Finding 42196 (2022-001)

2022-001 Significant Deficiency in Internal Controls over Compliance and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements; U.S. Department of Treasury; COVID-19 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds - Assistance Listing No. 21.027; Grant period - Year ended December 31, 2022. Criteria: The major program requires the City of Andover, Minnesota to provide a Project and Expenditure Report on an annual basis, reporting on financial data, projects funded, expenditures, and other information. Condition: During our audit, we noted that the City did not have sufficient controls in place to ensure proper reporting of total expenditures incurred by project through December 31, 2022. Questioned Costs: $0 Context: Total reported expenditures for 2022 were understated by approximately $49,000. This understatement does not result in any questioned costs related to the program. Repeat Finding: No Cause: This reporting error was caused by the significant deficiency in internal controls over reporting by not having controls in place to validate the accuracy of reported amounts. Effect: The amounts reported by project were incorrect for the year ending December 31, 2022. Recommendation: We recommend that the City continue efforts to review the accuracy of its ARPA reporting before submission. City Response: The City concurs with the finding and the recommendation.