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Type of Finding: Material Weakness in Internal Control over Compliance. Condition: There is not an ideal segregation of duties among personnel involved in the accounting function. A lack of proper segregation of duties could allow errors or irregularities to occur and go undetected. This condition is inherent in operations which, for sound economic conditions, must function with a small number of office personnel, and correction of this condition would require the employment of additional office personnel. Consequently, corrective action may not be practical. Criteria or Specific Requirement: A proper segregation of duties is an important component of a system of strong internal controls and should be implemented if possible. Cause: There are a small number of personnel to whom to allocate responsibilities in accounting functions. Effect: A lack of segregation of duties increase the risk that errors may occur and not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Repeat Finding: Yes, Prior year finding 2021-001.