Finding 619283 (2022-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-11-21

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's food service fund balance exceeded the USDA limit by $305,370 as of June 30, 2022.
  • Impacted Requirements: USDA regulations state that fund balances should not exceed three months' average operating expenses.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The District should monitor its budget closely and implement a spend-down plan to reduce the fund balance appropriately by June 30, 2023.

Finding Text

2022-001 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (REPEAT 2021-001) Program Title: Child Nutrition Cluster CFDA Number(s): 10.553, 10.555 & 10.559 Federal Award Number: 210904, 211961, 221961, 211971 & 221971 (COVID-19) Federal Award Year: July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 Pass-Through Entity: Passed-Through Michigan Department of Education Type of Compliance: Immaterial Noncompliance (Special Test & Provisions) Criteria: The USDA requires that the ending balance of the non-profit school food service fund does not exceed three months? average of operating expenses [7 CFR Part 210.14(b)]. Condition: As of June 30, 2022, the District?s fund balance exceeded three months? average of operating expenses. Cause: This condition appears to be the result of additional revenues received from the summer food service program. Effect: As a result of this condition, the District did not fully comply with USDA fund balance requirements. Questioned Costs: None Perspective Information: The District?s fund equity of $672,811 at fiscal year-end exceeded the allowable three months of expenditures threshold by $305,370. Recommendations: We recommend the District closely monitor its budget for the year ended June 30, 2023 to ensure that fund balance is reduced to an appropriate level. Views of Responsible Officials: The Business Manager has a spend down plan in place and is working on purchasing capital outlay and upgrading the cafeterias. The District expects these updates to reduce the fund balance within the food service fund to an appropriate level for the year ending June 30, 2023.

Categories

Cash Management School Nutrition Programs Subrecipient Monitoring Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $821,220
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $533,716
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $449,932
10.553 School Breakfast Program $243,393
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $78,666
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $70,558
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $44,490
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $39,274
84.358 Rural Education $35,485
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $8,621
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $614