Finding 1222844 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-07-02
Audit: 406403
Organization: Municipality of Cidra (PR)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Single Audit Report for FY 2025 was not issued on time, violating compliance requirements.
  • Impacted Requirements: Failure to meet 2 CFR, Section 200.512 (a) (1) regarding timely submission of audit reports and data collection forms.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen internal controls and procedures to ensure timely preparation of financial statements by March 31, 2026.

Finding Text

Requirement: Compliance Requirement: Type of finding: Statement of Condition Criteria Cause of Condition Effect of Condition Recommendation Questioned Costs Prior Year Finding View of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Action Plan Implementation Date Responsible Person All Mayor Programs and Cluster Single Audit Act Significant Deficiency in Internal Control (SD), Instance of Noncompliance (NC) The Single Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, was not issued within nine (9) months after the ended of the audit period. The Data Collection Form and the reporting package were not submitted on a timely basis. 2 CFR, Section 200.512 (a) (1), states that the audit, the data collection form, and the reporting package must be submitted within 30 calendar days after the auditee receives the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the audit period (whichever is earlier). Due to the delay in the preparation of the financial statements, the Municipality did not comply with the requirements established in the Uniform Guidance. The Municipality could be sanctioned by the Federal government and pass-through agencies for the noncompliance of this requirement. We recommend management to continue strengthening the internal controls and procedures over the accounting records in a manner that the Municipality’s process of preparation of the financial statements can be completed within a reasonable period of time. None This is a new finding. We will improve our internal control procedures related to record keeping and adjustments in order to ensure compliance with the March 31 federal requirement. During the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Mrs. Yadira Pereira Nieves, Finance Director

Corrective Action Plan

We will improve our internal control procedures related to record keeping and adjustments in order to ensure compliance with the March 31 federal requirement. Implementation Date: During the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Responsible Person: Mrs. Yadira Pereira Nieves Finance Director

Categories

Reporting Significant Deficiency Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1222840 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222841 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222842 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1222843 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $7.52M
14.871 SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS $1.67M
20.507 FEDERAL TRANSIT FORMULA GRANTS $348,553
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $307,257
10.766 COMMUNITY FACILITIES LOANS AND GRANTS $259,751
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $171,125
10.854 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOANS AND GRANTS $141,541
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $106,044
93.044 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART B, GRANTS FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SENIOR CENTERS $70,226
93.671 FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICES/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES $4,640
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $3,984
93.575 CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT $15