Finding 575798 (2024-001)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-09-08

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District lacks proper segregation of duties in accounting, treasury, and custody functions.
  • Impacted Requirements: This violates Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-18-102(a), which mandates internal controls for local governments.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement a plan to separate responsibilities to reduce the risk of errors and ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Condition: The District does not have an adequate segregation of duties between the accounting, treasury, and custody functions. One individual should not have custody of particular assets and be responsible for recording transactions related to those assets. Criteria: Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-18-102(a) requires each local government in Tennessee to establish and maintain internal controls. Cause: The District is a small entity with limited resources, which has no full-time office staff. Effect: The risk of errors and irregularities occurring and not being detected in a timely manner increases when functions are not adequately segregated.

Corrective Action Plan

Due to the size of the District's administration and limited number of employees, total segregation of duties is not feasible at this time. The Board of Commissioners will continue to be closely involved in financial reporting and will continue to provide oversight in order to mitigate risk of misappropriation of assets.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 575799 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 575800 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 1152240 2024-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1152241 2024-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 1152242 2024-003
    Significant Deficiency

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.760 Water and Waste Disposal Systems for Rural Communities $1.88M