Finding 1099262 (2023-004)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-02-12
Audit: 342216
Organization: Belmont County (OH)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County failed to report $2,000,851 in expenditures and submitted the fourth quarter report late.
  • Impacted Requirements: Non-compliance with 31 CFR § 35.4(c) and 2 CFR 200.302(b) regarding timely and accurate financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a robust control process for reporting to ensure compliance and avoid potential penalties from the Treasury.

Finding Text

31 CFR § 35.4(c) requires, in part, recipients, during the period of performance, to provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Treasury periodic reports providing detailed accounting of the uses of funds, modifications to a State or Territory's tax revenue sources, and such other information as the Secretary may require for the administration of this section. 2 CFR 1000.10 provides that, except for the deviations set forth elsewhere in this Part, the Department of Treasury adopts the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards set forth at 2 CFR Part 200. 2 CFR 200.302(b) states, in part, that the financial management system of each non-Federal entity must provide for the accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the financial results of each Federal award or program in accordance with the reporting requirements set forth in §§ 200.328 and 200.329. The County was required to submit a Project and Expenditure Report by October 31, 2023, to the U.S Department of the Treasury through the Treasury’s Portal. However, the lack of adequate control procedures in place for reporting resulted in the County omitting $2,000,851 in expenditures that were reported on their 2023 Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards from their 2023 third quarter Project and Expenditure Report. We also noted the County submitted the 2023 fourth quarter Project and Expenditure Report on March 7, 2024 instead of the required date of January 31 2024. The County should establish a proper control process over reporting to ensure the timely, complete, and accurate submission of the Project and Expenditure Reports. This will help reduce the risk of Treasury taking action against the County for failure to comply with programmatic requirements.

Categories

Reporting Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Period of Performance Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 522819 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 522820 2023-004
    Material Weakness
  • 522821 2023-004
    Material Weakness
  • 522822 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 522823 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 522824 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 522825 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1099261 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1099263 2023-004
    Material Weakness
  • 1099264 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1099265 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1099266 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1099267 2023-005
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $2.36M
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $2.09M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $2.01M
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $1.60M
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $1.22M
93.563 Child Support Services $940,862
93.658 Foster Care Title IV-E $829,674
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $748,328
17.259 Wioa Youth Activities $466,141
17.258 Wioa Adult Program $443,070
93.659 Adoption Assistance $439,436
17.278 Wioa Dislocated Worker Formula Grants $110,544
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $76,634
93.747 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $69,151
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $60,225
93.556 Marylee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program $59,260
93.645 Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services Program $52,577
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $50,000
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $42,847
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $37,320
93.674 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood $27,589
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $26,081
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $20,640
84.181 Special Education-Grants for Infants and Families $8,517
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $7,807
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $5,570
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $4,580
93.471 Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program $2,373
90.404 Hava Election Security Grants $201
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $2