The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
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.
The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
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.
The City of Erie, PA, Did Not Always Administer Its Code Enforcement and Community Policing Activities in Accordance With HUD and Federal Requirements
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it obtains and reviews source documentation, such as invoices and time sheets, to support that expenses are eligible before providing Block Grant funds to the corporation for housing repair services.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $5,810 it provided to the corporation for labor that exceeded actual labor costs (more than $4,800) and indirect costs associated with the excessive labor costs (nearly $1,000).
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Review the labor costs associated with the remaining 1,645 (1,668 - 23 reviewed) jobs that we did not review to determine whether the Block Grant funds it provided the corporation for labor exceeded the actual labor costs for each job. If the labor exceeded the actual labor cost for a job, the County should reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the excessive labor costs and the indirect costs associated with the…
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it does not provide the corporation Block Grant funds for excessive labor costs.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient documentation is maintained to support that the cost of materials and services acquired for the program is reasonable.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $182 it provided to the corporation for a 4 percent surcharge that was inappropriately included on all materials.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $6,140 it provided to the corporation for indirect costs for which the corporation lacked sufficient documentation to support whether the indirect costs included lobbying-related expenses.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Support or reimburse its Block Grant program from non-Federal funds for the $1,541 it provided to the corporation for jobs for which the corporation lacked sufficient income documentation to support that the households were eligible for assistance.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that sufficient income documentation is maintained to ensure that households are eligible for assistance under the program and income is verified in accordance with HUD’s requirements and the subrecipient agreement.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that it properly documents compliance with HUD’s environmental review procedures before the start of each job.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
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.
Hamilton County, OH, and People Working Cooperatively, Inc., Did Not Always Comply With HUD's Requirements in the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Housing Repair Services Program
Implement adequate procedures and controls to ensure that the corporation reduces program income from its invoices for housing repair services.
HUD's Travel Cards Were Used for Unauthorized, Unsupported, or Ineligible Purchases in at Least 950 Instances Totaling More Than $95,000
Review the 17 travel cardholders with purchases that occurred without a travel authorization and the 6 travel cardholders with purchases that were not supported to determine whether the purchases were allowable, proper, and paid in full by the cardholder, taking appropriate administrative actions as necessary. These unsupported purchases totaled $6,407. However, a total of $5,780 remains after deducting the duplicate amount of $627 addressed…