Audit 398402

FY End
2022-12-31
Total Expended
$114.35M
Findings
2
Programs
29
Organization: City of Newark (NJ)
Year: 2022 Accepted: 2026-04-10

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
1206398 2022-001 Material Weakness Yes E
1206399 2022-002 Material Weakness Yes N

Programs

ALN Program Spent Major Findings
21.027 CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS $55.97M Yes 0
21.023 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $10.91M Yes 2
93.224 HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM $7.08M Yes 0
93.914 HIV EMERGENCY RELIEF PROJECT GRANTS $6.87M Yes 0
93.917 HIV CARE FORMULA GRANTS $5.41M Yes 0
14.241 HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS WITH AIDS $4.24M Yes 0
17.259 WIOA YOUTH ACTIVITIES $4.01M Yes 0
14.231 EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM $2.99M Yes 0
17.258 WIOA ADULT PROGRAM $2.76M Yes 0
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $2.53M Yes 0
97.036 DISASTER GRANTS - PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS) $2.30M Yes 0
10.557 WIC SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN $1.57M Yes 0
97.067 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM $1.41M Yes 0
16.575 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE $1.31M Yes 0
14.905 LEAD HAZARD REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM $1.13M Yes 0
93.137 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE MINORITY HEALTH $775,186 Yes 0
93.889 NATIONAL BIOTERRORISM HOSPITAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM $653,232 Yes 0
16.835 BODY WORN CAMERA POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION $533,888 Yes 0
16.589 RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM $435,000 Yes 0
17.278 WIOA DISLOCATED WORKER FORMULA GRANTS $381,519 Yes 0
16.812 SECOND CHANCE ACT REENTRY INITIATIVE $352,717 Yes 0
93.268 IMMUNIZATION COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS $289,389 Yes 0
10.559 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN $210,660 Yes 0
93.197 CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION PROJECTS, STATE AND LOCAL CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING PREVENTION AND SURVEILLANCE OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN $5,296 Yes 0
97.083 STAFFING FOR ADEQUATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (SAFER) $2,381 Yes 0
16.582 CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE/DISCRETIONARY GRANTS $2,244 Yes 0
16.708 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY POLICING GRANTS PROGRAM $847 Yes 0
14.900 LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD CONTROL IN PRIVATELY-OWNED HOUSING PROGRAM $760 Yes 0
20.205 HIGHWAY PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION $-1,535 Yes 0

Contacts

Name Title Type
DWH3JE9WFYY5 Benjamin A. Guzman Auditee
9737338840 Joseph J. Faccone Auditor
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Finding Details

The City contracted with an outside vendor to develop a portal for clients to complete the initial application, upload supporting documentation and track the status of their application. The contractor was also tasked with reviewing the supporting edocumentation clearing any unresolved issued with the clients. They would then calculate the amount of assistance the client was entitled to receive and forward these recommendations to the City for final determination and payment. As part of the service, the contractor was to save and provide a copy of all documents received by the clients that were used in making their monetary determination. A random sample of thirty-five (35) clients were tested for eligibility. Our audit noted the following exceptions: Final review of application by the outside contractor and final award determination was not noted in the client application and there was no documentation supporting the final award calculation from anyone in the City. We noted a variance between the aid recommended by the contractor and the amount paid by the City. We were not provided iwth any documentation to explain this variance. We noted in two (2) instances the addresses on the supporting documentation were not the addresses found on the application.
The required monthly and quarterly reports were not prepared.