Finding 46528 (2022-008)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-03-28
Audit: 42577
Organization: Dallas County (IA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The County submitted required Project and Expenditure Reports late, ranging from 1 to 16 days.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with the Uniform Guidance and specific reporting deadlines set by the U.S. Treasury.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish clear policies and procedures to ensure timely submission of all future reports.

Finding Text

Assistance Listing Number 21.027: COVID-19, Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Federal Award Year: 2021 Prior Year Finding Number: N/A U.S. Department of Treasury 2022-008 Project and Expenditure Report Criteria - The Uniform Guidance, Part 200.303, requires the auditee establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal awared which provides reasonable assurance the auditee is managing the federal award in compliance with federal statutes, regulations, and the terms of the federal award. The County is required to submit a Project and Expenditure Report. This report is a Report on projects funded, expenditures, and contracts and subawards equal to or greater than $50,000 and other information. The Compliance and Reporting Guidance, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, requires the initial quarterly report, covering three calendar quarters from March 3, 2021 to December 31, 2021 be submitted to the U.S. Treasury by January 31, 2022. Subsequent quarterly reports must be submitted by the last day of the month following the end of the period to which the data relates. Condition - Each of the required reports were submitted between 1 and 16 days late. Cause - County procedures have not been established to ensure reports are submitted timely. Effect - The lack of established policies and procedures resulted in the late submission of quarterly reports. Recmmendation - The County should establish policies and procedures to ensure reports are submitted timely in accordance with the Compliance and Reporting Guidance. Response - A policy and procedures will be established to ensure the Project and Expenditure Report is submitted prior to the reporting deadline. Conclusion - Response accepted.

Corrective Action Plan

A policy and procedures will be established to ensure the Project and Expenditure Report is submitted prior to the reporting deadline. Estimated Date of Completion April 30, 2023

Categories

Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 622970 2022-008
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $417,816
20.219 Recreational Trails Program $328,175
93.069 Public Health Emergency Preparedness $129,435
93.268 Immunization Cooperative Agreements $47,135
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $31,401
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $29,562
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $20,544
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $15,813
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $13,250
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $9,247
93.667 Social Services Block Grant $7,210
93.658 Foster Care_title IV-E $7,066
93.596 Child Care Mandatory and Matching Funds of the Child Care and Development Fund $6,918
93.659 Adoption Assistance $3,876
15.226 Payments in Lieu of Taxes $2,318
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $2,000
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $1,638
93.472 Title IV-E Prevention and Family Services and Programs (a) $955
93.767 Children's Health Insurance Program $553
93.566 Refugee and Entrant Assistance_state Administered Programs $29