Finding 1238656 (2025-003)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-30

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Authority lacks adequate internal controls for reviewing FAA 5100-27 and FAA 5100-26 reports, leading to potential errors.
  • Impacted Requirements: This deficiency indicates a significant internal control issue over compliance with federal reporting standards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a process for a secondary review of these reports before submission to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Finding Text

CONTROLS OVER REPORTING (2025-003) Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Program Name: Airport Improvement Program Assistance Listing Number: 20.106 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: AIP 47, AIP 48, AIP 49, AIP 50, AIP 52, 2025 Pass-Through Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation Pass-Through Numbers: AIP 47, AIP 48, AIP 49, AIP 50, AIP 52 Award Period: Year-Ended December 31, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or Specific Requirement: Condition: During testing of controls over reporting, it was noted the Authority did not have adequate internal controls designed to ensure that the FAA 5100-27 and FAA 5100-26 reports are reviewed for accuracy. Questioned Costs: None. Context: During testing of controls over reporting, it was noted that there were no reviews over the FAA 5100-27 and FAA 5100-26 reports. Cause: Lack of management oversight. Effect: Errors made in the reports may not be discovered. Repeat Finding: The finding is a repeat of a finding in the immediately prior year. Prior year finding number was, 2024-003. Recommendation: We recommend the Authority have a secondary person reviewing these reports before they are submitted to the federal agency. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Controls Over Reporting Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Program Name: Airport Improvement Program Assistance Listing Number: 20.106 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: AIP 47, AIP 48, AIP 49, AIP 50, AIP 51, 2025 Pass-Through Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation Pass-Through Numbers: AIP 47, AIP 48, AIP 49, AIP 50, AIP 51 Award Period: Year-Ended December 31, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Recommendation: It is recommended the Authority have a secondary person reviewing these reports before they are submitted to the federal agency. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The Authority will evaluate its internal staff capacity to determine if an internal control policy over reviews is beneficial. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Kyle Christiansen, Executive Director Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2026

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Reporting Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1238652 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238653 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238654 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238655 2025-003
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238657 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238658 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238659 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238660 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1238661 2025-004
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.106 AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT PROGRAMS, AND COVID-19 AIRPORTS PROGRAMS $1.39M