Finding 1168825 (2022-008)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2026-01-12
Audit: 381011
Organization: Bell County (TX)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District lacks proper documentation for federal program expenditures, with 10 out of 29 tested items missing support.
  • Impacted Requirements: Non-compliance with 2 CFR 200.334 due to inadequate records retention procedures.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Implement updated record retention policies to keep documentation for at least five years post-closeout, with a completion target of January 31, 2026.

Finding Text

Condition: The District has not retained transaction support for all expenditures related to federal programs. Auditor substantively tested 29 expenditures across all major programs noting that 10 items did not have proper supporting documentation. Criteria: 2 CFR 200.334. Cause of Condition: Records retention procedures were not sufficient to ensure fiscal year 2022 transactions were retained through October 2025. Effect of Condition: Records supporting expenditures of federal awards were not located. Consequently, the auditors could not adequately test these items. Questioned Cost: $ 35,017.55 Recommendation: Draft and adopt policies and procedures to ensure compliance with record retention requirements. Corrective Action Plan: The District will adopt updated record retention policies. Procedures will require all supporting documentation for federal expenditures to be retained for a minimum of five years after final closeout, in both electronic and hard-copy form. Contact Person: Grant Accounting Specialist Anticipated Completion Date: 01/31/2026

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: The District has not retained transaction support for all expenditures related to federal programs. Auditor substantively tested 29 expenditures across all major programs noting that 10 items did not have proper supporting documentation. Criteria: 2 CFR 200.334. Cause of Condition: Records retention procedures were not sufficient to ensure fiscal year 2022 transactions were retained through October 2025. Effect of Condition: Records supporting expenditures of federal awards were not located. Consequently, the auditors could not adequately test these items. Questioned Cost: $ 35,017.55 Recommendation: Draft and adopt policies and procedures to ensure compliance with record retention requirements. Corrective Action Plan: The District will adopt updated record retention policies. Procedures will require all supporting documentation for federal expenditures to be retained for a minimum of five years after final closeout, in both electronic and hard-copy form. Contact Person: Grant Accounting Specialist Anticipated Completion Date: 01/31/2026

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1168818 2022-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168819 2022-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168820 2022-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168821 2022-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168822 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168823 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168824 2022-007
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1168826 2022-009
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $3.40M
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $300,000
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $281,334
93.778 MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $267,445
93.069 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS $194,359
93.116 PROJECT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMS $58,296
93.991 PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $55,966
93.323 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) $48,556
93.217 FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES $10,685