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Finding 2024-005 Reporting (Significant Deficiency) Federal Assistance Listing Number: 17.258/17.278, 21.027, 93.576, 93.568 Federal Programs: WIOA Cluster, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance, Refugee Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants Federal Agencies: Department of Labor, Department of Treasury, Department of Health and Human Services Pass Through Entities: Clackamas Workforce Partnership, Coalition of Communities of Color, Multnomah County, Oregon Dept. of Justice, Worksystems, U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants Federal Award Year: 2022, 2023, 2024 Repeat Finding: 2023-005 Criteria: As part of the agreements with granting agencies, the Organization is required to submit financial and performance reports by specific dates throughout the grant period. Condition: A test of 12 reports from the four major programs/clusters identified that 7 reports lacked evidence of secondary review by management. Cause: Policies and procedures were not established to ensure that reports prepared for grantors are reviewed. Corrective actions taken by management from prior audit recommendations were implemented after the current fiscal year end. Effect: Failure to review reports may result in inaccurate financial and performance reporting to grantors. Recommendation: Appropriate policies and procedures should be established to ensure all reports are reviewed and approved by management. Views of Responsible Officials: Contact person responsible: Tanja Lux, Director of Finance Corrective action planned: We will establish policies and procedures to ensure all reports are reviewed and approved by management. We are introducing Program Management Standards on October 1, 2025. After implementation, we will work on the technology for how to document reviews.