Finding 624493 (2022-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2022-12-01
Audit: 44717
Organization: Newaygo Public Schools (MI)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The District's food service fund balance exceeded the USDA limit by $321,061 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 for FY 2023 to ensure compliance and reduce the fund balance appropriately.

Finding Text

2022-001 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Program Title: Child Nutrition Cluster CFDA Number: 10.553, 10.555 & 10.559 Federal Award Number: 211971, 221,971, 211961, 221961, 211980, 221980, 220910-2022, 220904, 210904 & Entitlement Commodities 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 seamless summer option 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 $671,542 at fiscal year-end exceeded the allowable three months of expenditures threshold by $321,061. 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 Food Service Director and Business Manager has a spend down plan in place which includes supplies and equipment for the District?s kitchens. The District expects these expenditures 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 Equipment & Real Property Management

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.555 National School Lunch Program $805,501
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $423,073
10.553 School Breakfast Program $273,495
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $243,841
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $64,242
84.358 Rural Education $35,623
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $29,900
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $22,368
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $14,500
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $10,905
10.665 Schools and Roads - Grants to States $6,847
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $3,063