Finding 1154958 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-24
Audit: 367294
Organization: Recovery Cafe of Clark County (WA)
Auditor: Sorren CPAS P C

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Recovery Café lacks a formal approval process for employee pay changes, violating 2 CFR Section 200.430.
  • Impacted Requirements: This absence of process can lead to noncompliance with federal program personnel cost regulations.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should establish a formal approval process for pay changes to ensure compliance and accurate financial reporting.

Finding Text

Block Grants for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services 93.959 Criteria: 2 CFR Section 200.430 states that Recovery Café of Clark County’s must have a formal approval process for employee pay increases or pay changes. Condition: The Organization does not have a formal approval process for employee pay rate changes. Cause: The Organization does not have a proper internal control structure in place to complete its approval process of pay increases and pay rate changes. Effect: No formal approval process of pay increases can create noncompliance with allowable personnel costs related to federal programs.Questioned Costs: None. Recommendation: Management should develop a formal approval process for all pay increases or pay changes to ensure that the financial information is recorded appropriately in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, is properly reconciled and recorded at year-end in a timely manner, and audits are completed in a timely manner in accordance with 2 CFR Section 200.512. Views of Responsible Officials: Management will work to develop the proper procedures to ensure proper approvals and that balances are appropriately reconciled at year-end and recorded in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, so the reporting requirements in 2 CFR Section 200.430 are met.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding: 2024-002 Improper Approvals of Payroll Name of contact person: Vince Collins, Executive Director Corrective Action: the Organization started its formal approval process for pay raises and pay changes during 2025. As a part of the Organization’s remediation they created formal agreements and pay raise letters for approvals. Proposed Completion Date: Before September 30, 2025, the Organization’s 2024 audit period single audit submission deadline.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1154957 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $882,863
93.788 Opioid Str $614,793