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Finding 568219 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency
Requirement
B
Questioned Costs
$1
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-06-27
Audit: 360493
Organization: Oxnard Pathway to Educated Nutrition INC (CA)
Auditor: Smith Marion & CO INC

AI Summary

  • Issue: The Organization exceeded its approved budget for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  • Impacted Requirement: Specific prior written approval is needed for administrative costs that exceed the budget.
  • Recommended Follow-up: Management should review expenses monthly and adjust budgets as needed to prevent future overages.

Finding Text

Administrative Budget - 1. Program Information: ALN 10.558, CDE – Child and Adult Care Food Program, Agreement No: 56-1864-7F 2. Criteria: Administrative costs exceeding the approved budget. 3. Condition: The Organization exceeded its approved budget in categories that require specific prior written approval. 4. Questioned Costs: Communications Budget Category. 5. Effect and Context: $0.00 6. Cause: Budget Overages. 7. Recommendation: Management to thoroughly review expenses before submission and revise budgets as necessary. 8. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: The Organization has changed the policy to track expenses monthly instead of quarterly at the end of the fiscal year to be sure they don’t run out of time to adjust the budget.

Corrective Action Plan

Oxnard Pathway to Educated Nutrition, Inc. respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024. Findings: 2024-001 CACFP-Administrative Budget Exceeded our approved budget in the Communications Category. Although a budget increase (revision) was requested and approved for the above budget category, the amount of the increase was not sufficient to cover the total administrative costs at year’s ending. Note: Our agency did not exceed our total FY 23-24 Budget.As reflected on the UFAP DCH07, a total of $19,190.80 in unused funds were returned to CDSS in December 2024 Action Taken: Our organization will now track our administrative expenses monthly instead of quarterly. This will ensure there is enough time to request Specific Prior Written Approva/ timely budget revision, to any categories that may need to be increased or adjusted. If there are any questions regarding this plan, please call Angelita Barron at (805) 642-2720.

Categories

Questioned Costs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1144661 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $2.65M