Community Planning and Development

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  Status

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  2011-AT-1018-001-A

  $2,399,428.00

  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.

  Determine the eligibility of the $2,399,428 disbursed for four projects with signs of slow progress and reevaluate the feasibility of the activities. Total disbursements of $3,483,086 were adjusted to consider $713,008 questioned in recommendation 2C and $370,650 in recommendation 2A. The Municipality must reimburse its HOME program from non-Federal funds for activities that HUD determines to have been terminated.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2011-AT-1018-001-C

  $766,480.00

  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.

  Require the Municipality to reimburse its HOME program from non-Federal funds $766,480 for disbursements associated with terminated activities that did not meet HOME objectives.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2011-AT-1018-002-B

  $46,213.00

  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.

  Require the Municipality to submit supporting documentation showing the allocability of $39,338 and any additional payroll costs charged to the HOME program between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2011, associated with the three employees performing other functions not related to the program, or reimburse the program from non-Federal funds.

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  Status

    Open

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  2011-AT-1018-002-D

  $2,854,395.00

  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.

  Require the Municipality to put to better use $2,854,395 associated with unexpended funds maintained in its local bank account.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2011-AT-1018-002-F

  $17,081.00

  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.

  Require the Municipality to update its accounting records and ensure that receipts and expenditures are properly accounted for, are reconciled with HUD’s information system, and comply with HUD requirements.

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  Status

    Open

    Closed

  2011-AT-1018-002-G

  Require the Municipality to develop and implement a financial management system in accordance with HUD requirements, including that HOME funds can be traced to a level which ensures that such funds have not been used in violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes and that funds are disbursed in a timely manner.