Finding 33784 (2022-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-02
Audit: 35867
Organization: Almont Community Schools (MI)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's net cash resources for the School Breakfast and Lunch Fund exceeded the allowed limit of three months' average expenditures as of June 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding violates federal regulations outlined in 7 CFR Part 210.14b regarding fund management.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should regularly review its Food Service Fund resources and adjust its budget to ensure compliance with the three-month limit.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-001 (Repeat Finding) Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/ 10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2022. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2022. Cause/Effect ? Management did not monitor net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

Categories

School Nutrition Programs Subrecipient Monitoring

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $470,296
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $392,920
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $120,841
10.553 School Breakfast Program $59,152
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $36,540
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $26,841
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $15,030
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $6,169
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $5,012
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $4,987
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614