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REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
  • Recommendation Number: 2017-LA-1001-001-H
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: Abril 13, 2017
Closed Date:
Mayo 21, 2018

Provide training to its staff on CDBG program rules and requirements to ensure that its staff adequately implements policies and procedures.

Publication Report

2017-LA-1001 | Abril 13, 2017

Clark County, NV, Did Not Always Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements

We audited Clark County, NV’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  We selected Clark County for review due to its large grant size and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) risk assessment.  The reporting... más

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    Status
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      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-A
    Closed on Agosto 13, 2018
    $1,663,758.00
    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.

    Summary

    Support the reasonableness of the amount paid for the food facility consolidation and expansion project or repay the program $1,663,758 from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-B
    Closed on Agosto 20, 2018
    $596,126.00
    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.

    Summary

    Correct any citations from the Southern Nevada Health District at the Pettiti public pool before May 2017 using non-Federal funds or repay the entire project cost of $596,126 from non-Federal funds and support the reasonableness of the change orders for the Pettiti pool project or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-C
    Closed on Junio 21, 2018
    $2,809.00
    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.

    Summary

    Support the cost reasonableness of $2,809 in change orders for the ADA pool improvement project or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-D
    Closed on Junio 21, 2018
    $4,955.00
    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.

    Summary

    Provide supporting documentation for $4,955 in unsupported costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-E
    Closed on Enero 16, 2018
    Summary

    Provide support showing that the ADA pool improvement project allows equal and independent access for people with disabilities through a third party or correct the access issue.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-F
    Closed on Enero 16, 2018
    Summary

    Develop and implement procurement policies and procedures for monitoring subrecipients to ensure that the scope of work developed by its subrecipients is sufficiently detailed to allow contractors to submit informed bids, reducing the number of change orders after the contract, and that its subrecipients do an independent cost analysis before all procurement transactions, including change orders, to ensure that it receives a reasonable price and allows for full and open competition.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-001-G
    Closed on Enero 16, 2018
    Summary

    Develop and implement policies and procedures that ensure labor wage interviews are completed and documented.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-002-A
    Closed on Agosto 01, 2018
    $2,000,000.00
    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.

    Summary

    Identify the national objective met for the park project or repay the program $2,000,000 from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-002-B
    Closed on Enero 16, 2018
    Summary

    Develop monitoring practices to ensure that all projects that use limited clientele criteria exclusively serve the specific population claimed.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-A
    Closed on Mayo 18, 2018
    $48,323.00
    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.

    Summary

    Repay $48,323 to the program from non-Federal funds for non-program-related payroll costs.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-B
    Closed on Mayo 17, 2018
    $573,064.00
    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.

    Summary

    Determine the allocable amount of CDBG payroll costs for the employees who worked on CDBG and non-CDBG activities and adjust the funding amount as necessary or repay the program $573,064 from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-C
    Closed on Mayo 18, 2018
    $71,397.00
    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.

    Summary

    Repay $71,397 to the program from non-Federal funds for the use of CDBG funds for code enforcement costs related to general government expenses.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-D
    Closed on Enero 16, 2018
    $33,603.00
    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.

    Summary

    Revise its code enforcement program to meet CDBG requirements for the remaining $33,603 budgeted or amend the use of the funding to another CDBG-eligible activity.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-E
    Closed on Mayo 18, 2018
    $329.00
    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.

    Summary

    Determine the CDBG proportional benefit of the $329 charged for indirect automotive costs and repay the program any unsupported charges using non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1001-003-F
    Closed on Mayo 17, 2018
    Summary

    Obtain training or technical assistance from HUD concerning CDBG code enforcement, allocation of payroll, and indirect administrative costs.