The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Determine the appropriateness of the remaining balance of $1,242,154 on unsupported contracts to ensure costs were reasonable, reprocure the subject contracts, or reallocate the funds to the appropriate program.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Reprocure expired service contracts to ensure estimated balances of $375,526 are used on eligible contract.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Reprocure any service contracts necessary and ensure that the contracts are properly awarded in accordance with HUD requirements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Strengthen and implement controls and procedures over procurement, including monitoring consultants, to ensure that procurement activities meet HUD requirements.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Establish and implement an effective system to ensure that payments do not exceed approved contract values.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Establish and implement an effective system to maintain a complete and accurate contract register to ensure proper contract planning and administration.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Hartford, CT, Did Not Always Comply With Procurement Requirements
Provide technical assistance to the Authority to ensure that responsible staff and board members receive necessary procurement training.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds $27,818 to its Capital Funds program from non-Federal funds for the ineligible purchase of the truck and expenditure of 2013 funds before they were available.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $7,446 for the executive director’s personal use of the Authority’s equipment, and amend the executive director’s prior Internal Revenue Forms W-2 to include the annual personal use of $5,888 as income.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $4,739 paid to its fee accountant, which had a conflict of interest with the executive director.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $1,273 lost on the conflict of interest sale of the Authority’s vehicle to the executive director’s daughter.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $1,034 for ineligible charges on the Authority’s credit cards.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Support or repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $652 for unsupported charges on the Authority’s credit card.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Repay from nonfederal funds its HUD programs $4,000 paid for an ineligible 2011 training conference.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Provide support for the reasonableness of the unit repairs costs totaling $44,994 and repay from nonfederal funds any unsupported or unreasonable amount.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Provide training for the Authority’s commissioners on their responsibilities and duties.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
Require the Authority to update its policies and procedures so that they contain current Federal guidance.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Director, Departmental Enforcement Center take appropriate administrative sanctions, including suspension, limited denial of participation, or debarment against the executive director.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Director, Departmental Enforcement Center seek civil money penalties, as appropriate, against the executive director.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jasper, TX, Did Not Operate Its Public Housing Programs in Compliance With HUD's Requirements
We recommend that the Associate General Counsel for Program Enforcement determine legal sufficiency and, if legally sufficient, pursue remedies under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act against the executive director.
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