Finding Text
FINDING 2022-001
Criteria:
Per Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200.512(a), the single audit must be completed and the data collection form must be submitted
within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditors' report, Or nine months after the end of the audit period.
Condition:
The City's single audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, was not filed on time. The audit report was due March
31, 2023.
Cause:
City's financial report was not completed until March 28, 2024.
Effect or Potential Effect:
Federal funds may be suspended or terminated if the data collection form is not completed within the time requirements.
Questioned Costs:
None
Repeat Finding:
Yes, see Finding 2021-001.
Recommendation:
The City's single audit should be filed on a timely basis.
Corrective Action Plan:
The Cíty of Santa Maria has contracted with an outside consultant to help catch up on the financials that are overdue. The
consultant has been a great help and is engaged through the end of fiscal year 2025. Fiscal year 2024's Single Audit is still
scheduled to be completed on time. Planned completion date: FY23and FY24completed by Mar 31, 2025 and subsequent years
delivered on time. If there are any questions regarding this plan, please contact Xenia Bradford, Finance Director, at
xbradford@cityofsantamaria.org or 805-925-0951.