Finding 1174646 (2024-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-02-19

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Town failed to file the required annual compliance report on time and accurately.
  • Impacted Requirements: This oversight means the Town is not in compliance with the U.S. Department of Treasury grant requirements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Town should establish procedures to ensure timely and accurate reporting in line with grant obligations.

Finding Text

Grantor: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Pass‐through Entity: Connecticut Office of Policy & Management Criteria: Management is responsible for compliance with the types of compliance requirements identified as subject to audit in the OMB Compliance Supplement. Condition: The Town did not timely or accurately file the required annual compliance report. Context: Not applicable. Effect: The Town was not in compliance with the grant requirements. Cause: Oversight of reporting requirements. Repeat finding: No Auditor Recommendation: We recommend that the Town implement procedures to ensure reporting is properly completed and filed timely in accordance with grant requirements. Views of Responsible Officials: Management of the Town agrees with the finding and intends to take corrective action to address the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

The Town had an issue with information being sent to email addresses that are no longer valid. It was determined that the prior Town Treasurer and Assistant Town Treasurer were being sent notifications from the Treasury Department. Neither of these older emails were accessible by the Town. Therefore, the notices for filing requirements were not known. This has been corrected. The Town has now set up a dedicated Town Treasurer email account which can be transferred to any new official as necessary. All notifications from the Treasury Department for any future filing requirements will be sent to this email and addressed in a timely manner.

Categories

Reporting

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.513 ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $120,016
84.425 EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND $84,247
84.358 RURAL EDUCATION $36,308
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $12,492
84.424 STUDENT SUPPORT AND ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT PROGRAM $10,000
84.173 SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL GRANTS $3,560
84.367 SUPPORTING EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTION STATE GRANTS (FORMERLY IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS) $3,207
84.010 TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES $1,650
84.027 SPECIAL EDUCATION GRANTS TO STATES $681