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City of New KensingtonLocal Government

EIN: 256000874

UEI: FXAQMHSH2RU3

Audited by: jmALLC

Oversight agency: 21 [Department of the Treasury]

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Data as of August 28, 2026

City of New Kensington2 audit years1 findings
2
Audit Years
1
Total Findings
0
Repeat Findings
$1.9M
Federal Awards Expended (FY 2023)

FY 2023-12-31

$1,903,062 federal awards expended

Management decision deadline — for entities that funded this organization

The FAC accepted this audit on March 31, 2025. 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, 2025 (333 days ago).

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2023-004
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability / Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking / Period of Performance / Procurement & Suspension/Debarment / Reporting / Subrecipient Monitoring
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY

The City has a limited number of staff responsible for or access to various stages of the accounting processes. Cause: The City does not have the number of employees necessary in the business office to segregate all duties properly. Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize this is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Effect: A lack of separation of duties makes the City more susceptible to misappropriation of City Assets.

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Criteria: The small size of the City’s office staff limits the extent of separation of duties. The basic premise of an ideal accounting office is that no one employee should have access to both physical assets and the related accounting records or to all phases of a transaction. Condition: The City has a limited number of staff responsible for or access to various stages of the accounting processes. Cause: The City does not have the number of employees necessary in the business office to segregate all duties properly. Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize this is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Effect: A lack of separation of duties makes the City more susceptible to misappropriation of City Assets.

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize segregation of duties is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Management’s Response: The City recognizes that the limited number of staff adds to the risk associated with the daily operations. To mitigate this risk, management has to take an active role in the day-to-day operations of the Business Office. They actively review all reconciliations and receipts to ensure they are posted to the accounting system properly.

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FY 2023-12-31

QUALIFIED OPINION$1,903,062 federal awards expended

FAC accepted this audit on May 23, 2025 — management decision was due November 23, 2025.

2023-004
Activities Allowed or Unallowed / Cost Allowability / Matching, Level of Effort, Earmarking / Period of Performance / Procurement & Suspension/Debarment / Reporting / Subrecipient Monitoring
SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY

The City has a limited number of staff responsible for or access to various stages of the accounting processes. Cause: The City does not have the number of employees necessary in the business office to segregate all duties properly. Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize this is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Effect: A lack of separation of duties makes the City more susceptible to misappropriation of City Assets.

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Criteria: The small size of the City’s office staff limits the extent of separation of duties. The basic premise of an ideal accounting office is that no one employee should have access to both physical assets and the related accounting records or to all phases of a transaction. Condition: The City has a limited number of staff responsible for or access to various stages of the accounting processes. Cause: The City does not have the number of employees necessary in the business office to segregate all duties properly. Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize this is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Effect: A lack of separation of duties makes the City more susceptible to misappropriation of City Assets.

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: Ideally, the City would hire the number of staff necessary to segregate all duties. However, we realize segregation of duties is not practical, if not impossible. Because of this internal control situation, the responsibility of the management is greatly increased because the City Council must rely on his/her knowledge of everyday operations to discover any material changes in the City’s financial position. Management’s Response: The City recognizes that the limited number of staff adds to the risk associated with the daily operations. To mitigate this risk, management has to take an active role in the day-to-day operations of the Business Office. They actively review all reconciliations and receipts to ensure they are posted to the accounting system properly.

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