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TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELDLocal Government

EIN: 046001352

UEI: W419GA61K238

Audited by: CBIZ CPAS P.C.

Oversight agency: 21 [Department of the Treasury]

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Data as of September 7, 2026

TOWN OF WEST SPRINGFIELD10 audit years2 findings
10
Audit Years
2
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings
$17M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2025)

FY 2025-06-30

$16,952,512 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on March 31, 2026. Under 2 CFR 200.521(d), a pass-through entity that provided federal funds to this organization for this audit period must issue a management decision on these findings by October 1, 2026 (21 days from today).

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FY 2024-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$16,888,733 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on November 4, 2025 — management decision was due May 4, 2026.

FY 2023-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$11,543,316 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 22, 2024 — management decision was due September 22, 2024.

FY 2022-06-30

$11,959,418 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 26, 2023 — management decision was due September 26, 2023.

FY 2021-06-30

$10,815,875 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on March 24, 2022 — management decision was due September 24, 2022.

2021-001
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability
MODIFIED OPINIONSIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY

2021-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation ? Special Education Cluster Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Cluster/Program: Special Education Cluster Award Name: Special Education Grants to States AL Number(s): 84.027/84.173 Award Year: 2021 Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance - Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement Federal grant recipients are required to maintain Federally compliant documentation to support time and effort of employees working solely or partially on Federal grants. These records must be maintained in accordance with Federal cost principles (Uniform Guidance), and must, in some documented fashion, provide evidence that the time charged to Federal programs represents the time actually spent on that grant function by the employee. For employees who work partially on grant activities, time logs can be prepared and must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. For employees who work solely on grant activities, semi-annual certifications can be prepared and also must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. Condition and Context During our testing of time and effort documentation we found that semi-annual certifications were not completed for employees who worked solely on grant activities during the fiscal year. Cause The Town has not established adequate procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of applicable Federal cost principles. Effect There are no questioned costs associated with this finding as we could determine through other testing that the costs appear allowable. Recommendation We recommend the Town amend their processes and documentation to comply with time and effort requirements in accordance with applicable Federal guidelines. Views of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Action Management?s views and corrective action plan is included in a separate corrective action plan report.

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2021-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation ? Special Education Cluster Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Education Cluster/Program: Special Education Cluster Award Name: Special Education Grants to States AL Number(s): 84.027/84.173 Award Year: 2021 Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance - Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement Federal grant recipients are required to maintain Federally compliant documentation to support time and effort of employees working solely or partially on Federal grants. These records must be maintained in accordance with Federal cost principles (Uniform Guidance), and must, in some documented fashion, provide evidence that the time charged to Federal programs represents the time actually spent on that grant function by the employee. For employees who work partially on grant activities, time logs can be prepared and must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. For employees who work solely on grant activities, semi-annual certifications can be prepared and also must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. Condition and Context During our testing of time and effort documentation we found that semi-annual certifications were not completed for employees who worked solely on grant activities during the fiscal year. Cause The Town has not established adequate procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of applicable Federal cost principles. Effect There are no questioned costs associated with this finding as we could determine through other testing that the costs appear allowable. Recommendation We recommend the Town amend their processes and documentation to comply with time and effort requirements in accordance with applicable Federal guidelines. Views of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Action Management?s views and corrective action plan is included in a separate corrective action plan report.

Corrective Action Plan

Audit Finding Reference 2021-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation ? Special Education Cluster Planned Corrective Action On a bi-annual basis, all employees must sign off on the ?Semi Annual Certification'' form attached to verify the correct allocation of their charged time has been spent on Special Education 240 grant related activities. We have resumed in-person classes and have assigned the responsibility of sending and collecting this information to an internal grants staff member. Signed forms will be filed and stored digitally in the West Springfield School Department. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Kim Hunter, Business Manager, 413-263-3297 All action items described in the ?Planned Corrective Action? section have been implemented.

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FY 2020-06-30

$9,463,704 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on May 13, 2021 — management decision was due November 13, 2021.

2020-001
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability
MODIFIED OPINIONSIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY

2020-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Cluster/Program: Community Development Block Grant/Small Cities Grant CFDA Number(s): 14.228 Award Year: 2018 Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance - Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement Federal grant recipients are required to maintain Federally compliant documentation to support time and effort of employees working solely or partially on Federal grants. These records must be maintained in accordance with Federal cost principles (Uniform Guidance), and must, in some documented fashion, provide evidence that the time charged to Federal programs represents the time actually spent on that grant function by the employee. For employees who work partially on grant activities, time logs can be prepared and must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. For employees who work solely on grant activities, semi-annual certifications can be prepared and also must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. Condition and Context During our testing of time and effort documentation we found that semi-annual certifications were not completed for an employee who worked solely on grant activities during the fiscal year. Cause The Town has not established adequate procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of applicable Federal cost principles. Effect There are no questioned costs associated with this finding as we could determine through other testing that the costs appear allowable. Recommendation We recommend the Town amend their processes and documentation to comply with time and effort requirements in accordance with applicable Federal guidelines. Views of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Action Management?s views and corrective action plan is included in the separate Corrective Action Plan.

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2020-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Cluster/Program: Community Development Block Grant/Small Cities Grant CFDA Number(s): 14.228 Award Year: 2018 Compliance Requirement: Allowable Costs/Cost Principles Type of Finding Compliance Internal Control over Compliance - Significant Deficiency Criteria or Specific Requirement Federal grant recipients are required to maintain Federally compliant documentation to support time and effort of employees working solely or partially on Federal grants. These records must be maintained in accordance with Federal cost principles (Uniform Guidance), and must, in some documented fashion, provide evidence that the time charged to Federal programs represents the time actually spent on that grant function by the employee. For employees who work partially on grant activities, time logs can be prepared and must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. For employees who work solely on grant activities, semi-annual certifications can be prepared and also must be signed by either the employee or a supervisor knowledgeable of the work performed by the employee. Condition and Context During our testing of time and effort documentation we found that semi-annual certifications were not completed for an employee who worked solely on grant activities during the fiscal year. Cause The Town has not established adequate procedures to ensure compliance with the provisions of applicable Federal cost principles. Effect There are no questioned costs associated with this finding as we could determine through other testing that the costs appear allowable. Recommendation We recommend the Town amend their processes and documentation to comply with time and effort requirements in accordance with applicable Federal guidelines. Views of Responsible Official and Planned Corrective Action Management?s views and corrective action plan is included in the separate Corrective Action Plan.

Corrective Action Plan

Audit Finding Reference 2020-001 Maintain Adequate Time and Effort Documentation Planned Corrective Action On a bi-annual basis, all employees must sign off on the ?Periodic Certification of Salary Sources'' form below to verify the correct allocation of their charged time has been spent on Community Development Block Grant related activities. Automatic recurring calendar events have been created to ensure the process is completed. The signed forms will be filed and stored in the Office of Community Development. Name of Contact Person and Completion Date: Stephanie Welch, Community Development Director, 413-427-8937 All action items described in the ?Planned Corrective Action? section have been implemented.

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FY 2019-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$11,005,327 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 15, 2020 — management decision was due September 15, 2020.

FY 2018-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$5,027,461 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 5, 2019 — management decision was due September 5, 2019.

FY 2017-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$6,175,573 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 20, 2018 — management decision was due September 20, 2018.

FY 2016-06-30

LOW-RISK AUDITEE$5,513,403 federal awards expendedNo findings recorded this year

FAC accepted this audit on March 8, 2017 — management decision was due September 8, 2017.

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