Finding 513978 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-12
Audit: 332188
Organization: City of Altoona (IA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to ensure that the annual SLFRF compliance report matched the general ledger, leading to inaccuracies.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates the Uniform Guidance, Part 200.303, which mandates effective internal controls over federal awards.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should create and implement clear policies and procedures to guarantee accurate report submissions in line with compliance guidance.

Finding Text

Criteria - The Uniform Guidance, Part 200.303, requires the auditee establish and maintain effective internal control over the federal award 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 City is required to submit an annual SLFRF compliance report.The Compliance and Reporting Guidance, State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, requires the report be submitted to the State of Iowa each year. Condition - The required report stating the amount of grant disbursements in the period did not agree to the general ledger of the City. Cause - City procedures have not been established to ensure the report is accurately filed. Effect - The lack of established policies and procedures resulted in the inaccurate completion of the report. Recommendation - The City should establish policies and procedures to ensure reports are submitted accurantely in accordance with Compliance and Reporting Guidance. Response and Corrective Action Planned - The total of all reports matched the total of the grant expenditures on the reports filed for the two years filed but the amounts by year did not agree as the total amounts were not fully determined until the second year. A policy and procedures will be established to ensure the annual compliance report is submitted accurately. Conclusion - Response accepted.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 513977 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1090419 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1090420 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $475,000
95.001 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program $96,468
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $42,315
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $24,017