Finding 496211 (2023-003)

Material Weakness
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-09-09
Audit: 319151
Organization: City of Akron, Ohio (OH)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to submit required financial reports on time, specifically the Quarter 3 report, which was late by five days.
  • Impacted Requirements: Reports must be submitted within 30 days after the reporting period, as per federal guidelines (2 CFR 200.328).
  • Recommended Follow-up: The City should establish better controls and processes to ensure timely submission of all required reports.

Finding Text

Finding Number: 2023-003 Federal Program: CDBG – Entitlement Grants Cluster Federal Award Identification Number and Year: B-22-MC-39-0001, 2022; B-20-MW-39-0001, 2020 Assistance Listing Number (ALN): 14.218 Federal Awarding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Pass-through Entity: None Repeat Finding: No Material Weakness and Noncompliance – Reporting Criteria: Unless otherwise approved by OMB, the Federal awarding agency must solicit only the OMB-approved governmentwide data elements for collection of financial information (at time of publication the Federal Financial Report or such future, OMB-approved, governmentwide data elements available from the OMB-designated standards lead. This information must be collected with the frequency required by the terms and conditions of the Federal award, but no less frequently than annually nor more frequently than quarterly except in unusual circumstances. (2 CFR 200.328). The Quarterly Cash on Hand report must be submitted to the respective field office within 30 days after the end of the reporting period. Condition: The City did not file the required reports within the timeframes above. Questioned Costs: None. Identification of How Questioned Costs Were Computed: N/A Context: The City submitted its Quarter 3 financial reports due July 30, 2023 on August 4, 2023. Cause and Effect: The City did not submit the required financial reports within the required timeframe. Recommendation: The City should implement controls and processes to ensure that the required reports are submitted timely. Views of Responsible Officials and Corrective Action Plan: See Corrective Action Plan.

Categories

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 496210 2023-003
    Material Weakness
  • 496212 2023-002
    Material Weakness
  • 1072652 2023-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1072653 2023-003
    Material Weakness
  • 1072654 2023-002
    Material Weakness

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
66.458 Capitalization Grants for Clean Water State Revolving Funds $6.29M
97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (safer) $2.55M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $1.49M
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $1.26M
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $1.09M
14.900 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing $891,722
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $771,756
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $544,519
16.833 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative $347,623
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $242,747
66.469 Great Lakes Program $237,688
97.039 Hazard Mitigation Grant $182,624
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $180,641
11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance $143,711
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $121,997
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $105,893
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $100,000
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $81,941
20.106 Airport Improvement Program $51,985
16.588 Violence Against Women Formula Grants $35,000
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $26,247
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $24,747
16.609 Project Safe Neighborhoods $10,265
20.608 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated $7,756
20.616 National Priority Safety Programs $6,299
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $486