 process. Upon Approval of a Federal Grant, the OFP Accountant will generate from the internal database, (1) a report with a list of employees whose salaries are fully or partially supported with Federal funds and (2) Personnel Activity Report (PAR) forms for each employee. The OFP Accountant will also produce an informational sheet to accompany the PAR forms. This informational sheet will include a statement about the purpose of the PAR, monthly return-by dates, procedures for changes, etc. The same action will be taken when an employee starts or changes position within the Grant period. The OFP Assistant, Donna Tanner, will distribute these materials to the appropriate employees at the beginning of the grant year. When responses are received, the OFP Assistant will review the form for completion. Completed forms will be marked as such on the report list and returned to the OFP Accountant. Incomplete forms will be returned to the employee for completion. The OFP Assistant will continually follow-up with employees regarding forms not returned by the return-by dates established in the information sheet. Non-responsive PAR requests will be brought to the attention of the Superintendent and the Office of Personnel. The OFP will keep physical and or digital record of each signed PAR. The OFP Accountant will track the completion of forms in the internal database, as well as record any changes in the internal database. Any changes to allocations will prompt the creation and distribution of a new PAR form. At the end of each quarter, OFP Accountant will provide a detailed PAR report to the OFP Executive Director, Dr. Daniel Shanahan. This procedure was initiated in November 2022 and continues to be in effect presently.

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Finding 21444 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Solano Community College District

CA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

U.S. Department of Education 2022-003: Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Student Eligibility and Awarding ? Assistance Listing Number: Various Recommendation: We recommend that the College implements a process that will ensure all Title IV funds are awarded at proper amounts. Action taken in response ...

U.S. Department of Education 2022-003: Student Financial Aid Cluster ? Student Eligibility and Awarding ? Assistance Listing Number: Various Recommendation: We recommend that the College implements a process that will ensure all Title IV funds are awarded at proper amounts. Action taken in response to finding: This student was awarded an incorrect amount because a subsequent ISIR transaction was received but the Pell was not recalculated on the basis of the new information. After this discovery, we have taken the following actions in response: ? We examined our ISIR import process to make sure that our means of communicating locked transactions was functioning correctly. We found that our system for monitoring new transactions was deficient; if a set of conditions were aligned, a new transaction could slip by our notice. Implemented by August 2022. ? We added another layer of review wherein the output of both the messages we receive from our third-party verification partner and our internal reports associated with importing ISIRS are examined on a regular basis. New transactions on students with a current locked transaction are reported to staff members for further review. Implemented by August 2022. ? We wrote an ad hoc report that allows us to identify subsequent ISIR transactions and will run it regularly to reduce the likelihood of this issue occurring again. Implemented by August 2022. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Alysa Borelli, Dean of Enrollment and Student Services. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: The corrective action plan was implemented by August of 2022.

View Audit 62600 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 21442 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Solano Community College District

CA

Questioned Costs Student Financial Aid Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

U.S. Department of Education 2022-004: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? 240 Days Outstanding Check ? Assistance Listing Number: Various Recommendation: We recommend the College to update its procedures and procedures for processing and monitoring refund checks to ensure compliance with the Tit...

U.S. Department of Education 2022-004: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? 240 Days Outstanding Check ? Assistance Listing Number: Various Recommendation: We recommend the College to update its procedures and procedures for processing and monitoring refund checks to ensure compliance with the Title IV requirements. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: During the 2021-22 aid year, the financial aid and fiscal services departments have been working hard together to clean up and streamline the process by which we handle stale-dated ?financial aid checks? (Title-IV funds processed through BankMobile) as well as ?student refund checks? (non-Title IV funds processed through our district office). In our review, we found that three students had Title IV aid incorrectly processed as ?student refund checks? whose initial disbursement date was more than 240 days before the date of discovery. As a result, we reported those checks to the auditors when asked for outstanding Title IV checks. We have taken the following actions in response to this item: ? We have developed a ?Time Out / Reversal? workgroup that includes members of both the financial aid and fiscal services department to ensure that reissuance of checks does not occur automatically (pre-existing, but this workgroup allows us to address this issue). ? We have trained the workgroup members specifically on the importance of the 240 day limit. Implemented by September 2022. ? We continue to improve the communication between the financial aid and fiscal services. department. We currently hold meetings every two weeks to bring up any common issues and solve problems related to the administration. Implemented by September 2022. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Alysa Borelli, Dean of Enrollment and Student Services. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: The corrective action plan was implemented by August of 2022.

View Audit 62600 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 21441 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Solano Community College District

CA

Student Financial Aid Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

U.S. Department of Education 2022-001: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? NSLDS Enrollment Reporting ? Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the District review its report procedures to ensure that the enrollment and program information is accurat...

U.S. Department of Education 2022-001: Student Financial Assistance Cluster ? NSLDS Enrollment Reporting ? Assistance Listing Number: 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268 Recommendation: We recommend the District review its report procedures to ensure that the enrollment and program information is accurately reported to NSLDS as required by regulations. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: Repeat finding was unavoidable as we were unaware we were out of compliance until we were over half-way through the current year (21-22). Alysa Borelli, Dean of Enrollment Services contacted the National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) for guidance on what was causing our NSDLS errors and since has restructured when Solano is supposed to report to NSC. Solano has not been reporting in the correct part of the month for the NSDLS roster to pick up an accurate enrollment snapshot, which is the root cause of all of the findings under this header. Solano has received updated training for all staff who are responsible for submitting to NSC. Additionally, the staff member that used to submit who was not submitting at the correct time as removed from this task and replaced. Solano will be following the new protocols starting with Spring 2023 semester and does not expect this to be a repeat finding. It was known that 2nd year findings were unavoidable. Name(s) of the contact person(s) responsible for corrective action: Alysa Borelli, Dean of Enrollment and Student Services. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: All training and adjustments to our processes was completed in December 2022.

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Finding 21439 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Town of East Hartford, Connecticut

CT

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022-002 COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Local Fiscal Recovery ? Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: We recommend that the Town implement a control to ensure an independent review of the financial reports is performed by an individual other than the preparer to verify accuracy and com...

2022-002 COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Local Fiscal Recovery ? Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: We recommend that the Town implement a control to ensure an independent review of the financial reports is performed by an individual other than the preparer to verify accuracy and completeness prior to submission to the State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The audit discovered that inaccurate reporting to the U.S. Department of the Treasury occurred in the financial report for the period September 30, 2021, December 30, 2021 and the reporting periods thereafter. The Grants Manager has been notified of this breakdown in internal control and the inaccuracy of the reports to the U.S. Department of the Treasury due to the timing of running the Munis report of expenditures. Going forward, the Grants Manager will ensure the Munis actuals reflect all transactions for the period and will ensure that all payrolls, fringe benefits and account payable runs have occurred prior to drafting the financial report for review and signature by Finance. Finance will independently run the Munis report of actual expenditures to confirm and validate the draft report to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and will serve as the final approver and signatory prior to submission. Name of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Melissa McCaw, Director of Finance, and Kim Cummings, Assistant Director of Finance. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: February 1, 2023

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Finding 21438 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Town of East Hartford, Connecticut

CT

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

2022-001 COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Local Fiscal Recovery ? Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: We recommend that the Town review its formal procurement policies and make necessary revisions to formally include policies and procedures to meet the requirements for verification tha...

2022-001 COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act Local Fiscal Recovery ? Assistance Listing No. 21.027 Recommendation: We recommend that the Town review its formal procurement policies and make necessary revisions to formally include policies and procedures to meet the requirements for verification that an entity with which the Town plans to enter into a covered transaction is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Town?s purchasing manual will be updated to include the requirement that Departments confirm that a vendor, which is grant funded, is not on the debarred, suspended list. In addition all respondents to formal bids will be validated accordingly. This policy does not extend to contractors selected from the State bid process as the State has completed such due diligence prior to award. Name of the contact persons responsible for corrective action: Melissa McCaw, Director of Finance, and Michelle Enman, Purchasing Agent. Planned completion date for corrective action plan: March 1, 2023

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Finding 21437 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Kirby School District 140

IL

Reporting

Finding Number: 2022-001 Finding Synopsis: Condition: Per the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) guidelines for electronic expenditure reporting, quarterly expenditure reports must be submitted to ISBE within 20 calendar days of the reporting period end date. First and...

Finding Number: 2022-001 Finding Synopsis: Condition: Per the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) guidelines for electronic expenditure reporting, quarterly expenditure reports must be submitted to ISBE within 20 calendar days of the reporting period end date. First and third quarter expenditure reports for the U.S. Department of Education COVID-19 Elementary and Secondary School Relief grant were submitted late. Recommendation: Implement controls to ensure that these quarterly federal expenditure reports are filed on a timely basis. Action Steps: Due to turnover of staff at the School, these quarterly federal expenditure reports were not filed on a timely basis. New staff have been formally trained on the requirements and these reports will be filed on a timely basis. Contact Person(s): Mike Andershak, Director of Business Services, 708-532-6462 Anticipated Completion Date: Completed

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Finding 21433 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Wildberry Manor Project of Community Housing, Inc.

IA

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-003 Recommendation: We recommend that management establish internal procedures to identify potential material misstatements and make adjustments if needed prior to providing the independent auditor with the trial balance for the period being audited. Actio...

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-003 Recommendation: We recommend that management establish internal procedures to identify potential material misstatements and make adjustments if needed prior to providing the independent auditor with the trial balance for the period being audited. Action Taken: Prior to closing out the year-end books, the accounts will be looked at and any needed adjustments will be made.

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Finding 21432 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Wildberry Manor Project of Community Housing, Inc.

IA

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-002 Recommendation: We realize that obtaining the expertise necessary to prepare the financial statements, including all necessary disclosures, in accordance with GAAP can be considered costly and ineffective. However, obtaining additional GAAP knowledge t...

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-002 Recommendation: We realize that obtaining the expertise necessary to prepare the financial statements, including all necessary disclosures, in accordance with GAAP can be considered costly and ineffective. However, obtaining additional GAAP knowledge through reading relevant accounting literature and attending continuing education courses should help management improve in their ability to prepare internally and take responsibility for reliable GAAP financial statements. Action Taken: We agree with the auditor and will take under advisement.

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Finding 21431 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Wildberry Manor Project of Community Housing, Inc.

IA

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-001 Recommendation: While we do recognize that the Corporation is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Corporation be aware that this condition does exist. Action Taken: Manage...

Significant Deficiency: See Finding 2022-001 Recommendation: While we do recognize that the Corporation is not large enough to permit a segregation of duties for effective internal controls, we believe it is important the Corporation be aware that this condition does exist. Action Taken: Management is cognizant of this limitation and will implement additional controls where possible.

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Finding 21422 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Cook County School District 104

IL

Reporting

The District will implement a process to track the submission time of the data collection form and audit package.

View Audit 19267

Finding 21420 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Iowa Valley Community School District

IA

We have reviewed procedures and plan to make the necessary changes to improve internal control.

View Audit 19103

Finding 21419 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

South Fulton Homes, Inc.

GA

HUD Housing Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022-004 Project Rental Assistance Payment Adjustments Not Made Timely Recommendation Develop policies to identify changes in tenant vacancies and make timely adjustments. Action Taken We concur with the recommendation and will implement the recommendation immediately.

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Finding 21418 (2022-003)

None 2022

South Fulton Homes, Inc.

GA

HUD Housing Programs

2022-003 Required Deposit Into a Replacement Reserve Account Not Made Recommendation We recommend that a deposit of $2,958 be made into the replacement reserve account in order for South Fulton Homes, Inc. to be in compliance with HUD regulations. Action Taken We concur with the recommendation. T...

2022-003 Required Deposit Into a Replacement Reserve Account Not Made Recommendation We recommend that a deposit of $2,958 be made into the replacement reserve account in order for South Fulton Homes, Inc. to be in compliance with HUD regulations. Action Taken We concur with the recommendation. The Organization made a $2,958 deposit in October 2022 to the replacement reserve account to correct this deficiency.

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Finding 21417 (2022-002)

None 2022

South Fulton Homes, Inc.

GA

HUD Housing Programs Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

2022-002 Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting Recommendation We recommend documents are signed via mail or electronically if in person contact is not available. Action Taken We concur with the finding and will implement the recommendation immediately.

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Finding 21415 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Trinity Manor Senior Non-Profit Corporation

MI

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Significant Deficiency

Trinity Manor Senior Non-Profit Corporation respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Auditor: Maner Costerisan 2425 E. Grand River Avenue, Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48912 Audit Period: Year ended December 31, 2022 Corporation Contact Person: Shannon H...

Trinity Manor Senior Non-Profit Corporation respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2022. Auditor: Maner Costerisan 2425 E. Grand River Avenue, Suite 1 Lansing, MI 48912 Audit Period: Year ended December 31, 2022 Corporation Contact Person: Shannon Hilbrecht, Accounting Manager at the Management Agent The findings from the December 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. Finding ? Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs Finding 2022-001: Considered a significant deficiency in internal control over compliance. Recommendation: The Corporation should pay back the $18,000 with a deposit to the replacement reserve account. Action to be Taken: The Corporation concurs with the facts of this finding, has already paid back the $18,000 to the replacement reserve account during 2023, and is implementing procedures to prevent this in the future.

View Audit 23093 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 21414 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency 2022

School District of the City of St. Louis

MO

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management

Finding 2022-005 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The Information Technology Department will schedule a call with the ECF consultant, the Fi...

Finding 2022-005 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The Information Technology Department will schedule a call with the ECF consultant, the Financial Management Office, and the Fiscal Control Office by July 15, 2023 to discuss all necessary paperwork that will be submitted to the Financial Management and Fiscal Control Offices 30 days prior to the final submission deadline to ensure that all payment requests can be submitted in the allotted time period, and give the Finance Offices understanding of what the reimbursement amount will be. The ECF consultant will copy the Chief Financial Officer, Finance Director, Grants Manager, and Fiscal Control Director on his/her submission.

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Finding 21413 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency 2022

School District of the City of St. Louis

MO

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency

Finding 2022-004 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: During the revise Information Technology reclamation process, students with ECF devices th...

Finding 2022-004 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: During the revise Information Technology reclamation process, students with ECF devices that do not return the device will be noted in SIS to not have returned an ECF device. The device will be locked through the Moysle system and can be traceable, and the student?s profile in SIS will indicate that they are eligible to receive a District only device that is retained at each school site if the student/family doesn?t start a payment plan to pay for the device that was not returned.

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Finding 21412 (2022-003)

Significant Deficiency 2022

School District of the City of St. Louis

MO

Equipment & Real Property Management Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility

Finding 2022-003 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The Information Technology Department will revise the Technology Issue and Reclamation Pla...

Finding 2022-003 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Cheryl Vannoy, Deputy Superintendent, Accountability, Data & Technology Services Anticipated Completion Date: June 30, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: The Information Technology Department will revise the Technology Issue and Reclamation Plan to include two reconciliation periods, one after technology issuance in the summer/fall, and the other after technology reclamation in the spring/summer, to ensure that all contracts and documentation accounted for have the correct corresponding contract in the devices profile in the database where the documents are kept.

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Finding 21409 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

School District of the City of St. Louis

MO

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment

Finding 2022-002 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Stephanie Piatt, SLPS Interim Procurement Director Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Create a Procurement Department procedure for checking the System for Award Management (SAM to ensure potential vendor...

Finding 2022-002 Personnel Responsible For Corrective Action: Stephanie Piatt, SLPS Interim Procurement Director Anticipated Completion Date: January 1, 2023 Corrective Action Plan: Create a Procurement Department procedure for checking the System for Award Management (SAM to ensure potential vendors are in Good Standing with the Federal Government before awarding Saint Louis Public Schools? contracts. Generate and maintain SAM?s vendor record searches as evidence of procurement policy compliance. The District will do the following: - The Procurement Team will update the mandatory requirement list to include documentation from the contractor or entity stating that the entity is not suspended or debarred - The Buyer/Analyst will review all Request for Proposal (RFPs), and Request for Qualifications (RFQs) and contract documentation submissions via the RFP/Contract checklist. - The Buyer/Analyst will save a copy of the SAM status report on Microsoft one drive, so that all members of the Procurement team will have access. - The Procurement Director will provide a secondary review of the RFPs, RFQs and contracts against the checklist to ensure that that all mandatory documents have been received. -The Procurement Director will submit the contract for review to the Superintendent or CFO for final signature. - A SAM clause will be added to existing contracts. Pending approval from our internal legal department. - Generate and maintain SAM?s vendor record searches as evidence of procurement policy compliance. All potential vendor required to register with sam.gov upon vendor registration. - Review quarterly the following: Request for Proposals (RFPs) Request for Qualifications (RFQs), Grant related Contracts Awards, and SAM?s vendor record submissions.

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Finding 21408 (2022-010)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Campbell County Board of Education

KY

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The district acknowledges the errors and will perform a review of each new hire, rank change, and rolling to the subsequent year. The Finance and Human Resource departments will collaborate in this review process.

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Finding 21394 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

St. Mary's University of San Antonio, Texas

TX

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Finding 2022-001 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting (Student Financial Assistance Cluster) Contact Person: Christina F. Villanueva, Registrar, Office of the Registrar Current Status: Corrected Anticipated Completion Date: October 17, 2022 Condition: For two of 40 students ...

Finding 2022-001 ? Special Tests and Provisions ? Enrollment Reporting (Student Financial Assistance Cluster) Contact Person: Christina F. Villanueva, Registrar, Office of the Registrar Current Status: Corrected Anticipated Completion Date: October 17, 2022 Condition: For two of 40 students selected for testing, campus and program-level data did not agree between the University?s records and the information submitted to NSLDS with regards to the date of the withdrawal. The withdrawal date reported to NSLDS is obtained from the date the student?s enrollment status is changed in the ERP system. The University did not have effective procedures in place to ensure the student?s enrollment status date agreed to the date the student withdrew from courses. Corrective action: To ensure discrepancies between the actual course withdrawal date and the student?s enrollment status date are identified, the University has created an automated process that currently runs every 30 minutes. This process identifies students who are not actively enrolled but have an eligible enrolled status. It also compares the course withdrawal date to the enrollment status change date. If a discrepancy is identified, a notification is sent to the Registrar?s Office and School of Law notifying them of the need for further review and correction.

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Finding 21393 (2022-002)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Housing Authority of the City of Paterson

NJ

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Eligibility

Corrective Action Plan For the year ended March 31, 2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The Housing Authority of the City of Paterson respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended March 31, 2022. Auditor: Novogradac and Company, LLP Certifi...

Corrective Action Plan For the year ended March 31, 2022 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The Housing Authority of the City of Paterson respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended March 31, 2022. Auditor: Novogradac and Company, LLP Certified Public Accountants 1144 Hooper Avenue Suite 203 Toms River, New Jersey 08753 The findings from the March 31, 2022 schedule of findings and questioned costs are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. Financial Statement Findings Reference 2022-001: Criteria: In accordance with N.J.S.A. 46:30B and the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act of the State of New Jersey, all property, including any income or increment derived there from, less any lawful charges, whether located in this state or another state, that is held, issued, owing in the ordinary course of a holder's business and has remained unclaimed by the owner for more than three years after it became payable or distributable is presumed abandoned, and is subject to custody of the state as unclaimed property. Additionally, HUD requires PHA?s to conform to state escheatment laws related to unclaimed tenant utility reimbursements. Condition: The Authority has unclaimed property in stale dated checks that meet that State?s definition. Reference 2022-001 (continued) Context: During our audit, we noted several checks that were either outstanding for greater than a three-year period or determined to be stale dated by management. These checks were made up of housing assistance payments and utility reimbursements, and were recorded as a liability in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program. HUD?s regulations require the Authority to follow the State?s escheat laws, which would require the Authority to ultimately consider these checks as unclaimed property, and turn them over to the State Treasurer. Known Questioned Costs: N/A Cause: The Authority did not properly consider state and federal regulations related to unclaimed property. Effect: Due to the stale dated checks being outstanding for greater than a three-year period, they are to be considered unclaimed property in the State of New Jersey. The Authority did not properly identify these outstanding checks as unclaimed property, or follow the proper reporting requirements of the State of New Jersey. Additionally, no stale dated checks were escheated to the State. Recommendation: The Authority should draft and adopt a method of complying with reporting requirements related to unclaimed property in accordance with the State of New Jersey Statutes. Authority Response: The Authority accepts the recommendation of the auditor and has made arrangements to comply with the State of New Jersey Statutes. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The Authority accepts the recommendation of the auditor and has made arrangements to comply with the State of New Jersey Statutes. Irma Gorham is responsible to remedy the deficiency by March 31, 2023. Federal Award Findings and Questioned Costs Finding 2022-002: Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Titles: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program Federal Catalog Numbers: 14.871 Noncompliance ? E. Eligibility - Tenant Files Non Compliance Material to the Financial Statements: No Significant deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance for Eligibility Criteria: Tenant Files. The PHA must do the following: As a condition of admission or continued occupancy, require the tenant and other family member to provide necessary information, documentation, and releases for the PHA to verify income eligibility (24 CFR sections 5.230, 5.609, and 982.516). Finding 2022-002 (continued): Condition: Based upon inspection of the Authority?s files and on discussions with management there were documents that were unavailable for examination at the time of audit. Context: Of a sample size of thirty-six (36) tenant files, the following information was unavailable for examination at the time of audit: ? Verification of income and assets was missing in one (1) file Our sample size is statistically valid. Known Questioned Costs: $11,054 Cause: There is a significant deficiency in internal controls over the compliance for the eligibility type of compliance related to the maintenance of tenant files. The Authority has not properly considered and designed a system of internal controls that reasonably assures the program is in compliance. Effect: The Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program is in non-compliance with the eligibility type of compliance related to the maintenance of tenant files. Recommendation: We recommend the Authority design and implement internal control procedures that will reasonably assure compliance with the Uniform Guidance and the compliance supplement. Authority Response: We agree with the Auditor?s observations on the inspection of the tenant files and will implement internal control procedures that will assure tenant file compliance. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective action: The Authority accepts the recommendation of the auditor on the inspection of tenant files and has made arrangements to comply with the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program. Irma Gorham is responsible to remedy the deficiency by March 31, 2023. Schedule of Prior Year Audit Findings Reference 2021-001: Observation: During our audit, we noted several checks that were either outstanding for greater than a three-year period or determined to be stale dated by management. These checks were made up of housing assistance payments and utility reimbursements, and were recorded as a liability in the Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program. HUD?s regulations require the Authority to follow the State?s escheat laws, which would require the Authority to ultimately consider these checks as unclaimed property and turn them over to the State Treasurer. Reference 2021-001 (continued): Status: The finding remains open. See Finding 2022-001 above. Sincerely yours, Irma Gorham Executive Director

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Finding 21391 (2022-001)

Significant Deficiency 2022

Brookeland Independent School District

TX

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

58 2022-01 We recommend that the Board of Trustees continue to monitor the internal accounting control procedures in use to assure that compensating controls are being utilized to provide assurance that assets are safeguarded and transactions are proper and recorded in a timely manner. These actions...

58 2022-01 We recommend that the Board of Trustees continue to monitor the internal accounting control procedures in use to assure that compensating controls are being utilized to provide assurance that assets are safeguarded and transactions are proper and recorded in a timely manner. These actions would mitigate, but not eliminate the risk of misstatement or misappropriation.

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