Finding 1238609 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
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Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-30
Audit: 413495
Organization: CITY OF FARRAGUT (IA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: A single individual has too much control over multiple financial areas, increasing the risk of errors or fraud.
  • Impacted Requirements: This situation violates key internal control principles that require separation of duties in cash handling, debt management, receipts, disbursements, and financial reporting.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Implement a system of checks and balances by assigning different individuals to each financial area to enhance oversight and accountability.

Finding Text

Condition – One individual in the City has control over each of the following areas for the City: • Cash – handling, reconciling and recording. • Long-term debt – recordkeeping, compliance and debt payment processing. • Receipts – opening mail, collecting, depositing, recording, reconciling and posting. • Disbursements – purchasing, invoice processing, check writing, mailing, reconciling and recording. • Financial Reporting – report preparation, performance of all accounting functions, controlling all data input and output and having custody of assets

Corrective Action Plan

The city is reviewing procedures to determine how to achieve maximum segregation of duties

Categories

Reporting

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.760 WATER AND WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES $2.21M