Finding 1228274 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-08-28

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Financial records for the General Fund, Special Projects Fund, and EDF Fund were incomplete, missing significant transactions for the period of benefit.
  • Impacted Requirements: This is a repeat finding, indicating ongoing issues with internal controls over financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Authority should enhance internal controls to ensure all transactions are accurately recorded in the appropriate period.

Finding Text

Financial Statement Finds: Accounting Records Criteria: The accounts of the Authority should include all significant transactions in the period of benefit. Condition: During the audit, certain audit adjustments were required to record transactions in the period of benefit for the General Fund, Special Projects Fund, and EDF Fund. Effect: The financial records for the General Fund, Special Projects Fund, and EDF Fund did not reflect the financial activity in the period of benefit, which could result in a material misstatement of the financial statements. This is a repeat finding from a previous year – Finding 2024-001. Recommendation: The Authority should ensure that internal control procedures over financial reporting are sufficient to identify and record all transactions in the period of benefit. Management Response: The Authority has initiated additional levels of review in order to sufficiently identify and record all transactions in the period of benefit.

Corrective Action Plan

Financial Statement Finds: Accounting Records Criteria: The accounts of the Authority should include all significant transactions in the period of benefit. Condition: During the audit, certain audit adjustments were required to record transactions in the period of benefit for the General Fund, Special Projects Fund, and EDF Fund. Effect: The financial records for the General Fund, Special Projects Fund, and EDF Fund did not reflect the financial activity in the period of benefit, which could result in a material misstatement of the financial statements. This is a repeat finding from a previous year – Finding 2024-001. Recommendation: The Authority should ensure that internal control procedures over financial reporting are sufficient to identify and record all transactions in the period of benefit. Management Response: The Authority has initiated additional levels of review in order to sufficiently identify and record all transactions in the period of benefit.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1228273 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.905 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM $308,333