Finding Text
Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Federal Program Name: State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Assistance Listing Number: 21.027
Federal Award Identification Number and Year: SLFRP2619, 2024
Pass-Through Agency: N/A
Pass-Through Number(s): N/A
Award Period: January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.
Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance
Criteria or specific requirement: Procurement policy should be in place to ensure compliance with program requirements as stated in: UG §200.318 General procurement standards, UG §200.319 Competition, §200.320 Methods of procurement to be followed, and §200.321 Contracting with small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms.
Condition: There is no procurement policy in place.
Questioned costs: None noted.
Context: The City does not have an adequate procurement policy
Cause: No policy was created as the City has not had a single audit in prior years.
Effect: Procurement could be out of compliance with program requirements.
Repeat Finding: No.
Recommendation: CLA recommends that the City implement a formal procurement policy.
Views of responsible officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.