The Manatee Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller’s Corrective Action Plan for the conditions identified on the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs – Federal Programs and State Projects is provided below. Please note that Manatee County has provided separate responses in the letter that follows. 2025-001- Significant Deficiency- Internal Controls over Reporting- Condition- There was no evidence of the controls in place to review and approve reports prior to submission. Response- The Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller's Office is implementing an enhance tracking procedure in order to ensure the completeness and timeliness of all reporting. The county departments will submit all grant information including but not limited to progress reports and reimbursement requests to the Clerk's Office for our approval before they are submitted to the granting agency. The following are Manatee County's management responses to the internal control findings: 2025-001 Significant Deficincy - Internal Controls over Reporting Finding: There is no evidence of the internal control requiring review and approval prior to submission of the cash on hand quarterly report and the FFATA reports prior to submission. Manatee County has updated our procedures for reporting to clarify both separation of preparation and approvals of reports as well as timeliness of submission. In regard to internal controls for approvals, we have updated our procedures to clarify that signatures are required by both preparers and approvers of the report pre-submission. In regard to timing, for cash on hand quarterly reports, these reports are due no later than the 30th of the month following the quarter being reported (e.g., if the reporting period is October, November, and December, the report must be submitted by January 30th). The Grants Division Manager will be responsible for ensuring that this process is followed, and coordinate with the Fiscal team and CFO for all necessary reports. FFATA reports are due in the sam.gov system no later than the 30th of the month following the month in which the subaward was obligated (e.g., if obligated in November, the report must be submitted by December 30th of that same year). The Grants Division Manager will be responsible for ensuring that this process is followed. The Grants Division plans to perform trainings Spring 2026 for all Manatee County employees who touch grants to ensure awareness across all grants.