The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation, such as proof of advertising, bids received, bid analysis reports, cost estimates, contracts, and other applicable records, to support compliance with Federal procurement regulations in the awarding of the five contracts.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to support compliance with Federal procurement regulations when contracts were awarded to the three single bidders.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to support the eligibility of the three tenants occupying low- to moderate-income housing units at a residential property assisted with CDBG funds.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to support that those laborers employed by the four contractors are compensated in accordance with Davis-Bacon wage rates. If documentation cannot be provided, the City’s line of credit should be reimbursed from non-Federal funds for disbursements made to the four contractors.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to provide documentation to support the income eligibility of the homeowner who received $30,600 in CDBG funds related to the rebate program. If documentation cannot be provided, the City’s CDBG program line of credit should be reimbursed $30,600 from non-Federal funds.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to reimburse $9,730 from non-Federal funds to the City’s CDBG program line of credit for the ineligible homeowner rehabilitation assistance provided that exceeded the subsidy limit.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to reimburse $83 from non-Federal funds to the City’s CDBG program line of credit for disbursements made for the two contracts exceeding 10 percent of the cost estimate.
The City of Jersey City, NJ's Community Development Block Grant Program Had Administrative and Financial Control Weaknesses
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s Newark, NJ, Office of Community Planning and Development instruct City officials to reimburse the City’s CDBG program line of credit for $100,982, which was used to pay costs that had been paid with CDBG program income, thus ensuring that these funds can be used for eligible activities.
HUD Did Not Always Provide Adequate Oversight of Property Acquisition and Disposition Activities
Direct the New Orleans, LA, field office to enforce its monitoring findings and require the grantee to provide documentation to support costs totaling $4,959,911 or the grantee must reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for any costs that it cannot support.
HUD Did Not Always Provide Adequate Oversight of Property Acquisition and Disposition Activities
Enforce the Miami, FL, field office’s monitoring findings and require the grantee to provide documentation to support costs totaling $1,161,616 or the grantee must reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for any costs that it cannot support.
HUD Did Not Always Provide Adequate Oversight of Property Acquisition and Disposition Activities
Direct the Washington, DC, field office to require the grantee to provide documentation to support the $1,766,778 in unsupported payments identified or the grantee must reimburse its program from non-Federal funds for any costs that it cannot support.
HUD Did Not Always Provide Adequate Oversight of Property Acquisition and Disposition Activities
Direct the Washington, DC, field office to require the grantee to repay its program $4,214 from non-Federal funds for the ineligible costs associated with activity 1515.
HUD Did Not Always Provide Adequate Oversight of Property Acquisition and Disposition Activities
Direct field offices to include property acquisition and disposition activities as an area of special emphasis when assessing grantee risk and establishing their monitoring plans and grantee monitoring strategies.
The Municipality of Bayamon, PR, Did Not Always Ensure Compliance With HUD Program Requirements
Complete the implementation of the new accounting system and ensure it tracks program funds to a level that supports compliance with HUD requirements.
The Municipality of Bayamon, PR, Did Not Always Ensure Compliance With HUD Program Requirements
Provide support that $944,687 (Footnote 2: Emergency funds of more than $1.1 million drawn between July 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015, were adjusted to consider $158,800 questioned in recommendation 1C and $38,164 questioned in recommendation 1D.) in Emergency funds drawn from HUD is reconciled with the accounting records and that such funds have not been used in violation of the restrictions and prohibitions of applicable statutes or…
The Municipality of Bayamon, PR, Did Not Always Ensure Compliance With HUD Program Requirements
Reimburse $189,227 to the Emergency programs from non-Federal funds for ineligible charges made to the programs.
The Municipality of Bayamon, PR, Did Not Always Ensure Compliance With HUD Program Requirements
Submit supporting documentation showing the eligibility, reasonableness, and allocability of $38,164 charged to the Emergency programs for unsupported drawdowns and equipment cost allocations or reimburse the programs from non-Federal funds.
Operating Fund Calculations Were Not Always Adequately Verified
We recommend that the Director of the Public Housing Financial Management Division determine whether any of the overpayment of $3,630,286 was ineligible and take appropriate actions to recoup the ineligible payments.
Operating Fund Calculations Were Not Always Adequately Verified
We recommend that the Director of the Public Housing Financial Management Division validate the $1,191,767 in underpayments and determine if any corrections should be made.
Operating Fund Calculations Were Not Always Adequately Verified
We recommend that the Director of the Public Housing Financial Management Division recapture the overpayment of $116,218 disbursed for the units, which exceeded the PHAs’ Faircloth limit.