Finding 1115534 (2024-001)

Finding 2024-001 – COVID 19 – Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund - AL No. 21.027 U.S. Department of Treasury Other Matters Related to Internal Control over Compliance of the Major Program Condition: Upon review of the Town of Brewster’s report filed with the U.S. Department of Treasury it was noted that the reports did not agree with the Town’s accounting ledgers. Criteria: Per the U.S. Department of Treasury the Town was required to submit an accurate annual Recovery Plan Performance Report. Context: The annual report submitted to the U.S. Department of Treasury reported expenditures that did not agree with the Town’s accounting ledger. Effect: The Town of Brewster was not in compliance with the U.S. Department of Treasury reporting requirements. Questioned Costs: N/A Cause: The Finance Director reported an incorrect amount of ARPA expenditures on the 2024 Annual ARPA report to the US Department of Treasury. Identification as a Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: The Town of Brewster should complete and submit all required annual reporting by the due date designated by the Federal Agency and ensure that it agrees with grant activity for time period reported. Managements Response: In reviewing this finding, the Finance Director identified that the Town’s current accounting software automatically updated the date range for a report used to calculate totals for the Recovery Plan Performance Report which resulted in this one-time error. The Finance Director did not notice this mistake at the time, has taken full responsibility, and will only report correct amounts going forward.