Finding 580604 (2022-004)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
L
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-12-13
Audit: 6483
Organization: Township of Bloomfield (NJ)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Township's quarterly cash reports were submitted late and did not match reconciled cash balances.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with federal reporting standards for the Community Development Block Grant.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Implement policies for accurate cash reporting and timely submissions to ensure compliance.

Finding Text

Information on the federal program: Community Development Block Grant, CFDA #14.218, Grant Period 1/1/22 - 12/31/22 Compliance/Internal Control over Compliance: Reporting Criteria or specific requirement: The grantee must file the IDISC04PR29 Cash on Hand quarterly report on a timely basis. This report must be in agreement with the grantees reconciled cash balances. Condition: The Township’s IDISC04PR29 Cash on Hand Quarterly reports did not agree to the reconciled cash balances in the Community Development Trust Fund, and they were submitted late. Questioned costs: Undetermined Context: During the course of our audit, we noted that the Township had submitted the IDIS Cash on Hand Quarterly reports and they did not agree to the reconciled cash balances of the Townships CDBG Bank Account and they were submitted late.Effect: The Township is not in compliance with federal requirements regarding the reporting of cash on hand per the Compliance Supplement. Cause: The Township of Bloomfield is misreporting the applicable Cash on Hand. Recommendation: The Township takes more care to ensure that they are reporting the correct cash on hand dollar amounts, and that these reports are submitted on time. Management’s response: The Township of Bloomfield should establish policies to ensure that complete and accurate Cash on Hand reporting occurs.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 4159 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4160 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4161 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 4162 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580601 2022-001
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580602 2022-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 580603 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $5.00M
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $2.88M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $1.07M
97.036 Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (presidentially Declared Disasters) $299,465
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $295,135
20.205 Highway Planning and Construction $79,331
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $19,764
16.540 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention_allocation to States $17,608
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $12,095
20.616 Click It Or Ticket $8,750
20.616 Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over - Year End Crackdown $8,200
16.607 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program $7,061