Finding 1223549 (2024-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
ABL
Questioned Costs
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Year
2024
Accepted
2026-07-10
Audit: 406926
Organization: City of Pekin (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City had to restate its fund balance due to improper recording of capital assets and leases, impacting financial accuracy.
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls must ensure accurate recording and reporting of leases and capital assets for reliable financial statements.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should implement stronger internal controls to ensure timely and accurate recording of leases and capital assets before future audits.

Finding Text

Material Weakness Finding 2024 – 001: Restatement to Fund Balance Condition: During audit fieldwork, our testing resulted in a restatement of fund balance in order to implement GASB 96 and correct buildings, land improvements and equipment categories of capital assets that were improperly recorded in the prior year. Criteria: A good system of internal controls would provide for accurate recording and reporting of leases and capital assets on a regular basis in order to provide for accurate financial reporting. Cause: Year-end entries related to leases and capital assets were required in order to accurately present the City’s financial statements. Effect: A material adjustment to the City’s beginning fund balance was required to properly state leases and capital assets. Recommendation: We recommend the City implement effective internal controls in order to provide an accurate assessment of reporting requirements. This implementation of improved controls would result in the appropriate recognition for financial reporting requirements. Corrective Action Plan: The City will implement internal controls to properly record leases and capital assets on a timely basis prior to audit fieldwork

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2024 – 001: Restatement to Fund Balance Condition: During audit fieldwork, our testing resulted in a restatement of fund balance in order to implement GASB 96 and correct buildings, land improvements and equipment categories of capital assets that were improperly recorded in the prior year. Plan: The City will implement internal controls to properly record leases and capital assets on a timely basis prior to audit fieldwork. Anticipated Date of Completion: Updated Capital Assets Policy adopted on May 27, 2025, and applied retroactively to May 1, 2022. Name of Contact Person: Eric Dubrowski, Finance Director Management Response: As part of its internal review of capital assets, the City implemented a revised Capital Assets Policy. The revised policy significantly reduced the number of assets required to be tracked while retaining the vast majority of capital assets on the City's books, improving compliance and increasing administrative efficiency. The City also reviews the implementation of new GASB pronouncements with its external auditors in advance of each applicable reporting period to help ensure new accounting standards are implemented accurately and timely. The GASB 96 implementation has been completed, and no additional fund balance restatements related to GASB 96 are anticipated.

Categories

Cash Management Material Weakness Reporting Equipment & Real Property Management Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1223548 2024-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $10.01M
20.106 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT PROGRAMS, AND COVID-19 AIRPORTS PROGRAMS $1.04M
16.738 EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM $247,885
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $8,678
16.607 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM $4,138
14.248 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS SECTION 108 LOAN GUARANTEES $2,842