Finding 1153766 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-22
Audit: 366862
Organization: Township of Bloomfield (NJ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Township's Cash on Hand Quarterly reports do not match the reconciled cash balances.
  • Impacted Requirements: This discrepancy violates federal compliance requirements for the Community Development Block Grant.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Township should implement policies to ensure accurate reporting of cash balances moving forward.

Finding Text

Information on the federal program: Community Development Block Grant, CFDA #14.218, Grant Period 1/1/24 - 12/31/24 Compliance/Internal Control over Compliance: Reporting Criteria or specific requirement: The grantee must file the IDISC04PR29 Cash on Hand quarterly report on a timely basis. This report must be in agreement with the grantees reconciled cash balances. Condition: The Township’s IDISC04PR29 Cash on Hand Quarterly reports did not agree to the reconciled cash balances in the Community Development Trust Fund. Questioned costs: Undetermined Context: During the course of our audit, we noted that not all submitted Cash on Hand Quarterly reports agreed to the reconciled cash balances of the Townships Community Development Bank Account. Effect: The Township is not in compliance with federal requirements regarding the reporting of cash on hand per the Compliance Supplement. Cause: The Township of Bloomfield is misreporting the applicable Cash on Hand. Recommendation: The Township takes more care to ensure that they are reporting the correct cash on hand balances. Management’s response: The Township of Bloomfield should establish policies to ensure that complete and accurate Cash on Hand reporting occurs.

Corrective Action Plan

1. Description: The Township’s IDISC04PR29 Cash on Hand quarterly reports did not agree to the reconciled cash balance in the Community Development Trust bank account. (Finding 2024‐002) 2. Analysis: Policies and procedures be implemented to ensure the CDBG IDISC04PR29 cash on hand quarterly reports are prepared correctly and in agreement with the reconciled cash balances on hand. 3. Corrective Action: Policies and procedures will be implemented to ensure the CDBG IDISC04PR29 cash on hand quarterly reports are prepared correctly and in agreement with the reconciled cash balances on hand. 4. Implementation Date: Ongoing

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1153765 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1153767 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $3.37M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.91M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.67M
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $409,136
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $76,133
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $66,274
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $24,500
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $23,450
93.788 Opioid Str $20,653
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $19,778
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $19,100
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $4,856