Finding 383798 (2022-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-03-22
Audit: 296809
Organization: City of Gloversville, New York (NY)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to prepare a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA).
  • Impacted Requirements: Internal controls are needed to ensure the SEFA is complete and accurate, as mandated by management responsibilities.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should establish internal controls and a plan to ensure timely preparation of the SEFA by management.

Finding Text

Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation): It is the responsibility of City management to design and implement internal controls that provide reasonable assurance over the completeness and accuracy of the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). Condition and Context: The City did not prepare a SEFA. Cause: Lack of internal controls to ensure preparation of a SEFA was completed timely. Effect or Potential Effect: There is higher risk that the SEFA is not complete and accurate when the SEFA is prepared by a 3rd party instead of City management. Recommendation: The City should develop a course of action and internal controls to ensure that City management prepares the SEFA in a timely manner and that it is complete and accurate. Views of Responsible Officials: As noted in the corrective action plan, management agrees with this finding.

Corrective Action Plan

The City will develop policies and procedures to help ensure the completeness, existence, and accurarcy of federal expenditures to be included in the annual Schedule of Ependitures of Federal Awards. The City understands that expenditures should be included based on timing of the outlay (expenditure) and not ncessarily the cash receipt.

Categories

Reporting

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 383799 2022-004
    Material Weakness
  • 960240 2022-003
    Material Weakness
  • 960241 2022-004
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $620,562
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $203,577
20.509 Formula Grants for Rural Areas and Tribal Transit Program $203,294
14.228 Community Development Block Grants/state's Program and Non-Entitlement Grants in Hawaii $103,368
66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $5,705
20.509 Covid-19 - Formula Grants for Rural Areas $4,100