The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Update its policies and procedures to ensure that the City issues payments to vendors and obtains reimbursement from HUD only after the City’s Community and Economic Development Department has verified that work is complete.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support that $323,563 spent on rehabilitation administration charged in program year 2015 costs was reasonable and benefited the City’s rehabilitation program or repay the program from non-Federal funds any amount determined to be unreasonable or ineligible.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Reclassify $69,794 in employee payroll and benefits for City employees that did not work on rehabilitation-related activities or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support that expenses were related to rehabilitation activities for $66,910 in payroll expenses charged to the rehabilitation delivery expenses activity for its former environmental review specialist or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Support that expenses were related to rehabilitation activities for $13,263 in unsupported payroll or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Reclassify $517 in miscellaneous expenses that was incorrectly prorated or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Provide training for its staff to ensure sufficient knowledge of CDBG requirements regarding when to charge delivery costs, including when to charge payroll to rehabilitation administration, versus general administrative costs.
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The City of Modesto, CA, Did Not Use Community Development Block Grant Funds in Accordance With HUD Requirements
Implement policies and procedures to ensure that the City includes all recipients of CDBG funds in its monitoring plan and that it selects objective sample items for monitoring.
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The City of Moreno Valley, CA, Did Not Administer Its Code Enforcement Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
Support the $797,222 in code enforcement costs, including meeting code enforcement and salary and benefits requirements, or repay its program from non-Federal funds.
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The City of Moreno Valley, CA, Did Not Administer Its Code Enforcement Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
Develop and implement written policies and procedures to define deteriorated or deteriorating areas, which would apply to its CDBG-eligible target areas, and establish a written plan for using the program, in conjunction with public or private improvements, rehabilitation, or services, that may be Read More
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The City of Moreno Valley, CA, Did Not Administer Its Code Enforcement Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
Develop and implement written procedures and controls to properly track and charge code enforcement officers’ costs among different CDBG activities and other funding sources.
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The City of Moreno Valley, CA, Did Not Administer Its Code Enforcement Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
Provide training to code enforcement staff on HUD CDBG regulations and requirements.
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to develop and implement a HUD-approved written plan and procedures and take actions that will correct and prevent the deficiencies noted in the finding, improve program administration Read More
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to repay its program from non-Federal funds $1,829,837 for the four projects that were sold and failed to meet the affordability requirements.
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to support that rents were within the rent guidelines or repay tenants and/or HUD from non-Federal funds for rent overpayments of $82,800 at Rosa Keller.
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to support that all HOME-assisted units at the Greater Treme Consortium, Inc.-Robertson Street, Greater Treme Consortium, Inc.-Dumaine Street, Iberville Project Phase II-Bienville Read More
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures for identifying and resolving property ownership transfers by the HOME organizations and projects and to ensure ongoing compliance with program Read More
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures to ensure that project owners submit required project compliance reports and rents are provided annually to the project owners and that it Read More
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to establish and implement procedures for ensuring that it performs initial income eligibility determinations, has supervisory review of determinations, and maintains adequate Read More
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
We recommend that the Director of HUD’s New Orleans Office of Community Planning and Development require the City to develop and implement adequate written procedures and management controls to ensure that it conducts property inspections and onsite monitoring as required, including but not Read More
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