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Audit 369877

FY End
2024-12-31
Total Expended
$4.36M
Findings
1
Programs
4
Organization: The Housing Authority of the City of Colmbus (MS)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-09-30
Auditor: John Russell and Associates INC

Organization Exclusion Status:

Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1157692 2024-001 Material Weakness Yes C

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
14.872 Public Housing Capital Fund $2.16M Yes 0
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $1.87M Yes 1
84.287 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers $248,415 Yes 0
14.870 Resident Opportunity and Supportive Services - Service Coordinators $81,153 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
LLGKDBBK2ZB2 Robert Greathree Auditee
6623284236 John G Russell Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of the Housing Authority of the City of Columbus, Mississippi and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Cose of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. The Housing Authority did not elect to use the 10% De Minimus Cost Rate.

Finding Details

Finding 2024-001
2024-001 – Cash Management COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT: Cash Management CONDITION AND CRITERIA: Housing Authorities are required to have a sound cash management system in place to ensure that funds are reimbursed on a timely basis. During the current fiscal year audit, it was noted that the Housing Authority did not pay reimburse funds to the Public Housing Program for two years for rental assistance funds received from the State of Mississippi. TYPE OF FINDING: Significant Deficiency CAUSE: The internal control structure was not adequate to prevent these deficiencies. EFFECT: Funds were not reimbursed on a timely basis. QUESTIONED COSTS: None known. AUDITORS’ RECOMMENDATION: We recommend that the Housing Authority strengthen its internal controls to ensure funds are reimbursed on a timely basis.