Finding 1241594 (2026-006)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
I
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2026
Accepted
2026-11-03
Audit: 415634
Organization: VILLAGE OF ATWOOD (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Village's contractor agreements for IEPA Loan 2 lack required provisions related to the Clean Air Act and Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal regulations under 2 CFR Part 200 is not met, risking contractor accountability.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Ensure future contracts include all necessary federal provisions to maintain compliance.

Finding Text

Criteria: Compliance with Federal Government requirement as outlined in Appendix II to 2 CFR Part 200, “Contract Provisions for Non-Federal Entity Contracts Under Federal Awards” to include provisions (G) Clean Air Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and (I) Byrd Anti-Lobbying Amendment in the Village’s agreement with contractors. Condition: The Village’s contractor agreements for IEPA Loan 2 did not include provisions (G) and (I) mentioned above. Cause: Village staff was unaware of the need to include these provisions. Effect: Contractors may not be held accountable for noncompliance with these provisions. Recommendation: Future contracts should include these provisions. Response: At the time of receiving this finding, the Village has substantially completed the project for which payments were made to contractors under the contract mentioned above. The Village will include these provisions in future contracts for which payments of federal awards will be made.

Corrective Action Plan

At the time of receiving this finding, the Village has substantially completed the project for which payments were made to contractors under the contract mentioned above. The Village will include these provisions in future contracts for which payments of federal awards will be made.

Categories

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1241592 2026-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241593 2026-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241595 2026-004
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1241596 2026-005
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
66.458 CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVING FUND $1.12M
16.710 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS $41,252