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REPORTAR FRAUDE, DESPERDICIO O ABUSO
  • Recommendation Number: 2017-LA-1005-001-G
  • Status: Closed
  • Date Issued: Junio 16, 2017
Closed Date:
Agosto 18, 2020

Implement additional policies and procedures to ensure that salaries and wages and cost allocations are charged in compliance with HUD requirements.

Publication Report

2017-LA-1005 | Junio 16, 2017

The City of Huntington Park, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With Requirements

We audited the City of Huntington Park’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  We selected the City based on the high risk assessment score and prior findings identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).... más

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Community Planning and Development

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-A
    Closed on Agosto 18, 2020
    $7,323.00
    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 the program $7,323 from non-Federal funds for ineligible code enforcement costs.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-B
    $576,997.00
    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 $576,997 in code enforcement costs (activities 499, 512, and 531), including meeting code enforcement and cost allocation requirements, or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-C
    $328,918.00
    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

    Implement revised code enforcement program policies and procedures to meet CDBG requirements. This will help ensure that the remaining $328,918 budgeted for code enforcement activity 531 is put to better use.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-D
    $110,000.00
    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

    Support the reasonableness of the $110,000 Graffiti Removal program (activities 504 and 520) cost allocations or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-E
    $31,186.00
    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 $31,186 After School program (activity 501) costs, including the reasonableness of the contract costs and meeting the limited clientele national objective, or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-F
    $95,736.00
    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 $95,736 in cost allocations charged as CDBG administrative (activity 522) costs or repay the costs from non-Federal funds.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-H
    Closed on Agosto 18, 2020
    Summary

    Implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that documentation is obtained to support that the limited clientele national objective was met.

  •  
    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2017-LA-1005-001-I
    Closed on Julio 15, 2024
    Summary

    Obtain training or technical assistance on CDBG program requirements.