Finding 7432 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
P
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2023
Accepted
2024-01-04

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The small office staff limits the ability to separate duties, which is essential for strong internal controls.
  • Impacted Requirements: The concentration of responsibilities among few individuals can lead to risks in the District’s operations.
  • Recommended Follow-up: The Board of Education and management should stay informed and engaged with operations to mitigate risks, as adding staff is not practical.

Finding Text

The size of the office staff precludes a proper segregation of functions to assure adequate internal control. This is not unusual for Districts your size, but the Board of Education and management should continue to be aware of this condition and to realize that the concentration of duties and responsibilities in a limited number of individuals is not desirable for an effective system of internal control. Under these conditions, the most effective controls lie in the Board of Education’s and management’s knowledge of matters relating to the District’s operations. Management and the Board will continue to be aware of this condition and continue to be involved in the matters relating to the District’s operations. However, it is not feasible or cost effective to add staff to achieve the desired level of internal control.

Categories

Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 7429 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7430 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7431 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7433 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7434 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7435 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 7436 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583871 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583872 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583873 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583874 2023-002
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583875 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583876 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583877 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 583878 2023-003
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $363,785
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $157,702
16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants $156,144
10.555 National School Lunch Program $126,283
93.778 Medical Assistance Program $82,063
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $68,216
32.009 Emergency Connectivity Fund Program $48,510
84.358 Rural Education $39,122
10.553 School Breakfast Program $18,149
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $12,762
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $9,850
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $6,607
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $5,536
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $5,259