Finding 1141762 (2022-102)

Material Weakness
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2025-06-18
Audit: 359145
Organization: Apache County, Arizona (AZ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County reported expenditures of $12,363,513, but accounting records only showed $4,597,076, indicating a significant overreporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the requirement to submit accurate quarterly expenditure reports that match underlying accounting records.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The County should develop and implement robust policies and procedures to ensure accurate reporting of expenditures.

Finding Text

Finding 2021-102 Reporting (Material Weakness, Compliance Finding) Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Cluster Title: N/A Program Titles: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Award Year: 2021 Award Number: None Compliance Requirement: Reporting Question Costs: None Criteria: The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund requires the submission of quarterly expenditure reports. The amount should agree to the underlying accounting records. Condition and context: The cumulative expenditure amount reported on the quarterly reports did not agree to the underlying accounting records for the grant. The County reported that $12,363,513 was spent as of yearend. However, the accounting records showed expenditures totaling $4,597,076. Cause: The County does not have adequate policies and procedures in place to ensure that expenditures are reported properly. Effect: The County’s reports were overreported. Recommendation: The County should establish policies and procedures to ensure that the amounts reported are accurate and agree to the underlying accounting records. County’s Response: The County’s responsible officials’ views and planned corrective action are in its corrective action plan at the end of the report.

Categories

Material Weakness Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 565319 2022-101
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 565320 2022-102
    Material Weakness
  • 565321 2022-103
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1141761 2022-101
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1141763 2022-103
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $4.60M
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $644,597
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $262,827
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $211,643
93.539 Pphf Capacity Building Assistance to Strengthen Public Health Immunization Infrastructure and Performance Financed in Part by Prevention and Public Health Funds $210,147
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $196,178
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $185,050
10.557 Wic Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children $82,130
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $57,448
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $52,404
93.994 Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the States $46,025
45.310 Grants to States $42,588
10.664 Cooperative Forestry Assistance $41,993
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $39,378
93.967 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health $32,151
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $20,637
10.704 Law Enforcement Agreements $14,879
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $12,529
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $7,180
90.404 Hava Election Security Grants $803