Finding 43736 (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.

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