Finding 1171958 (2024-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
H
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-02-02

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: There is a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, specifically regarding the accrual of payroll expenses for federal programs.
  • Impacted Requirements: The statement of expenditures for federal awards did not accurately reflect expenses due to misallocation of payroll periods, leading to an understatement of $5,513.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Management should address the identified weaknesses and ensure proper accrual practices are implemented to prevent future discrepancies.

Finding Text

2024-002 Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Period of Performance – Health Center Program, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and Immunization Cooperative Agreements (93.224, 10.557, 93.268) Criteria: As discussed in the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001, this requires the statement of expenditures of federal awards to report on the accrual bases of accounting. Condition: See material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001. Audit procedures identified that payroll periods overlapping the fiscal year-end were not properly allocated. Specifically, for the WIC (10.557), Immunization (93.268) and Health Center (93.224) programs, the District incorrectly included two days of salary from the prior fiscal year (September 2023) while failing to accrue three days of salary earned within the current fiscal year (September 2024). Additionally, for the Health Center (93.224) program, the District failed to properly adjust the SEFA for a salary overpayment, which was further impacted by improper fiscal year-end accrual timing. The cumulative impact of these errors resulted in a net understatement of $5,513 in SEFA expenditures as follows: • Immunization (93.268): $2,469 Net Understatement • WIC (10.557): $3,085 Net Understatement • Health Center (93.224): $41 Net Overstatement Cause: See material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001. Effect: As discussed in the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001, the statement of expenditures of federal awards was under accrued as of year end. Recommendation: See material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001. Management’s Response: See material weakness in internal control over financial reporting item 2024-001. Questioned Costs: None. The costs were determined to be allowable and substantiated; however, they were reported in the incorrect fiscal period. Recurring Finding: No. (New finding for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024).

Corrective Action Plan

Finding: 2024-002 Material Weakness in Internal Control Over Period of Performance – Health Center Program, WIC Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and Immunization Cooperative Agreements (93.224, 10.557, 93.268) Corrective Action: The District is in the process of developing a comprehensive year-end closing checklist and has already streamlined many of the procedures that caused reconciliation issues. In addition, we will perform spot checks on transactions to ensure that payroll and nonpayroll expenditures are recorded in the proper period. We will also provide additional training to ensure that personnel only record expenditures when confirmation has been received of receipt of goods or services. Proposed Completion Date: February 28, 2026 Name of Contact Person: Tomiko Fisher, Chief Operating Officer

Categories

Reporting Material Weakness Period of Performance

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1171944 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171945 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171946 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171947 2024-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171948 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171949 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171950 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171951 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171952 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171953 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171954 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171955 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171956 2024-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171957 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171959 2024-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1171960 2024-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
93.224 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM (COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, MIGRANT HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, AND PUBLIC HOUSING PRIMARY CARE) $1.53M
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $1.18M
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $544,070
93.354 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE: PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS RESPONSE $400,352
93.977 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD) PREVENTION AND CONTROL GRANTS $363,296
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $317,717
93.323 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND LABORATORY CAPACITY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES (ELC) $303,340
93.967 CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION COLLABORATION WITH ACADEMIA TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH $275,041
93.940 HIV PREVENTION ACTIVITIES HEALTH DEPARTMENT BASED $273,444
93.991 PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT $181,490
93.994 MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES BLOCK GRANT TO THE STATES $80,055
93.069 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS $51,905
93.391 ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT STATE, TRIBAL, LOCAL AND TERRITORIAL (STLT) HEALTH DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH OR HEALTHCARE CRISES $50,868
66.034 SURVEYS, STUDIES, RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE CLEAN AIR ACT $49,709
10.561 STATE ADMINISTRATIVE MATCHING GRANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $45,227
93.116 PROJECT GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMS $42,776
93.008 MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS SMALL GRANT PROGRAM $13,258
66.472 BEACH MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS $7,774
97.091 HOMELAND SECURITY BIOWATCH PROGRAM $6,641
66.605 PERFORMANCE PARTNERSHIP GRANTS $1,912