Finding 32075 (2022-006)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-02-27
Audit: 28062
Auditor: Rto & Company

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: One invoice lacked proper authorization, violating the District's policies.
  • Impacted Requirements: All invoices must be authorized before payment as per District procedures.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Review and reinforce the invoice approval process to prevent future lapses.

Finding Text

Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency AL Title: Education Stabilization Fund (ESF) AL Number: 84.425 Federal Award Year: 2022 Federal Agency: Department of Education Pass Through Agency: Oregon Department of Education Category of Finding: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Questioned Costs: None Finding 2022-06 Invoice Approval Criteria: According to the District?s policies and procedures, all invoices should receive appropriate authorization before payment. Condition: One invoice selected in an audit sample of 37 was missing evidence of proper authorization. Cause: The District failed to go through their normal expenditure authorization process with the selected expenditure of federal awards.

Corrective Action Plan

Finding: 2022-06 CFDA Number: 84.425 Award Name and years: Education Stabilization Fund (ESF), 2022 Federal Agency: Department of Education ? Oregon Department of Education Category of Finding: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Questioned Cost: None Criteria: According to the District?s policies and procedures, all invoices should receive appropriate authorization before payment. Condition: One invoice selected in an audit sample of 37 was missing evidence of proper authorization. Cause and Effect: The District failed to go through their normal expenditure authorization process with the selected expenditure of federal awards. Controls that aren?t consistently implemented may lead to noncompliance with federal award requirements. Recommendation: We recommend additional emphasis be placed on following all policy and procedures consistently for a strong control environment. Agency Response: We accept this finding. We received verbal instructions from the Superintendent to pay students for day care work completed, but did not obtain an email from him for support documentation. Proper policy was discussed and no invoices will be paid prior to proper documentation.

Categories

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 32074 2022-005
    Material Weakness
  • 608516 2022-005
    Material Weakness
  • 608517 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $444,948
10.555 National School Lunch Program $196,924
10.553 School Breakfast Program $114,154
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $112,346
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $47,314
84.358 Rural Education $27,892
10.556 Special Milk Program for Children $19,789
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $11,423
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $11,099
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $10,000
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $2,335
45.310 Grants to States $1,321
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $1,061
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614