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Finding 1155673 (2024-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
I
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-26
Audit: 367944
Organization: City of Rapid City (SD)
Auditor: Ketel Thorstenson LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to follow its own policies on suspension and debarment for vendors.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal procurement rules, specifically ensuring vendors are not suspended or debarred before contract agreements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should implement a process to verify vendor status before using federal funds for contracts.

Finding Text

Finding No. 2024-003: Suspension and Debarment Requirement Federal Program Affected: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds – ALN 21.027 Compliance Requirement: Procurement, Suspension, and Debarment Questioned Costs: None Condition and Cause: The City did not adhere to their written policies regarding suspension and debarment. Criteria and Effect: Before entering into a contract using federal funding, the City must determine the vendor is not suspended or debarred. A lack of proper identification of federal grant compliance requirements could result in improper use of grant revenue and improper reporting on the schedule of expenditures of federal awards. Recommendation: The City should verify vendors are not suspended or debarred prior to entering a contract using federal funding. Repeat Finding from Prior Year: No. Response/Corrective Action Plan: The City agrees with the above finding. See Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1155668 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155669 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155670 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155671 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155672 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155674 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155675 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1155676 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $23.78M
20.106 Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and Covid-19 Airports Programs $3.76M
20.507 Federal Transit Formula Grants $700,447
16.045 Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative $411,200
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $227,579
66.046 Climate Pollution Reduction Grants $208,452
20.526 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula, Competitive, and Low Or No Emissions Programs $164,618
15.228 Blm Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance Program Activities $131,707
94.002 Americorps Seniors Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (rsvp) 94.002 $126,403
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $120,212
14.225 Community Development Block Grants/special Purpose Grants/insular Areas $109,765
20.505 Metropolitan Transportation Planning and State and Non-Metropolitan Planning and Research $94,332
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $69,306
16.817 Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program $69,289
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $63,177
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $60,457
66.605 Performance Partnership Grants $59,041
20.703 Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants $44,697
10.664 Cooperative Forestry Assistance $41,618
20.939 Safe Streets and Roads for All $39,848
10.727 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program $39,450
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $33,687
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $26,658
15.904 Historic Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid $19,974
16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods $17,188
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $11,963
93.391 Activities to Support State, Tribal, Local and Territorial (stlt) Health Department Response to Public Health Or Healthcare Crises $10,194