Finding 516561 (2024-003)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
AB
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2024-12-23
Audit: 334491

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: Two vendor payments under the Child Nutrition Cluster were not on the approved vendor list, violating internal control policies.
  • Impacted Requirements: The District must maintain proper oversight and compliance with federal program regulations to prevent unapproved expenditures.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Strengthen internal control procedures to ensure all vendor disbursements are properly approved and documented.

Finding Text

UNITY POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT #140 30-039-1400-04 SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS Year Ending June 30, 2024 SECTION III - FEDERAL AWARD FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS 1. FINDING NUMBER:14 2024 - 003 2. THIS FINDING IS: X New Repeat from Prior year? Year originally reported? 3. Federal Program Name and Year: Child Nutrition Cluster 4. Project No.: 23-4210-00, 24-4210-00, 23-4220-00, 24-4220-00 5. AL No.: 10.555, 10.553 6. Passed Through: Illinois State Board of Education 7. Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture 8. Criteria or specific requirement (including statutory, regulatory, or other citation) The District is responsible for the design and implementation of internal controls over federal programs in order to prevent or detect and correct misstatements in the financial statement as well as ensure program compliance. 9. Condition Two vendor disbursements made under the Child Nutrition Cluster were not included in the Board approved vendor listing for payment as required by the District's established internal control policies. 10. Questioned Costs None. 11. Context Exceptions were noted in two out of forty items tested. 12. Effect Unallowable/unapproved expenditures could be charged to the grant. 13. Cause Lack of oversight over the program. 14. Recommendation The District should take steps to ensure its internal control procedures are being followed at all times. 15. Management's response Management agrees with the finding.

Corrective Action Plan

ACTION STEPS: Every effort will be made to ensure payments are made in a timely manner while getting board approval. In the event that an invoice is received after the monthly board meeting, the bill will be included on the next month's Bills Payable Report even if the payment has already been made. CONTACT PERSON: Dr. Lori James-Gross, Superintendent ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE: September 1, 2024

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles School Nutrition Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 516562 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516563 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516564 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516565 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516566 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 516567 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093003 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093004 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093005 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093006 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093007 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093008 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1093009 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $205,946
84.027 Special Education Grants to States $178,625
10.553 School Breakfast Program $71,724
83.358 Rural Education Achievement Program $29,441
84.367 Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants (formerly Improving Teacher Quality State Grants) $24,794
10.555 Commodities (non-Cash) $21,648
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $21,604
10.555 National School Lunch Program $21,372
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $16,314
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $10,507
84.173 Special Education Preschool Grants $7,933
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $4,935
10.185 Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program $3,000
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $653
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $420
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $77