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Date Issued

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-B

    Reevaluate the cases of the 131 applicants to whom it did not award residency points and award points as appropriate.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-C

    Update its waiting list as needed after completing corrective action for recommendation 1B.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-D

    Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that it administers its waiting list according to the requirements in its administrative plan, including maintaining documentation to show that it properly selected applicants from the waiting list.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-E

    Develop and implement procedures for performing quarterly interim recertifications for families reporting zero income.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-F

    Develop and implement controls to ensure that it follows the procedures it develops and implements to resolve recommendation 1E.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-G
    $2,463
    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 show that the family that received the benefit of the $2,463 overpayment in housing assistance reimbursed the program or repay its program from non-Federal funds for any amount not reimbursed by the family.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-PH-1001-001-H

    Provide technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that it properly manages its waiting list, properly uses its preference point system, and selects applicants in accordance with applicable requirements.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-0802-001-A

    As part of reopened recommendation 1B, correct the deficiencies within applicable PTD reports, including missing or inaccurate records for the 10 grants identified in this CAV.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-001-A
    $77,542
    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.

    Repay the Housing Choice Voucher Program $77,542 from non-Federal funds for the unreasonable professional auditing service payments.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-001-B

    Establish and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that City personnel responsible for administering procurement on the Authority’s behalf follow procurement and contracting requirements and maintain applicable supporting documentation in accordance with HUD requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-001-C

    Establish and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that audited financial statements are prepared and submitted in accordance with HUD requirements.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-001-D

    Complete and submit to HUD the audited financial statements for all past-due fiscal years in accordance with HUD regulations.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-001-E

    Consider imposing administrative sanctions and remedies on the Authority for the nonsubmission of audited financial statements for all overdue fiscal years.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1008-002-A

    Develop and implement additional procedures and controls to ensure that City employees properly calculate administrative fees for portability HAP related to the Authority.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-LA-1006-001-A

    Update its intergovernmental agreements for supplemental law enforcement services to include the current HUD requirements at 2 CFR Part 200 to comply with its procurement bulletin and HUD Notice SD-2015-01. By doing so, the Authority will ensure that current and future intergovernmental agreements include the current HUD requirements and focus Federal resources toward improving program performance and outcomes.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-KC-0002-001-A
    $13,669,007
    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.

    Issue guidance to PHAs to ensure any applicant for or tenant of public or assisted housing whose name appears on the SAM excluded parties list are reviewed by PHAs to determine eligibility in a manner consistent with the regulations in 2 CFR 180 and 2424 so that ineligible applicants or tenants are not admitted or recertified to put up to $13.7 million to better use.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-KC-0002-001-B
    $6,094,183
    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.

    Take corrective actions for the 729 tenants reported as deceased to put $6.1 million to better use.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-KC-0002-001-C

    Establish a method to provide information in the Do Not Pay system to PHAs and require its use.

Public and Indian Housing

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1002-001-A
    $97,170
    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.

    We recommend that the Director of the San Antonio Office of Public Housing require the Authority to support or repay its HUD program accounts from non-Federal funds $97,170 paid for unsupported legal services, of which $29,111 was paid with Housing Choice Voucher Program funds and $68,059 was paid with operating funds.

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    Status
      Open
      Closed
    2019-FW-1002-001-B
    $21,000
    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.

    We recommend that the Director of the San Antonio Office of Public Housing require the Authority to support or repay its HUD program accounts from non-Federal funds $21,000 paid for unreasonable and unnecessary retainer fees for those months when the Authority did not hold a regular meeting, of which $7,112 was paid with Housing Choice Voucher Program funds and $13,888 was paid with operating funds.