COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, NEW YORK

EIN: 146002564

UEI: JDVXNBJLCLZ4

Data as of August 25, 2026

COUNTY OF COLUMBIA, NEW YORK9 audit years6 findings
9
Audit Years
6
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings

FY 2021-12-31

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on March 15, 2023. 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 September 15, 2023 (1075 days ago).

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2021-002
Other
MATERIAL WEAKNESS

Finding 2021-002 Criteria ? The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the ?SEFA?) represents federal funding that was expended by the County in its fiscal year. Condition ? The SEFA included revenue adjustments for several programs that if not adjusted, would misstate the federal expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2021. Cause ? The method used by the County to prepare the SEFA uses federal revenues as a starting point for preparing the SEFA. This method caused several revenue adjustments to impact the numbers used by the County on the SEFA. Effect ? The SEFA without adjustment would have been misstated for several programs. Recommendation ? We recommend the County review its preparation process of the SEFA to focus only on federal expenditures. Response ? The County will review policies and procedures and take appropriate action to capture SEFA expenses for the fiscal year as required. Responsible Official ? Robert Gibson, Commissioner and James Breig, Controller/Auditor

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Finding 2021-002 Criteria ? The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the ?SEFA?) represents federal funding that was expended by the County in its fiscal year. Condition ? The SEFA included revenue adjustments for several programs that if not adjusted, would misstate the federal expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2021. Cause ? The method used by the County to prepare the SEFA uses federal revenues as a starting point for preparing the SEFA. This method caused several revenue adjustments to impact the numbers used by the County on the SEFA. Effect ? The SEFA without adjustment would have been misstated for several programs. Recommendation ? We recommend the County review its preparation process of the SEFA to focus only on federal expenditures. Response ? The County will review policies and procedures and take appropriate action to capture SEFA expenses for the fiscal year as required. Responsible Official ? Robert Gibson, Commissioner and James Breig, Controller/Auditor

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2021-002 Criteria ? The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the ?SEFA?) represents federal funding that was expended by the County in its fiscal year. Condition ? The SEFA included revenue adjustments for several programs that if not adjusted, would misstate the federal expenditures for the year ended December 31, 2021. Cause ? The method used by the County to prepare the SEFA uses federal revenues as a starting point for preparing the SEFA. This method caused several revenue adjustments to impact the numbers used by the County on the SEFA. Effect ? The SEFA without adjustment would have been misstated for several programs. Recommendation ? We recommend the County review its preparation process of the SEFA to focus only on federal expenditures. Response ? The County will review policies and procedures and take appropriate action to capture SEFA expenses for the fiscal year as required.

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FY 2020-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on February 9, 2022 — management decision was due August 9, 2022.

2020-002
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability / Eligibility

Finding 2020-002 Criteria ? The County reviews and approves all applications for assistance from programs administered by the Columbia County Department of Social Services. Condition ? The documentation supporting the controls for one of the forty sample selections was not properly approved to document the approval process of applications for assistance in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Cause ? The required approval of one of the forty sample selections was not documented by the supervisor. Effect ? The County could process ineligible expenditures without an effective documented approval process. Recommendation ? We recommend the County review and enhance its approval procedures for assistance to properly document the required supervisor approval. Response ? The Columbia County Department of Social Services will review its processes to ensure all service authorization forms are properly completed before the commencement of services. Responsible Official ? Robert Gibson, Commissioner

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Finding 2020-002 Criteria ? The County reviews and approves all applications for assistance from programs administered by the Columbia County Department of Social Services. Condition ? The documentation supporting the controls for one of the forty sample selections was not properly approved to document the approval process of applications for assistance in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Cause ? The required approval of one of the forty sample selections was not documented by the supervisor. Effect ? The County could process ineligible expenditures without an effective documented approval process. Recommendation ? We recommend the County review and enhance its approval procedures for assistance to properly document the required supervisor approval. Response ? The Columbia County Department of Social Services will review its processes to ensure all service authorization forms are properly completed before the commencement of services. Responsible Official ? Robert Gibson, Commissioner

Corrective Action Plan

Finding 2020-002 Planned Corrective Action: The Columbia County Department of Social Services will review its processes to ensure all service authorization forms are properly completed before the commencement of services. Planned Implementation Date of Corrective Action: February 28, 2022 Name of Contact Person: Robert Gibson, Commissioner

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FY 2018-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on September 18, 2019 — management decision was due March 18, 2020.

2018-001
Cost Allowability

GSA_MIGRATION

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GSA_MIGRATION

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FY 2017-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on October 1, 2018 — management decision was due April 1, 2019.

2017-002
Subrecipient Monitoring

GSA_MIGRATION

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GSA_MIGRATION

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2017-003
Activities Allowed or Unallowed

GSA_MIGRATION

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FY 2016-12-31

FAC accepted this audit on October 2, 2017 — management decision was due April 2, 2018.

2016-002
Subrecipient Monitoring

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GSA_MIGRATION

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