Finding 1216750 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-06-08
Audit: 403203
Organization: City of Livonia, Michigan (MI)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City lacks written cash management procedures for processing federal payments, which is a significant deficiency.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal regulations, specifically 2 CFR 200.305, mandates effective internal controls and documented procedures.
  • Recommended Follow-up: The City should create and implement the necessary written procedures for federal payment processing to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Assistance Listing, Federal Agency, and Program Name - 14.251, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants Federal Award Identification Number and Year - B-24-CP-MI-1192 and B-22-CP-MI-0444 Pass-through Entity - N/A Finding Type - Significant deficiency Repeat Finding - No Criteria - The City must establish and maintain effective internal controls to ensure compliance with federal requirements including written procedures for processing of federal payments as outlined in 2 CFR 200.305. Condition - The City did not have established written cash management procedures for processing of federal payments. Questioned Costs - None If questioned costs are not determinable, description of why known questioned costs were undetermined or otherwise could not be reported - N/A Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed - N/A Context - During the year, the City received cash payments from federal sources and had no written procedures to ensure compliance with the requirements of federal payments. Although the written procedures were not established, there was no noncompliance identified with cash management requirements. Cause and Effect - The City did not have a control in place to ensure the required written cash management proecedures for processing federal payment are in place. Recommendation - Written procedures for processing of federal payments should be established, as required by 2 CFR 200.305. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan - The City will develop and implement written cash management procedures for processing federal payments.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding Number: 2025-001 Condition: The City did not have established written cash management procedures for processing of federal payments. Planned Corrective Action: Develop and implement written Cash Managament Procedure for processing federal payments Contact person responsible for corrective action: Benjamin Grier Anticipated Completion Date: 05/22/2026

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1216749 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 COVID - 19 - CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $1.50M
14.251 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS $1.25M
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $210,677
10.569 EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (FOOD COMMODITIES) $41,791
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $36,221
16.U01 U.S. MARSHALS - DETROIT FUGITIVE APPREHENSION TASK FORCE $20,853
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $16,109
16.607 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM $11,625
16.U02 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION - DETROIT MAJOR CRIMES TASK FORCE $7,318
14.218 COVID - 19 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $620
16.922 EQUITABLE SHARING PROGRAM $411