Finding 41555 (2022-002)

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Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-01-26

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Some employees with partial salaries charged to the program lack required time and effort certifications.
  • Impacted Requirements: All employees with partial salaries must have completed and maintained time and effort certifications.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a procedure to ensure time and effort documentation is collected and retained for all relevant employees.

Finding Text

Condition: Certain employees with partial salaries charged to the program did not have time and effort certifications. Criteria: Time and effort certifications must be completed and maintained for employees who have partial salaries charged to the program. Cause: The City was unaware this was required for all employees. Effect: Time and effort documentation is not available for all employees with salaries charged to the program. Perspective Information: Noted in 16 out of a sample of 17 employees with partial salaries charged to the program. Recommendation: Time and effort documentation should be maintained for all employees with salaries funded through the program. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: Management will develop a procedure that ensures all programs that require Time and Effort Certifications are identified and documentation is retained.

Corrective Action Plan

CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN December 28, 2022 The City of Waynesboro, Virginia respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended June 30, 2022. Name and address of independent public accounting firm: Brown, Edwards & Company, L. L.P. 1 09 Financial Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22801 Audit period: June 30 , 2022 The findings from the June 30, 2022 Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs (the " Schedule" ) are discussed below. The findings are numbered consistently with the number assigned in the Schedule. FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS - MAJOR FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAM AUDIT 2022-001: Major Program Determination Condition: A single audit was not performed for a major program for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. Criteria: A s ingle audit in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Uniform Guidance is required if total federal expenditures exceed $750,000 in a fiscal year. Federal expenditures exceeded $750,000 and the major program was a high risk Type A program for the year ended June 30, 2021. Cause: A Type A high risk program was not tested as major. Effect: The identified Type A high risk program was not tested as major. Questioned Costs: None. Perspective Information: Only major program missed. Repeat Finding: Not a repeat finding. Recommendation: Ensure management considers federal award compliance requirement and ensures that such requirements are satisfied each year. Corrective Action: This audit was performed for FY22. Management will monitor major programs and ensure that they are tested when necessary. 2022-002: Education Stabilization Fund - Assistance Listing #84.425C, 84.425D, 84.425U - Matching, Level of Effort and Earmarking Condition: Certain employees with partial salaries charged to the program did not have time and effort certifications. Criteria: Time and effort certifications must be completed and maintained for employees who have partial salaries charged to the program. Cause: The City was unaware this was required for all employees. Effect: Time and effort documentation is not available for all employees with salaries charged to the program. Questioned Costs: None. Perspective Information: Noted in 16 out of a sample of 17 employees with partial salaries charged to the program. Recommendation: Time and effort documentation should be maintained for all employees with salaries funded through the program. Corrective Action: Management will develop a procedure that ensures all programs that require Time and Effort Certifications are identified and documentation is retained. If the Federal Audit Clearinghouse has questions regarding this plan, please call Vonda Hutchinson, Executive Director of Finance at (540) 946-4600 ext. 124. Sincerely yours, Vonda A. Hutchinson Executive Director of Finance

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Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $1.01M
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $742,731
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $720,748
10.553 School Breakfast Program $647,656
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $353,927
15.658 Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Restoration and Implementation $309,836
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $198,274
93.659 Adoption Assistance $196,679
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $113,582
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $97,428
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $91,079
84.358 Rural Education $80,073
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $78,208
16.575 Crime Victim Assistance $73,107
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $55,522
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $48,949
10.555 National School Lunch Program $19,234
45.310 Grants to States $19,010
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $18,878
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $17,903
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $16,863
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $15,946
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $12,918
66.818 Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements $12,533
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $7,269
16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_allocation to States $6,869
84.184 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities_national Programs $6,183
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $5,830
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $5,000
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $3,063
93.556 Promoting Safe and Stable Families $2,784
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $1,923
93.747 Elder Abuse Prevention Interventions Program $1,304
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $830
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $-140
93.575 Child Care and Development Block Grant $-1,100