The Crisfield Housing Authority, Crisfield, MD, Did Not Properly Administer Its Public Housing Program Operating and Capital Funds
Develop and implement controls to prevent and detect conflict-of-interest situations.
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Develop and implement controls to prevent and detect conflict-of-interest situations.
Submit a retroactive request for a waiver to the conflict-of-interest requirements to support payments totaling $1,499,137 or reimburse the appropriate fund from non-Federal funds for any amount not covered by a waiver.
Reimburse its program $111,568 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible payments it made due to the conflict-of-interest situations identified by the audit.
Provide training and technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that it properly administers its operating funds in accordance with applicable requirements.
Develop and implement procedures to ensure that flat rents are calculated correctly for those families that choose to pay flat rent, thereby ensuring that it collects at least $38,664 in additional rental income.
Develop and implement procedures to have a supervisor review tenant files to ensure that the files are accurate and complete and comply with program requirements.
Develop and implement controls to ensure that it pays for services only after it receives the documentation required to be provided by contract and that provided services are supported by a contract.
Correct the rent calculations for the employees whom it charged an extremely low rent, thereby ensuring that it collects an estimated $25,248 more in rent over the next year.
Correct the rent calculations for the 54 families identified by the audit to properly implement flat rent.
Develop and implement controls to ensure that families are properly selected from the waiting list and that their selection is documented in their tenant files.