Finding 1223630 (2025-002)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
A
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-07-14
Audit: 407127
Organization: City of Shawnee, Oklahoma (OK)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City missed deadlines for submitting its audit report to both the State Auditor and the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must be filed within six months for the State Auditor and within nine months or 30 days from issuance for the FAC.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and strengthen internal controls to ensure timely submissions in the future.

Finding Text

2025-002 – Filing with the State Auditor and Federal Audit Clearinghouse (Repeat) Criteria: In order to comply with filing of reports with the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector (State Auditor), management needs to appropriately monitor the timing of the submission of the filing of the audit report within six months after the end of the fiscal year. Additionally, the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) submission should occur earlier of nine months subsequent to year end or 30 days from report issuance. Condition: The City did not submit its audit report to the State Auditor prior to the deadline of six months after the end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Additionally, the City did not submit its audit report to the FAC within nine months from year ending June 30, 2025. Cause and Effect: A change in key personnel over the City’s financial reporting resulted in delayed financial reporting close out of fiscal year 2025. As a result, the City was not in compliance with its required deadline to provide the State Auditor and the FAC with its issued audit report within the established deadlines. Recommendation: We recommend the internal controls for reporting with the State Auditor and FAC be reviewed to ensure that future filings are completed within the established deadlines. Management Response: Management recognizes the need to submit its single audit reports to the State Auditor and FAC in accordance with the required deadlines in order to remain compliant with requirements. Management will make an effort to correct their timeliness and file within the appropriate deadlines going forward.

Corrective Action Plan

2025-002 — Filing with the State Auditor and Federal Audit Clearinghouse Finance Department 16 W. 9th St. Shawnee, OK 74801 ShawneeOK.org Condition: The city did not submit its audit report to the State Auditor prior to the deadline of six months after the end of the fiscal year endingiune 30, 2025. Additionally, the city did not submit its audit report to the FAC within nine months from the year ending June 30, 2025. In conjunction with our FY2025 single audit, please see the City's corrective action plan below: Management recognizes the need to submit its single audit reports to the State Auditor and FAC in accordance with the required deadlines to remain compliant with requirements. Management will try to correct their timeliness and file within the appropriate deadlines going forward. Expected completion date: FY26 Audit

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $218,896
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $48,098
97.041 NATIONAL DAM SAFETY PROGRAM $34,294
14.218 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/ENTITLEMENT GRANTS $31,865
97.039 HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT $23,351
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $7,659
16.607 BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM $7,495
93.945 ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL $2,250
20.600 STATE AND COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY $1,898
93.043 SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE AGING, TITLE III, PART D, DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION SERVICES $1,231
97.042 EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE GRANTS $800