Finding 2024-013 Material Weakness in Internal Control and Material Noncompliance – Equipment and Real Property Management Condition: For the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (20.106), CDBG Entitlement/Special Purpose Grants...
Finding 2024-013 Material Weakness in Internal Control and Material Noncompliance – Equipment and Real Property Management Condition: For the Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs (20.106), CDBG Entitlement/Special Purpose Grants Cluster (14.218), the City must follow equipment and real property management standards as required by 2 CFR section 200.313(c) through (e) which states that a physical inventory of the property must be conducted and the results reconciled with the property records at least once every two years and that adequate maintenance procedures must be developed to keep the property in good condition. Property records must be maintained that include a description of the property, a serial number or other identification number, the source of funding for the property (including the federal award identification number), who holds title, the acquisition date, cost of the property, percentage of federal participation in the project costs for the federal award under which the property was acquired, the location, use and condition of the property, and any ultimate disposition data including the date of disposal and sales price of the property (2 CFR section 200.313(d)(1)). The City did not have established policies and procedures in place to ensure an inventory of federally acquired property is completed at minimum once every two years, and that inventory records are sufficiently detailed, nor are there established policies and procedures in place for the upkeep and maintenance requirements of federally acquired equipment. Contact Person: Joanne Sterk, Assistant Director of Finance – Operations, City of Danbury Corrective Actions Completed: We agree with the finding. The City performed a full inventory during its 2025 fiscal year to comply with the biennial requirement.