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Under the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200.512), a non-federal entity that expends $750,000 or more in federal awards during its fiscal year must submit its Single Audit reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the audit period. For the City’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the statutory submission deadline was June 30, 2025. Furthermore, 2 CFR 200.303 requires the City to establish and maintain effective internal control over federal awards to provide reasonable assurance that federal awards are managed in compliance with applicable federal statutes, regulations, and award terms and conditions. The City’s Single Audit reporting package for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, was not submitted to the FAC by the June 30, 2025, statutory deadline. The audit could not be initiated in a timely manner due to severe deficiencies in internal control, accounting records, and organizational governance: 1. Unstable General Ledger: The City continued to post transactions to the 2024 fiscal year as late as May 2025, preventing the timely preparation of an auditable trial balance; Breakdown in Organizational Governance: Before audit fieldwork could begin, both the City Manager and City Secretary resigned, leaving the City without administrative management to oversee and coordinate preparation for the financial statement and Single Audit engagements. The City did not maintain an effective and enforceable period-end closing process, and the prior-year general ledger remained open well into the following fiscal cycle. Turnover in the City Manager and City Secretary positions further disrupted administrative continuity and delayed the coordination and record readiness necessary to begin and complete the audit and FAC submission process.