The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Establish and implement an effective system to ensure that payments do not exceed approved contract values.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Establish and implement an effective system to maintain a complete and accurate contract register to ensure proper contract planning and administration.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Provide technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that responsible staff and board members receive necessary procurement training.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds $27,818 to its Capital Funds program from non-Federal funds for the ineligible purchase of the truck and expenditure of 2013 funds before they were available.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $7,446 for the executive director’s personal use of the Authority’s equipment, and amend the executive director’s prior Internal Revenue Forms W-2 to include the annual personal use of $5,888 as income.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $4,739 paid to its fee accountant, which had a conflict of interest with the executive director.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $1,273 lost on the conflict of interest sale of the Authority’s vehicle to the executive director’s daughter.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $1,034 for ineligible charges on the Authority’s credit cards.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Support or repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $652 for unsupported charges on the Authority’s credit card.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $4,000 paid for an ineligible 2011 training conference.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Provide support for the reasonableness of the unit repairs costs totaling $44,994 and repay from nonfederal funds any unsupported or unreasonable amount.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Provide training for the Authority’s commissioners on their responsibilities and duties.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Require the Authority to update its policies and procedures so that they contain current Federal guidance.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Director, Departmental Enforcement Center take appropriate administrative sanctions, including suspension, limited denial of participation, or debarment against the executive director.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Director, Departmental Enforcement Center seek civil money penalties, as appropriate, against the executive director.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Associate General Counsel for Program Enforcement determine legal sufficiency and, if legally sufficient, pursue remedies under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act against the executive director.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Provide technical assistance to the Mayor and the board concerning their responsibilities regarding the Authority.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Monitor the Authority to ensure it is holding its board meetings, as required by its bylaws.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, CA, Did Not Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Develop and implement a HUD-approved cost allocation plan(s) that appropriately represents the benefit received by the Authority from the City’s HHS department and allocates overhead and operating costs to all programs managed by the Authority.
Open Recommendation
The Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach, CA, Did Not Administer Its Housing Choice Voucher Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support the eligibility of the $1,965,990 in overhead allocations through the application of a HUD-approved allocation plan (including offsetting the amount by applicable reimbursements) or repay the Housing Choice Voucher Program from non-Federal funds.
Open Recommendation