Finding 519084 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2025-01-13

AI Summary

  • Issue: Audit reports were not filed with the FAC within the required nine-month timeframe.
  • Impact: This delay risks the City losing federal funding and is a repeat finding.
  • Recommendation: The City should enhance processes to ensure timely preparation and filing of audit reports.

Finding Text

Criteria - Uniform Guidance requires the audit reports to be filed with the FAC within nine months after the year end of the audit period (or by June 30). Condition - Audit reports were not prepared and filed timely with the Federal Audit Clearinghouse (FAC) in accordance with Uniform Guidance. Cause - The City did not submit the audit reports to FAC within nine months. Effect - The City risks losing federal award funding. Questioned Costs - There are no questioned costs associated with finding. Context - Issuance of prior year audits were delayed which caused delay in beginning current year audit and additional current year audit procedures related to implementation of new accounting standard GASB 96 - Subscription-based Technology Arrangements. Repeat Finding - This is a repeat finding. Recommendation - We recommend City continue efforts to improve processes to ensure timely audit preparation and filings. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions - The City concurs with the finding and has provided a response in the Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

The City strives to comply with governing rules and regulations. The current year audit was delayed due to the late issuance of the prior year as well as the implementation of new accounting standard GASB 96-Subscription-based Information Technology Arrangements. The City continues their efforts to improve processess and have a routing audit schedule beginning with fiscal year 2024.

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Other Findings in this Audit

  • 519085 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519086 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519087 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519088 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519089 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519090 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519091 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519092 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519093 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519094 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519095 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519096 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519097 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519098 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519099 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 519100 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095526 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095527 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095528 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095529 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095530 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095531 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095532 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095533 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095534 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095535 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095536 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095537 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095538 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095539 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095540 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095541 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1095542 2023-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.015 Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States $1.25M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $406,068
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $278,713
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $66,839
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $63,210
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $49,114
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $23,982
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $16,847