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Criteria or specific requirement Reimbursement for meals served is determined by applying the applicable meals times rates formula. Proper documentation should be maintained to support any meals served. Condition The District did not maintain adequate record-keeping to support the number of meals served. Context During testing of the Child Nutrition Cluster, it was discovered that, of the two months tested, twelve meal counts did not contain adequate or matching support for the number of meals served. This resulted in total questioned costs of $1,809. Cause Due to record-keeping errors, several meal counts contained conflicting information as to the correct number of meals served. In addition, several meal counts did not show sufficient evidence to support the totals noted. Effect Proper documentation was not maintained, and potentially inaccurate meal counts were submitted to the State and reimbursed. Recommendation We recommend that the District review its controls related to meal counts to ensure that they are properly counted and documented. Views of responsible officials See Corrective Action Plan.