Finding 516355 (2024-002)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-20
Audit: 334174
Organization: Fox C-6 School District (MO)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Some expenditures totaling $39,625 were paid without Board approval.
  • Impacted Requirement: All expenditures must be approved by the Board of Directors.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Ensure the expenditure listing report includes all checks for the relevant date range before Board approval.

Finding Text

Criteria: All expenditures should be approved by the Board of Directors. Condition: There were expenditures that were not approved by the Board of Directors. Cause: There was a timing difference from when the check listing was generated for the Board approval and certain pay runs were not included on the listing when it was provided to the Board for approval. Effect: Expenditures were paid without Board approval. Questioned Cost: $39,625 Recommendation: We recommend that the expenditure listing report provided to the Board of Directors include all checks included in the specific date range.

Corrective Action Plan

The District has worked with their accounting system and resolved the issues for the report that is generated. The District will print a customized report that includes all expenditures for the specified date range that will include all expenditures. That report will be presented to the Board for all expenditures to be approved.

Categories

Questioned Costs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 516352 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516353 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516354 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092794 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092795 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092796 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1092797 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $2.73M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $2.56M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $1.21M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $553,978
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $286,587
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $70,491
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $68,052
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $48,010
10.579 Child Nutrition Discretionary Grants Limited Availability $25,000
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $14,496
93.434 Every Student Succeeds Act/preschool Development Grants $12,850