Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it properly documents compliance with HUD’s environmental review procedures before the start of each job.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that third emergency repairs are documented in writing and reported to the County before completion of assistance in accordance with the subrecipient agreement.

Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $4,953 it provided to the corporation for one job for which the corporation lacked sufficient documentation to support that a member of the household was physically disabled.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient documentation is maintained to support that accessibility modifications are provided only to households with at least one member who is physically disabled.

Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $4,127 it inappropriately provided to the corporation due to not ensuring that the corporation reduced all of its program income from its invoices for housing repair services.

Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $107 it provided to the corporation for the January 2016 invoice that the corporation generally could not explain.

Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the corporation reduces program income from its invoices for housing repair services.

We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the City to provide training to its staff to help ensure compliance with applicable cost principle, procurement, and Davis-Bacon requirements.

We recommend that HUD’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant Programs require the City to provide documentation showing that it has strengthened its invoice review process to ensure that costs are eligible and supported before disbursing Disaster Recovery funds.

Follow up on the 15 properties in our sample to ensure that the code enforcement violations have been corrected, that the necessary documentation has been gathered and retained in the code enforcement file for the property, and that the code enforcement process has been completed.

Provide documentation to support $671,838 in code enforcement costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that its Block Grant-funded code enforcement activities comply with HUD requirements, including documentation requirements, thereby ensuring that funds totaling $301,866 can be put to better use.

Provide documentation to support $1 million in community policing salary costs or repay the program from non-Federal funds for any amount that it cannot support.

Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that Block Grant-funded community policing salaries and benefits comply with HUD requirements, including documentation requirements, thereby ensuring that funds totaling $295,935 are put to better use.

Update and revise the CPD Notice to further improve the code enforcement guidance.

Provide mandatory training on the revised Notice to the local field offices and to grantees that use CDBG funds for the code enforcement program to ensure compliance with requirements.

Ensure that the updated and revised notice is issued with the appropriate clearance.

Obtain HUD approval of policies and procedures before executing its subrecipient agreements and ensure that its finalized policies and procedures include but not limited to financial management, procurement, duplication of benefits, and monitoring.

Establish adequate financial controls to ensure that its disaster funds are properly classified and allocated to the correct grant and ensure that DRGR drawdowns are conducted in a timely manner.

Provide adequate training to staff on the appropriate classification of disaster recovery activities to ensure costs are accurately allocated and recorded.