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Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse
  • Recommendation Number: 2018-LA-1003-001-A
  • Status: Open
  • Date Issued: March 29, 2018

Provide documentation to support the $811,325 in code enforcement costs (activities 591, 619, and 645), including meeting code enforcement and salary and benefit requirements,4 or repay the program from non-Federal funds.

Publication Report

2018-LA-1003 | March 29, 2018

The City of South Gate, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With HUD Requirements

We audited the City of South Gate’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.  We selected the City based on our risk analysis of Los Angeles area grantees and prior monitoring concerns identified by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban… more

Related Recommendations

Community Planning and Development

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-1003-001-B

    Develop and implement a targeted code enforcement strategy that specifies deteriorating or deteriorated areas where code enforcement would be expected to arrest decline. The strategy should include a description of public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services that would help facilitate code enforcement and also include performance metrics to track progress.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-1003-001-C

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that code enforcement salaries and benefits are charged and documented in accordance with program requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-1003-002-A
    $285,496.00
    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.

    Provide documentation to support $285,496 in graffiti abatement expenditures or repay the program from non-Federal funds (appendix D).

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2018-LA-1003-002-B

    Develop and implement procedures and controls to ensure that graffiti abatement expenditures, including salaries and benefits, are accurately charged to CDBG grants and properly supported.