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Date Issued

Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CF-0802-001-B
    $47,433,895
    Funds Put to Better Use

    Recommendations that funds be put to better use estimate funds that could be used more efficiently. For example, recommendations that funds be put to better use could result in reductions in spending, deobligation of funds, or avoidance of unnecessary spending.

    Closed on June 09, 2020

    Record in FHA Connection the remaining indemnified loans, avoiding $47,433,895 in estimated losses. The estimated loss is based on the loss severity rate of 46 percent of the total unpaid principal balance of $103,117,164.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CF-0802-001-C
    Closed on March 11, 2020

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that indemnification agreements that result from U.S. Department of Justice settlements have been properly recorded in FHA Connection.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CF-0802-001-D
    Closed on June 01, 2020

    Take appropriate administrative action against FTB for violations of the settlement agreement.

Housing

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-A
    $2,232,004
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on September 21, 2020

    Support the reasonableness of or reimburse the project $2,232,004 ($1,719,736 $484,615 $27,653) from nonproject funds for the project funds disbursed without sufficient procurement or contract documentation.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-B
    $7,091
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on January 22, 2020

    Support or reimburse the project from nonproject funds $7,091, as appropriate, for the project funds disbursed without sufficient supporting documentation.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-C
    $46,024
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on February 20, 2020

    Reimburse the project from nonproject funds $46,024 for the project funds that were not used for reasonable operating expenses or necessary repairs of the project.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-D
    $39,690
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on February 12, 2020

    Support or reimburse the project from nonproject funds $39,690, as appropriate, for the project funds disbursed without sufficient documentation supporting that the invoices were not for duplicate work.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-E
    Closed on January 17, 2020

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that project funds are used for only reasonable operating expenses or necessary repairs when the project is in a non-surplus-cash position.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-F
    $95,174
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on January 09, 2020

    Reimburse the project $95,174 from nonproject funds for management fees in excess of the maximum yield.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-G
    $70,632
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on January 23, 2020

    Support or reimburse the project $70,632 from nonproject funds, as appropriate, for the project funds disbursed to Vesta Corporation for bookkeeping fees without documentation showing that the bookkeeping fees charged were reasonable.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-H
    Closed on January 07, 2020

    Implement adequate procedures and controls, including but not limited to ensuring that the project receives HUD’s communications to ensure that its management and bookkeeping fees comply with HUD’s requirements.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-I
    Closed on December 16, 2019

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that its bookkeeping fees are based on actual costs.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1009-001-J
    Closed on January 08, 2020

    Use the project’s security deposits bank account to deposit and disburse security deposits.

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-A
    Closed on March 26, 2020

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it obtains and reviews source documentation, such as invoices and time sheets, to support that expenses are eligible before providing Block Grant funds to the corporation for housing repair services.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-B
    $5,810
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on April 08, 2019

    Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $5,810 it provided to the corporation for labor that exceeded actual labor costs (more than $4,800) and indirect costs associated with the excessive labor costs (nearly $1,000).

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-C
    $338,904
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on May 04, 2021

    Review the labor costs associated with the remaining 1,645 (1,668 - 23 reviewed) jobs that we did not review to determine whether the Block Grant funds it provided the corporation for labor exceeded the actual labor costs for each job. If the labor exceeded the actual labor cost for a job, the County should reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the excessive labor costs and the indirect costs associated with the excessive labor costs that the County provided to the corporation.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-D
    Closed on March 26, 2020

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it does not provide the corporation Block Grant funds for excessive labor costs.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-E
    Closed on March 26, 2020

    Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient documentation is maintained to support that the cost of materials and services acquired for the program is reasonable.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-F
    $182
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on April 08, 2019

    Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $182 it provided to the corporation for a 4 percent surcharge that was inappropriately included on all materials.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-CH-1008-001-G
    $6,140
    Questioned Costs

    Recommendations with questioned costs identify costs: (A) resulting from an alleged violation of a law, regulation, contract, grant, or other document or agreement governing the use of Federal funds; (B) that are not supported by adequate documentation (also known as an unsupported cost); or (C) that appear unnecessary or unreasonable.

    Closed on April 08, 2019

    Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $6,140 it provided to the corporation for indirect costs for which the corporation lacked sufficient documentation to support whether the indirect costs included lobbying-related expenses.