Finding 58158 (2022-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-07
Audit: 54002
Organization: Algonac Community Schools (MI)
Auditor: Lewis & Knopf PC

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's food service fund had net cash resources exceeding the allowed limit of three months' average expenditures as of June 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: This finding violates federal regulations under 7 CFR Part 210.14b, which mandates limits on fund resources.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should regularly review its Food Service Fund resources and factor this requirement into its annual budget planning and adjustments.

Finding Text

Finding 2022-001 (Repeat Finding) Program Name ? (Nutrition Cluster) National School Breakfast and National School Lunch, U.S. Department of Agriculture, passed though Michigan Department of Education. CFDA #10.553/10.555/10.559. Pass-through Entity ?? Michigan Department of Education Finding Type - Noncompliance Criteria ? Federal register section 7 CFR Part 210.14b requires school districts to limit its School Breakfast and Lunch Fund net resources to an amount that does not exceed three months average expenditures. Condition ? The District?s net cash resources exceeded three months average expenditures at June 30, 2022. Questioned Costs ? None Context ? The District did not meet the three months average expenditure test at June 30, 2022. Cause/Effect ? Management did monitor the net cash resources to ensure they did not exceed three months average expenditures. However, the kitchen equipment the District ordered in January 2022 had not been received as of June 30, 2022 and caused the District to have excess food service fund balance. Recommendation: We recommend that the District review the Food Service Fund net cash resources periodically to ensure that the fund will not have an excess of three months average expenditures at the fiscal year end. The District should take this requirement into consideration when preparing the annual budget, and any subsequent adjustments to the budget.

Categories

School Nutrition Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $584,839
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $241,086
10.553 School Breakfast Program $108,634
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $50,343
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $47,044
10.555 National School Lunch Program $30,770
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $18,585
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $15,675
84.060 Indian Education_grants to Local Educational Agencies $12,911
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $10,787
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $2,362
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614