Finding 380921 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-03-18
Audit: 295632
Organization: Village of Rantoul (IL)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Village failed to provide adequate support for $15,281 in costs reported under the COVID-19 recovery funds.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding highlights a significant deficiency in internal controls, violating Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303) on compliance and documentation.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The Village should improve its cost allocation procedures and ensure proper documentation is maintained for all federal program reporting.

Finding Text

Federal agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal program title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Award Period: March 3, 2021 – December 31, 2026 Type of Finding: • Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance Criteria or specific requirement: Uniform Grant Guidance (2 CFR 200.303) requires nonfederal entities receiving Federal awards establish and maintain internal controls designed to reasonably ensure compliance with Federal laws, regulations, and program compliance requirements. Effective internal controls should include ensuring that supporting calculations are accurate. Condition: The Village could not provide proper support summarizing/reconciling its allowable costs totaling $15,281, when reporting the funds, it spent under COVID-19 State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds during the fiscal year. In addition, there is no formal documentation of the review being completed. Questioned costs: $15,281 Context: The Village errors on the amounts reported in 1 out of 1 report tested, with $15,281 lacking proper support during the fiscal year. Cause: Costs were paid accurately to vendors, but the Village could not provide proper support for the amount charged to the grant. Effect: May result in unallowable costs being charged to Federal programs. Repeat finding: No. Recommendation: We recommend the Village review its procedures relative to allocating costs and reviewing support provided for reporting to Federal programs. Views of responsible officials: The Village recognizes and accepts the audit finding as presented.

Corrective Action Plan

Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Reporting) Recommendation: We recommend the Village review its procedures relative to allocating costs and reviewing support provided for reporting to Federal programs. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action taken in response to finding: The finding is relative to legal expenses which, which documentation existed indicating legal services provided, it was not listed separately in a way to easily identify the expenditures were a direct result of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) spending. As we progress, any legal expenses for projects specific o ARPA will need to be billed under a separate line hosting only ARPA-related expenditures, and the ARPA internal financial code will be applied for redundant identification. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Angela Schults, Comptroller Planned completion date for corrective action plan: 1 April 2024

Categories

Questioned Costs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 380920 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957362 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957363 2023-004
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.54M
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $1.35M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $502,027
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $35,053
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $10,444