Finding 614823 (2022-001)

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Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
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Year
2022
Accepted
2023-01-19

AI Summary

  • Excess Cash Issue: The food service program held $675,192 more than the allowed cash balance for three months of average expenditures.
  • Regulatory Requirement: Federal guidelines state that lunchroom cash balances must not exceed the average spending for three months.
  • Action Needed: The District should assess its needs and create a plan to reduce cash balances in the lunchroom fund by August 31, 2023.

Finding Text

a. Condition: Cash funds for the food service program were in excess of the allowed 3 months average expenditures by $675.192. b. Criteria: Federal funding requires that the lunchroom cash balances should not exceed the average 3 months spending. c. Cause: The actual cash balances as of August 31, 2022, exceeded the allowed 3 months average spending amount by $675,192. d. Effect: Excess Cash Balances were held by the District for $675,192 as of August 31, 2022. e. Recommendation: The District should review their current needs for equipment, charges for student meals, etc. and develop a plan for the reduction of cash balances in the lunchroom fund. f. District Response: The District will review their current needs for equipment, charges for student meals, etc. and develop a plan for the reduction of cash balances in the lunchroom fund during the current year ended August 31, 2023.

Categories

Cash Management Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $2.55M
10.555 National School Lunch Program $1.34M
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $872,024
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $716,707
10.553 School Breakfast Program $604,744
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $400,801
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $295,724
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $151,309
84.358 Rural Education $58,034
84.011 Migrant Education_state Grant Program $40,568
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $39,579
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $34,160
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $25,922