Corrective Action Plans

Finding 1214375 (2022-011)

Material Weakness 2022

CA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring Cash Management § 200.305

2022-011 Timely Grant Draws Material Weakness Recommendation: The Housing Authority should adopt written grant draw policies into its financial policies and procedures manual. Financials should be reviewed monthly, and drawdowns made as needed. Action Taken: The Housing Authority agrees with this fi...

2022-011 Timely Grant Draws Material Weakness Recommendation: The Housing Authority should adopt written grant draw policies into its financial policies and procedures manual. Financials should be reviewed monthly, and drawdowns made as needed. Action Taken: The Housing Authority agrees with this finding and will implement this recommendation within 120 days of this audit report.

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Finding 1214371 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

St. Croix Chippewa Housing Authority

CA

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

2022-007 Tenant Eligibility Material Weakness Recommendation: In general, we continue to recommend a review of the re-certification process to determine areas of weakness. Specifically, we recommend the use of a standard checklist in the re-certification process. We further recommend that each re-ce...

2022-007 Tenant Eligibility Material Weakness Recommendation: In general, we continue to recommend a review of the re-certification process to determine areas of weakness. Specifically, we recommend the use of a standard checklist in the re-certification process. We further recommend that each re-certification clerk’s work be routinely audited. We also recommend more standardization in resident files organization of information, and procedures established to make sure all files are maintained adequately in order to be compliant. Action Taken: The Housing Authority agrees with this finding and will implement this recommendation within 120 days of this audit report.

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Finding 1206310 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Island Health, Inc.

MA

Cash Management HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.305

Item 2022.006 - Cash Manaaement Recommendation The Center should develop written procedures to review all drawdowns that occur in order to ensure accuracy. Repeat Finding Yes Action Taken Island Health Care will take the following actions to address this recommendation: • Prepare written procedures ...

Item 2022.006 - Cash Manaaement Recommendation The Center should develop written procedures to review all drawdowns that occur in order to ensure accuracy. Repeat Finding Yes Action Taken Island Health Care will take the following actions to address this recommendation: • Prepare written procedures to document the process for Drawdown requests, including the initial review, documented approval process, submission to the funding agency, and the recording of the drawdown in the accounting system immediately after submission • Maintain detailed records of all drawdown requests, supporting documentation, approvals, and correspondence • Conduct regular internal reviews of drawdown activities to ensure compliance with procedures and maintain audit trail • Review drawdown procedures annually to ensure they remain current with funding agency guidelines and best practices

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Finding 1206309 (2022-007)

Material Weakness 2022

Island Health, Inc.

MA

Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Subrecipient Monitoring Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.308 § 200.309 § 200.403

Item 2022.007 - Period of Performance Recommendation The Center should develop written procedures to review all expenditures to ensure they are within the proper period of performance of the grant. Repeat Finding Yes Action Taken Island Health Care will take the following actions to address this rec...

Item 2022.007 - Period of Performance Recommendation The Center should develop written procedures to review all expenditures to ensure they are within the proper period of performance of the grant. Repeat Finding Yes Action Taken Island Health Care will take the following actions to address this recommendation: • Conduct a pre-approval of expenditures, verifying that the expense is allowable under the grant terms and falls within the period of performance • Utilize a pre-approval form that includes details of the proposed expenditure, its necessity, and confirmation in the form of authorized signatures, that it is within the grant period. • Require all relevant supporting documentation with the date the expense was incurred, ensuring it falls within the grant's period of performance. This is further reviewed by the CFO who will verify that the expenditure meets all requirements and is then able to record it in the accounting system. • Conduct regular reviews of expenditures to ensure compliance with the grant period and maintain audit trail • Review these procedures annually to ensure they ongoing compliance with the grant's period of performance FEDERAL AWARDS FINDINGS AND QUESTIONED COSTS If the Cognizant or Oversight Agency for Audit has questions regarding this plan, please call: Cynthia Mitchell, CEO at 508-627-5797.

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Finding 1206169 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Native Village of Barrow

AK

Reporting Procurement, Suspension & Debarment HUD Housing Programs

Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Name of Contact Person: Ross Waddell Corrective Action Plan: The Native Village of Barrow (NVB) experienced significant operational disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the loss of several long-term employees. Due to ...

Late Reporting and Noncompliance with Reporting Requirements Name of Contact Person: Ross Waddell Corrective Action Plan: The Native Village of Barrow (NVB) experienced significant operational disruption as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the loss of several long-term employees. Due to the limited availability of qualified personnel in the local labor market, these vacancies were difficult to fill, which resulted in delays and backlogs in financial accounting and reporting functions. While efforts to establish a long-term staffing solution remained ongoing during 2022, NVB was required to engage out-of-town contract personnel and implement a transition of accounting and payroll systems during FY 2022, as sufficient internal expertise with the legacy systems was no longer available. For FY 2023, all financial activity was processed using a single accounting and payroll system (QuickBooks). However, FY 2022 required extensive reconciliation and integration of data from two separate systems to ensure accurate financial reporting for grant compliance and audit purposes. As a result of the circumstances described above, audited financial statements for FY 2023 and FY 2024 will not be issued in a timely manner. NVB was able to get grant reporting current by the end of calendar year 2025. Management is actively working to complete the accounting records for FY 2023 through FY 2025 to facilitate the timely completion of the upcoming audits. Proposed Completion Date: December 31, 2025.

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Finding 1175695 (2022-006)

Material Weakness 2022

Bristow Housing Authority

OK

HUD Housing Programs Reporting Special Tests & Provisions

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-006-Late Filing of Audit Report-Reporting and Special Tests Condition: This audit report is past-due. Corrective Action Planned We are aware of the filing deadlines. Person responsible for corrective action: Charles Unsell, Executive Director Telephone: (...

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-006-Late Filing of Audit Report-Reporting and Special Tests Condition: This audit report is past-due. Corrective Action Planned We are aware of the filing deadlines. Person responsible for corrective action: Charles Unsell, Executive Director Telephone: (918) 367-5558 Housing Authority of Bristow, Oklahoma Fax: (918) 367-2341 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Anticipated Completion Date- June 30, 2026

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Finding 1175694 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Bristow Housing Authority

OK

HUD Housing Programs Reporting

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-005-Board Minutes-Reporting Condition: We do not have access to any board minutes between the minutes of the January 28, 2022 and December 26, 2023. Current management represents that they are not aware of any board minutes for that period, or if the boar...

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-005-Board Minutes-Reporting Condition: We do not have access to any board minutes between the minutes of the January 28, 2022 and December 26, 2023. Current management represents that they are not aware of any board minutes for that period, or if the board met. Corrective Action Planned As noted above, the Authority now holds regular board meetings and the minutes are generated. Person responsible for corrective action: Charles Unsell, Executive Director Telephone: (918) 367-5558 Housing Authority of Bristow, Oklahoma Fax: (918) 367-2341 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Anticipated Completion Date- June 30, 2026

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Finding 1175693 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Bristow Housing Authority

OK

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-002-Low Rent Tenant File Deficiencies-Eligibility Condition: We reviewed 25 files, 7 of which were audit year move-ins, and 18 were annual re-examinations. We noted the following exceptions: (a)-We were unable to find any annual inspections for the 18 re-...

Corrective Action Plan Finding: Finding 2022-002-Low Rent Tenant File Deficiencies-Eligibility Condition: We reviewed 25 files, 7 of which were audit year move-ins, and 18 were annual re-examinations. We noted the following exceptions: (a)-We were unable to find any annual inspections for the 18 re-examinations. We did note them for 6 of the 7 move-ins. (b)-We were unable to find the required annual review of the utility allowances. The January 27, 2020 Minutes discuss utility allowances and approve new ones. However, the minutes do not reflect for which period the new allowances covered. In addition, there was no documented analysis of whether utility rates had increased beyond the level which required revision, and whether the allowances changed or instead were a holdover from the old rates. (c)-We were unable to view the waiting list, and thus could not review whether the 7 move-ins reached the top of the list. (d)-5 required Enterprise Income Verifications (EIV) were not present in the proper time frame for the 25 files reviewed. (e)-Of the 25 tenant files we reviewed, non were timely re-examined within the required one year period. (f)-We were unable to review documentation of the review of flat rents. Corrective Action Planned As noted previously, we were not the management during this audit period. Our initial Cooperative Agreement was executed November 14, 2023. We believe we have corrected the noted deficiencies. Person responsible for corrective action: Charles Unsell, Executive Director Telephone: (918) 367-5558 Housing Authority of Bristow, Oklahoma Fax: (918) 367-2341 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Anticipated Completion Date- June 30, 2026

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Finding 1175692 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Bristow Housing Authority

OK

HUD Housing Programs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles

BRISTOW HOUSING AUTHORITY 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Phone No. (918) 367-5558 Fax No. (918) 367-2341 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 Corrective Action Plan Finding: 2022-001-Inadequate Internal Controls Over Disbursements and Payables-Al...

BRISTOW HOUSING AUTHORITY 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Phone No. (918) 367-5558 Fax No. (918) 367-2341 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BRISTOW, OKLAHOMA CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 Corrective Action Plan Finding: 2022-001-Inadequate Internal Controls Over Disbursements and Payables-Allowable Costs Condition: (a)-We reviewed an initial sample of 60 disbursements for the General Fund that covers the Low Rent program. 24 disbursements that totaled $27,455 either had no documentation or inadequate documentation. All of the payees appeared to be normal vendors used in the Authority’s regular business dealings. (b)-We reviewed 36 Section 8 disbursements. We noted no exceptions in our review of supporting information or cancelled checks for these disbursements. (c)-In our substantive other tests, we reviewed 13 other disbursements which totaled $19,790 which were not supported by invoices. All of the payees appeared to be normal vendors used in the Authority’s regular business dealings. (d)-Payroll taxes, payments to the IRA Simple Plan, and payments to various vendors were not timely paid, and significant amounts were owed at year-end. Corrective Action Planned I am Charles Unsell, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Designated Person to answer these findings. The Shawnee PHA executed a Cooperative Agreement with the Bristow Housing Authority, effective December 1, 2023. The Agreement was subsequently extended through November 30, 2025. We have worked diligently to address and correct the deficiencies that we have encountered. Person responsible for corrective action: Charles Unsell, Executive Director Telephone: (918) 367-5558 Housing Authority of Bristow, Oklahoma Fax: (918) 367-2341 1110 S. Chestnut Bristow, OK 74010 Anticipated Completion Date- June 30, 2026

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Finding 1174933 (2022-018)

Material Weakness 2022

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas

KS

Eligibility Internal Control / Segregation of Duties HUD Housing Programs § 200.303

Finding 2022-018 Eligibility Individual(s) Responsible: Michelle Cadue, Tribal Treasurer and Jonnah McKinney, KTIK IHS Director. Action:Complete patient files will be maintained to document eligibility in accordance with program requirements. Records will be made available for audit review while mai...

Finding 2022-018 Eligibility Individual(s) Responsible: Michelle Cadue, Tribal Treasurer and Jonnah McKinney, KTIK IHS Director. Action:Complete patient files will be maintained to document eligibility in accordance with program requirements. Records will be made available for audit review while maintaining confidentiality, i.e., HIPPA. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2026.

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Finding 1174927 (2022-014)

Material Weakness 2022

Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas

KS

Equipment & Real Property Management Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Procurement, Suspension & Debarment § 200.303

Finding 2022-014 Special Tests and Provisions Individual(s) Responsible: Michelle Cadue, Tribal Treasurer; Paula Vann, Grants Compliance Officer; and Cheryl DuBois, Head Start Director. Action: Review annual and quarterly reporting to ensure timely filing. Implementation of procedures to ensure all ...

Finding 2022-014 Special Tests and Provisions Individual(s) Responsible: Michelle Cadue, Tribal Treasurer; Paula Vann, Grants Compliance Officer; and Cheryl DuBois, Head Start Director. Action: Review annual and quarterly reporting to ensure timely filing. Implementation of procedures to ensure all required Head Start facilities documentation is obtained, accurately completed, retained, and readily accessible for review. Resources will be allocated to develop, implement, and monitor policies and procedures that support effective operations, timely reporting, and full compliance with Head Start facilities requirements. Anticipated Completion Date: March 2026.

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Finding 1173978 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Salem Housing Development Corporation

NE

HUD Housing Programs

Management agrees with the recommendation and will fund the residual receipts account during 2026.

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Finding 1173977 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Salem Housing Development Corporation

NE

HUD Housing Programs

Management agrees with the recommendation and submitted the audited financial statements to HUD. No further action is required.

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Finding 1172528 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

HOMES OF MONTCLAIR ECUMENICAL CORP

NJ

Eligibility Internal Control / Segregation of Duties HUD Housing Programs

HOMECorp will make use of Yardi Breeze Premier Affordable Property Management CRM feature which allows both HOMECorp and our tenants to track their program compliance, maintenance requests, leases, lease renewals and annual recertifications. This information will be saved/stored in the cloud. This w...

HOMECorp will make use of Yardi Breeze Premier Affordable Property Management CRM feature which allows both HOMECorp and our tenants to track their program compliance, maintenance requests, leases, lease renewals and annual recertifications. This information will be saved/stored in the cloud. This was implemented on 05/01/23 through coordination of the Yardi Implementation Team and the executive director. During 2021 – 2022, HOMECorp’s management team was significantly impacted by COVID and despite PPP loan retention efforts we lost all our staff and transitioned our HUD Certified Housing Counselor to Property Manager. During this time, the executive Director left as well as two (2) interim Executive Directors, who responsibilities were general management. They lacked the training and experience in Affordable Housing Management to help our property manager to maintain our program compliance procedures. Since the new Executive Director, onboarded in April 2023, the property manager has been trained on our policy and procedure for verifying tenant eligibility and calculating rent amounts in compliance with HOME program requirements, tenant intake, income verification, and rent calculations to ensure compliance with federal regulations. This is done in Yardi Affordable compliance worksheet. Quarterly periodic reviews and audits of tenant files and rent schedules are performed to ensure ongoing compliance.

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Finding 1172527 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

HOMES OF MONTCLAIR ECUMENICAL CORP

NJ

Subrecipient Monitoring HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

During 2020 – 2022, HOMECorp’s management team was significantly impacted by COVID and despite PPP loan retention efforts we lost all our staff and transitioned our HUD Certified Housing Counselor to Property Manager. Due to staffing shortages and restricted to access to apartments as a result of he...

During 2020 – 2022, HOMECorp’s management team was significantly impacted by COVID and despite PPP loan retention efforts we lost all our staff and transitioned our HUD Certified Housing Counselor to Property Manager. Due to staffing shortages and restricted to access to apartments as a result of health concerns, our property manager was unable to perform Housing Quality Standards Inspections. The new Executive Director has contracted with a General Contractor to help assist our property manager with Housing Quality Standards Inspections. These inspections are conducted annually with detailed inspection logs for HVAC, Painting, Fire Safety, and major unit renovations maintained and tracked in our digital database. These logs are reviewed and updated on a quarterly basis to ensure timeliness in compliance and maintenance requests.

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Finding 1172526 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

HOMES OF MONTCLAIR ECUMENICAL CORP

NJ

Eligibility HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

HOMECorp will make use of Yardi Breeze Premier Affordable Property Management CRM feature which allows both HOMECorp and our tenants to track their program compliance, maintenance requests, leases, lease renewals and annual recertifications. This information will be saved/stored in the cloud. This w...

HOMECorp will make use of Yardi Breeze Premier Affordable Property Management CRM feature which allows both HOMECorp and our tenants to track their program compliance, maintenance requests, leases, lease renewals and annual recertifications. This information will be saved/stored in the cloud. This was implemented on 05/01/23 through coordination of the Yardi Implementation Team and the executive director. During 2021 – 2022, HOMECorp’s management team was significantly impacted by COVID and despite PPP loan retention efforts we lost all our staff and transitioned our HUD Certified Housing Counselor to Property Manager. During this time, the Executive Director, left as well as two (2) interim Executive Directors, who responsibilities were general management. They lacked the training and experience in Affordable Housing Management to help our property manager to maintain our program compliance procedures. Since the new Executive Director onboarded in April 2023, the property manager has been trained on our policy and procedure for verifying tenant eligibility and calculating rent amounts in compliance with HOME program requirements, tenant intake, income verification, and rent calculations to ensure compliance with federal regulations. This is done in Yardi Affordable compliance worksheet. Quarterly periodic reviews and audits of tenant files and rent schedules are performed to ensure ongoing compliance.

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Finding 1166291 (2022-005)

Material Weakness 2022

Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services, Inc.

NM

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Eligibility § 200.302

Management will enforce existing internal control procedures and train staff to maintain appropriate documentation.

View Audit 377383

Finding 1163588 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

CHESTERFIELD SQUARE MUTUAL HOMES, INC.

VA

HUD Housing Programs

Finding: 2022-001 Agency: Chesterfield Square Mutual Homes, Inc. Name of Contact Person and Title: Sharon B. Stover, Controller, Drucker & Falk, LLC, Agent Anticipated Completion Date: 06/29/2023 Agency's Response: Concur Chesterfield Square Mutual Homes agrees with this finding and will implement t...

Finding: 2022-001 Agency: Chesterfield Square Mutual Homes, Inc. Name of Contact Person and Title: Sharon B. Stover, Controller, Drucker & Falk, LLC, Agent Anticipated Completion Date: 06/29/2023 Agency's Response: Concur Chesterfield Square Mutual Homes agrees with this finding and will implement the following: Drucker & Falk, LLC will immediately remit a catch-up contribution for the deficient reserve contributions. Sharon B. Stover, Controller Drucker & Falk, LLC Agent

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Finding 1160576 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Town of Guilderland

NY

HUD Housing Programs Reporting

Finding Reference: 2022-002 Compliance with Reporting to Housing and Urban Development Description: The financial information submission was not submitted timely. Recommendation: The Town should follow federal guidelines by submitting the audited financial statement to HUD through the REAC submissio...

Finding Reference: 2022-002 Compliance with Reporting to Housing and Urban Development Description: The financial information submission was not submitted timely. Recommendation: The Town should follow federal guidelines by submitting the audited financial statement to HUD through the REAC submission in a timely manner. Corrective Action: The Town of Guilderland Comptroller’s Office suffered significant turnover in key positions during the fiscal years of 2019 and 2021 including the retirement of the Town Comptroller and Fiscal Officer. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic had significant impact to the Town, particularly during 2020 when remote work was encouraged. This combination and sequence of events made it impossible to meet the required external audit reporting deadlines. Since these events, the Town has filed the vacant positions and has scheduled all remaining audits. The auditors are working as expeditiously as possible to complete the remaining audits. The Town receives an accepted audited REAC submission from HUD each year and has been submitting timely since 2022. Once the audited financial statements are caught up, they will be included in the REAC submission timely. Person(s) Responsible for Corrective Action: Darci Efaw, Comptroller & Jessica Gulliksen, Fiscal Officer Anticipated Completion Date for Corrective Action: The remaining audits that are left to become fully in compliance have been tentatively scheduled with the external auditors since 2022. The Town of Guilderland works as efficiently as possible with the auditors to complete these remaining audits.

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Finding 1157824 (2022-054)

Material Weakness 2022

The Virgin Islands Hsg Finance Authority - Paradise Mills Apartments

FL

Special Tests & Provisions Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Eligibility § 200.303

The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the findings related to the participation of private school children in the COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF-SEA) program. VIDE is committed to rectifying these issues and enhancing our systems to ens...

The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDE acknowledges the findings related to the participation of private school children in the COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF-SEA) program. VIDE is committed to rectifying these issues and enhancing our systems to ensure equitable services for private school children. OMB will develop and implement a formal policy and procedures that outline the process for ensuring the participation of private school children in compliance with federal regulations. This will include guidelines for timely consultation with nonpublic schools and documentation of services provided. OMB will create a consultation schedule to ensure that timely consultations with nonpublic schools are conducted each fiscal year. The schedule will outline key dates for initiating and completing consultations to meet compliance requirements. OMB will collaborate with the Department of Education to develop control measure to ensure that all private schools expenditures are equal on a per-pupil basis to the expenditures for participating public school children and their teachers and other educational personnel.

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Finding 1157798 (2022-038)

Material Weakness 2022

The Virgin Islands Hsg Finance Authority - Paradise Mills Apartments

FL

Special Tests & Provisions Subrecipient Monitoring Eligibility § 200.303

The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDOL will be implementing a RESEA case management system for reporting and program services. This case management system is currently in configuration phase of the project. Live production is expected by the 2nd quarter 2025. T...

The Government concurs with the auditor's findings and recommendations. VIDOL will be implementing a RESEA case management system for reporting and program services. This case management system is currently in configuration phase of the project. Live production is expected by the 2nd quarter 2025. This system will be the official system of record for recording all services for RESEA claimants that participate in the program.

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Finding 1153700 (2022-004)

Material Weakness 2022

Vermont Seniors

CA

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs

Management should immediately reimburse the amount due to the project and establish procedures to ensure payments of this nature are not made in the future.

View Audit 366836 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 1153694 (2022-001)

Material Weakness 2022

Vermont Seniors

CA

HUD Housing Programs

The Corporation should file the December 31, 2022 financial statements as soon as possible and should ensure the annual financial report is filed within 90 days in future periods or within nine months of fiscal year end if an owner certified submission was furnished to HUD.

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Finding 1153050 (2022-003)

Material Weakness 2022

Michigan Ability Partners

MI

HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

Michigan Ability Partners strives to maintain compliance with all HUD requirements, however due to the challenges of social distancing and the requirement of remote work during the COVID era, meeting in person with clients and landlords to obtain signed documents became much more difficult. Staff tr...

Michigan Ability Partners strives to maintain compliance with all HUD requirements, however due to the challenges of social distancing and the requirement of remote work during the COVID era, meeting in person with clients and landlords to obtain signed documents became much more difficult. Staff transitions also contributed to these challenges. The Voucher Manager position—responsible for verifying rent reasonableness and filling open HUD vouchers—was vacated in July 2022 after a brief tenure. Although the role was refilled quickly, the transition resulted in information gaps during lease renewal periods due to the disruption in continuity and knowledge transfer. To help support the growing difficulty of the work, a new position, Housing Administrative Team Lead, was created in November 2022 to have direct responsibility of the Voucher Manager, maintain compliance, and update systems and workflows. More recently, in August 2024, Michigan Ability Partners created an additional position, Sr. Manager of Programs to provide an additional level of review to ensure compliance. To recruit and retain qualified staff, the salaries for these three position have been adequately adjusted. Michigan Ability Partners (MAP) provides outstanding services to the unhoused population of Washtenaw County. Although many staffing disruptions have recently affected some of its operations, MAP is committed to continue to provide exceptional services and maintain a high standard of compliance. Going forward, MAP will continue to work diligently to complete Single Audit Packages in a timely manner

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Finding 1153049 (2022-002)

Material Weakness 2022

Michigan Ability Partners

MI

HUD Housing Programs Material Weakness

Michigan Ability Partners strives to maintain compliance with all HUD requirements, however due to the challenges of social distancing and the requirement of remote work during the COVID era, meeting in person with clients and landlords to obtain signed documents became much more difficult. Staff tr...

Michigan Ability Partners strives to maintain compliance with all HUD requirements, however due to the challenges of social distancing and the requirement of remote work during the COVID era, meeting in person with clients and landlords to obtain signed documents became much more difficult. Staff transitions also contributed to these challenges. The Voucher Manager position—responsible for verifying rent reasonableness and filling open HUD vouchers—was vacated in July 2022 after a brief tenure. Although the role was refilled quickly, the transition resulted in information gaps during lease renewal periods due to the disruption in continuity and knowledge transfer. To help support the growing difficulty of the work, a new position, Housing Administrative Team Lead, was created in November 2022 to have direct responsibility of the Voucher Manager, maintain compliance, and update systems and workflows. More recently, in August 2024, Michigan Ability Partners created an additional position, Sr. Manager of Programs to provide an additional level of review to ensure compliance. To recruit and retain qualified staff, the salaries for these three position have been adequately adjusted.

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