Finding 1203104 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2026-03-30
Audit: 396313
Organization: Town of Oak Bluffs (MA)
Auditor: CBIZ CPAS PC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Town lacks formal written policies and procedures for managing federal awards as required by Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200).
  • Impacted Requirements: Key areas such as procurement, subrecipient monitoring, internal controls, and financial management are not documented, increasing the risk of noncompliance.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Town should create comprehensive policies and procedures to cover all compliance requirements and conduct regular reviews to maintain compliance.

Finding Text

2024-001 Document Policies and Procedures Over Federal Awards Type of Finding – Not Program Specific – Cross Cutting Compliance – Other Matter Criteria or Specific Requirement Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) requires non-federal entities administering federal awards to establish and maintain written policies and procedures to address all requirements specified in the regulations, including but not limited to internal controls, determination of allowable costs, procurement, subrecipient monitoring, financial management, and reporting. Condition and Context During our audit, we noted that the Town did not have formal policies and procedures in place covering the requirements of Uniform Guidance as specified in 2 CFR Part 200. Certain elements, such as procurement standards, subrecipient monitoring, internal control, and other compliance areas, were not addressed in written policies or documented procedures. Cause The Town has not developed comprehensive written policies and procedures to address all compliance requirements under Uniform Guidance. Effect or Potential Effect The absence of written policies and procedures increases the risk of noncompliance with federal requirements, reduces consistency in federal program administration, and limits transparency and accountability. Recommendation The Town should develop and implement comprehensive written policies and procedures that address all major compliance requirements under Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200). Periodic review and updates should be performed to ensure ongoing compliance. Views of Responsible Official Management’s corrective action plan is included at the end of this report after the Schedule of Prior Year Findings.

Corrective Action Plan

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN Oversight Agency for Audit: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development The Town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2024. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: CBIZ CPAs P.C. 53 State Street, 17th Floor Boston, MA 02109 Audit period: July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 The finding from the June 30, 2024, schedule of findings and questioned costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the number assigned in the schedule. Financial Statement Finding 2024-001 – Document Policies and Procedures Over Federal Awards Condition: During our audit, we noted that the Town did not have formal policies and procedures in place covering the requirements of Uniform Guidance as specified in 2 CFR Part 200. Certain elements, such as procurement standards, subrecipient monitoring, internal control, and other compliance areas, were not addressed in written policies or documented procedures. Criteria: Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200) requires non-federal entities administering federal awards to establish and maintain written policies and procedures to address all requirements specified in the regulations, including but not limited to internal controls, determination of allowable costs, procurement, subrecipient monitoring, financial management, and reporting. Cause: The Town has not developed comprehensive written policies and procedures to address all compliance requirements under Uniform Guidance. Effect: The absence of written policies and procedures increases the risk of noncompliance with federal requirements, reduces consistency in federal program administration, and limits transparency and accountability. Recommendation The Town should develop and implement comprehensive written policies and procedures that address all major compliance requirements under Uniform Guidance (2 CFR Part 200). Periodic review and updates should be performed to ensure ongoing compliance. Views of Responsible Officials: We have been reviewing existing workflows, and unwritten procedures, relative to our management and oversight of federal awards either received directly from the federal or from another intermediary pass-through agency. Once our review is complete, we will commit those procedures to writing and present them to the Select Boad for approval. The anticipation is that we will have documented policies and procedures, that are compliant with the Uniform Guidance, in time for the FY2026 audit.

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Reporting

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.228 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/STATE'S PROGRAM AND NON-ENTITLEMENT GRANTS IN HAWAII $1.24M
10.555 NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM $173,208
97.047 BRIC: BUILDING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND COMMUNITIES $129,828
10.553 SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM $20,980
15.616 CLEAN VESSEL ACT $10,832