Finding 43735 (2022-002)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-01-25

AI Summary

  • Issue: The District's cash funds for the food service program exceeded the allowed limit by $162,125.
  • Requirement: Federal guidelines state that lunchroom cash balances must not surpass the average of 3 months of expenditures.
  • Next Steps: The District should assess its needs and create a plan to reduce cash balances in the lunchroom fund by August 31, 2023.

Finding Text

a. Condition: Cash funds for the food service program were in excess of the allowed 3 months average expenditures by $162,125. b. Criteria: Federal funding requires that the lunchroom cash balances should not exceed the average 3 months spending. c. Cause: The actual cash balances as of August 31, 2022, exceeded the allowed 3 month average spending amount by $162,125. d. Effect: Excess Cash Balances were held by the District for $162,125 as of August 31, 2022. e. Recommendation: The District should review their current needs for equipment, charges for student meals, etc. and develop a plan for the reduction of cash balances in the lunchroom fund. f. District Response: The District will review their current needs for equipment, charges for student meals, etc. and develop a plan for the reduction of cash balances in the lunchroom fund during the current year ended August 31, 2023.

Corrective Action Plan

The District will review their current needs for equipment, charges for student meals, etc. and develop a plan for the reduction of cash balances in the lunchroom fund during the current year ended August 31, 2023.

Categories

Cash Management Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $2.32M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $1.03M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $596,385
10.553 School Breakfast Program $386,175
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $301,546
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $63,059
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $36,746
84.358 Rural Education $36,707
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $29,547
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $22,267
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $17,575
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $3,412