Finding 16103 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-08-07
Audit: 22947
Organization: City of Placenita (CA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City submitted a Project and Expenditure Report with inaccurate financial information for the quarter ended December 31, 2021.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates 2 CFR Part 200, which mandates accurate disclosure of financial results for Federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should improve its procedures for preparing and reviewing Federal grant reports to ensure amounts match accounting records.

Finding Text

Criteria or Specific Requirement: 2 CFR Part 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Post Federal Award Requirements requires that the financial management system of a non-Federal entity provide for accurate, current, and complete disclosure of the financial results of each Federal award or program in accordance with reporting requirements. Condition: During our testing, we noted the City?s submitted Project and Expenditure Report for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, included inaccurate information. Questioned Costs: None. Context: The report indicated that $9,083,054 of expenditures had been incurred during the period, under the revenue loss provisions of the award. This amount was indicated as this was the City?s full award amount and the City had elected the $10 million standard allowance for revenue loss. While the amounts had been obligated, the City had not expended the full award amount. Cause: Reporting parameters were not understood at the time the report was submitted. Effect: The Project and Expenditure Report submitted included inaccurate information. Recommendation: We recommend that the City review its procedures for the preparation and review of reporting for Federal grants, whereby amounts included on reports are reconciled to the City's accounting records.

Corrective Action Plan

Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions: City management agrees with this finding. Due to the fact that the awarded amount was based on lost revenues, there was a misinterpretation regarding the appropriate reporting procedure for this matter. The City has submitted the corrected Project and Expenditure Report in its latest iteration and understands the correct reporting procedure going forward.

Categories

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 16102 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 592544 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 592545 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $904,755
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $887,114
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $409,819
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $153,674
16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods $5,203