Finding 975581 (2023-006)

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Requirement
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Questioned Costs
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Year
2023
Accepted
2024-05-31
Audit: 307732
Organization: City of West Haven, Ct (CT)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The City failed to reconcile the June 30, 2023 project report with its general ledger, leading to inaccurate expenditure reporting.
  • Impacted Requirements: The City did not comply with the quarterly reporting requirements for obligations and expenditures as mandated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The City should establish and follow procedures to ensure accurate reconciliation of reports with general ledger expenditures.

Finding Text

Program Federal Agency: U.S. Department of the Treasury Federal Program: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds AL Number: 21.027 Criteria The City is required to complete the project and expenditure report quarterly for obligations and expenditures. The report is required to include current period obligations, cumulative obligations, current period expenditures and cumulative expenditures. Conditions • The amount reported in the June 30, 2023 project and expenditure report for current period expenditures was not able to be reconciled to the amounts expended in the City’s general ledger. • One project totaling $2,000,000 was reported as current period expenditures in both the September 30, 2023 quarter and the June 30, 2023 quarter project and expenditure report. Questioned costs None noted. Context Not applicable. Effect The City was not in compliance with the reporting requirements. Cause The City did not follow the established procedures and internal controls for grant reporting. Recommendation We recommend the City implement procedures to ensure reporting is properly reconciled to the general ledger expenditures in accordance with the grant requirements. Views of responsible official and planned corrective actions Management agrees with this finding. The City will implement procedures to ensure reports are based upon the City’s general ledger and are properly reconciled.

Categories

Reporting Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
84.010 Title I Grants to Local Educational Agencies $2.94M
10.553 School Breakfast Program $992,701
84.367 Improving Teacher Quality State Grants $269,342
84.424 Student Support and Academic Enrichment Program $221,349
84.027 Special Education_grants to States $182,871
10.582 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program $174,997
10.560 State Administrative Expenses for Child Nutrition $152,824
84.048 Career and Technical Education -- Basic Grants to States $137,852
10.555 National School Lunch Program $122,250
84.196 Education for Homeless Children and Youth $120,000
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $113,691
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $99,811
93.323 Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (elc) $71,982
84.425 Education Stabilization Fund $59,140
10.935 Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production $41,830
97.042 Emergency Management Performance Grants $38,909
84.002 Adult Education - Basic Grants to States $30,000
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $28,361
97.044 Assistance to Firefighters Grant $22,120
84.173 Special Education_preschool Grants $17,388
90.401 Help America Vote Act Requirements Payments $10,671
10.649 Pandemic Ebt Administrative Costs $8,787
84.365 English Language Acquisition State Grants $6,250