Finding 522219 (2024-001)

The Council’s managing officials accept and concur with the audit finding that two of the quarterly interim cost reports required by the RTF Grant for 2020-2024 were not submitted within 30 days after the end of the reporting period as required by the grant. We appreciate the auditor’s recommendation that the Council work to establish an internal tracking system to track reporting deadlines and the submission of required reports in accordance with the grant. We acknowledge the lack of an internal tracking system is a significant internal control deficiency requiring immediate correction. We will develop an internal tracking system for the RTF grant and implement the tracking system to track reporting deadlines and the submission of required reports no later than March 14, 2025 Starting with the quarter ending March 31, 2025, the filing of any quarterly reports due to Bonneville under the current RTF grant agreement will be tracked via this new system which will be developed and implemented by the Accounting Manager in consultation with the RTF Manager. The tracking system will be overseen by the Administrative Division Director and the Executive Director of the Council who will review the system each month to ensure the requirements of the RTF grant are being met.