Finding 1206147 (2023-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
F
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2026-04-08

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District failed to track equipment acquired with federal funds, missing key details like funding source and asset condition.
  • Impacted Requirements: This noncompliance with the Uniform Guidance affects the management of federal grants for rural areas.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Develop and implement policies to ensure proper tracking of federally funded assets, including regular inventory reviews.

Finding Text

2023-002 – Equipment and Real Property Management Finding Type: Material Noncompliance/Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance (Equipment and Real Property Management) Program: Formula Grants for Rural Areas (ALN 20.509) Criteria: The Uniform Guidance requires a non-federal entity that has expended federal awards for a grant award on or after December 26, 2014 to track equipment acquired with federal funding in its capital asset records. Condition: Equipment records do not include source of funding which includes the federal award identification number, who holds the title, the federal participation rate, and the location, use and condition of the asset to be in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Cause: This condition appears to be the result of a lack of internal controls designed to ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance. Effect: As a result of this condition, the District did not fully comply with the Uniform Guidance applicable to the above noted grants. Recommendation: We recommend that the District develop policies to ensure that assets acquired with federal funds are properly identified in capital assets records. View of Responsible Officials: Management agrees with the recommendation and has developed a procedure to list capital assets that are acquired with federal funds. Management has also developed a policy to ensure that this procedure is followed. In addition, management has established written policies and procedures to track and monitor equipment purchased with federal funding throughout its lifecycle. These procedures include maintaining a detailed inventory record that identifies the funding source, acquisition date, cost, location, and condition of each asset. Management has also implemented periodic inventory reviews and reconciliation processes to ensure that equipment acquired with federal funds is properly recorded, safeguarded, and reported in accordance with applicable federal requirements. Repeat Finding: 2022-003

Corrective Action Plan

Condition: Equipment records do not include the source of funding which includes the federal award identification number, who holds the title, the federal participation rate, and the location, use and condition of the asset to be in accordance with the Uniform Guidance. Cause: This condition appears to be the result of a lack of internal controls designed to ensure compliance with Uniform Guidance. Auditor Recommendation: We recommend that the District develop policies to ensure that assets acquired with federal funds are properly identified in capital assets records. Plan of Action: The District's plan is a two-pronged approach to ensure that appropriate policies and procedures are in place and that recoding assets whose resources include federal funds will clearly indicate the federal award identification number, who holds the title, the participation rate, the location, use, and condition that the asset is to be put to in accordance with uniform guidance. A. The District will implement a robust Capital Asset Policy to be reviewed and approved by the District's Board of Directors, Standard Operation Procedures will accompany the policy and there will be the standard guidelines in which all capital assets will be treated, regardless of where the funding resources are generated from. B. The District plans to use its accounting software, SAGE 50, and capital asset software, FAS, to document funding resources, which should include all the required information as noted in Uniform Guidance. Additionally, capital asset invoices will include proper documentation showing the funding resources and required information. Date of implementation: Corrective actions began in October 2025 and are being implemented through June 2026. In October 2025, the District developed standardized documentation to accompany capital asset acquisitions and disposals to ensure required funding source information and asset details are consistently recorded. Beginning July 1, 2025, the District began using its accounting software (SAGE 50) to track purchases funded with State or Federal sources. The Finance Department will apply this procedure to earlier capital asset records as time permits in order to improve the completeness of historical records. On February 25, 2026, the District's Board of Directors formally reviewed and approved the District's Capital Asset Policy, which establishes consistent requirements for identifying, tracking, and reporting capital assets regardless of funding source. Supporting written procedures and process documentation are being finalized and are expected to be completed by June, 30, 2026.

Categories

Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1206144 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206145 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206146 2023-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206148 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206149 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206150 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1206151 2023-003
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.509 FORMULA GRANTS FOR RURAL AREAS AND TRIBAL TRANSIT PROGRAM $531,143
20.513 ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $18,107