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Finding 957252 (2022-005)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
C
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2024-03-18
Audit: 295538
Organization: City of Lynn (MA)
Auditor: Marcum LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The school lunch fund's cash balance exceeds federal guidelines, indicating a significant deficiency in internal controls over compliance.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with OMB’s Uniform Administrative Requirements, which mandates minimizing the time between fund transfer and disbursement.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Strengthen internal controls to reduce cash balances in the school lunch fund to meet federal standards.

Finding Text

2022-005 Limit Federal Cash on Hand Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture Cluster/Program: Child Nutrition Cluster Award Name: National School Lunch Program AL Number(s): 10.553/10.555/10.559/10.582 Award Year: 2022 Compliance Requirement: Cash Management Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance - Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement OMB’s Uniform Administrative Requirement, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (UG) requires that grant recipients minimize the time elapsing between the transfer of funds from the State and the disbursement by the non-federal entity for direct program costs. Management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with federal requirements that have a direct and material effect on a federal program. A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal program on a timely basis. Condition and Context Federal guidelines indicate that cash balances should be equal to or less than the average of three months operating expenses. At June 30, 2022 the school lunch fund had cash balances exceeding these guidelines. Cause Weaknesses in the design and implementation of internal controls. Effect or Potential Effect Due to the weaknesses in internal controls noted above, Federal funds may be on hand for an excessive period of time, which is inconsistent with Federal guidelines. No questioned costs are reported as it is not quantifiable. Identification as Repeat Finding As identified in Section IV, the Schedule of Prior Year Findings, this is a repeat of finding 2021-005. Recommendation The City should address the weaknesses in internal controls in order to decrease the cash balance in the school lunch fund so that it falls within acceptable Federal guidelines. Views of Responsible Official Management agrees with the finding. Planned Corrective Action Management’s corrective action plan is included at the end of this report after the Schedule of Prior Year Findings.

Categories

School Nutrition Programs Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 380810 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380811 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380812 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380813 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380814 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380815 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380816 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380817 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 380818 2022-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 380819 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380820 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380821 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380822 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380823 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380824 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380825 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380826 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380827 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380828 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380829 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380830 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380831 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380832 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380833 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380834 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380835 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380836 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380837 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380838 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380839 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 380840 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 380841 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 380842 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380843 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380844 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380845 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380846 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 380847 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957253 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957254 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957255 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957256 2022-005
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957257 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957258 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957259 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957260 2022-008
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957261 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957262 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957263 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957264 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957265 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957266 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957267 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957268 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957269 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957270 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957271 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957272 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957273 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957274 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957275 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957276 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957277 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957278 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957279 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957280 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957281 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957282 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957283 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 957284 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957285 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957286 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957287 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957288 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 957289 2022-006
    Significant Deficiency Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $7.94M
59.075 Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program $2.12M
21.019 Coronavirus Relief Fund $2.10M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $1.96M
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $1.89M
14.900 Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control in Privately-Owned Housing $1.16M
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $854,775
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $646,209
14.241 Housing Opportunities for Persons with Aids $551,043
16.803 Recovery Act - Eward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (jag) Program/ Grants to States and Territories $460,148
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $451,356
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $443,406
10.555 National School Lunch Program $435,004
10.559 Summer Food Service Program for Children $428,786
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $395,904
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $281,306
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $172,408
84.371 Striving Readers $165,919
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $149,904
10.558 Child and Adult Care Food Program $132,355
93.959 Block Grants for Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse $110,861
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $109,836
93.354 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response $100,000
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $66,421
16.804 Recovery Act - Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (jag) Program / Grants to Units of Local Government $60,270
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $52,123
93.788 Opioid Str $50,988
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $47,841
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $41,155
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $37,174
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $34,665
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $30,757
10.542 Pandemic Ebt Food Benefits $27,595
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $15,969
45.310 Grants to States $4,892
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $3,286
16.034 Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program $11
97.083 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (safer) $-135,031