Corrective Action Plans

Finding 508443 (2023-006)

Material Weakness 2023

MD

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.414 § 200.502 § 200.508 § 200.510

Material Weakness over Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The City has purchased Workday, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and implemented the software with the assistance of Accenture consultants. Although W...

Material Weakness over Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) Reporting Repeat Finding: Yes Auditee’s Corrective Action Plan: The City has purchased Workday, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, and implemented the software with the assistance of Accenture consultants. Although Workday is “live” as of August 2022, the City is currently working to refine the software and fully utilize functionality. The Workday grants modules requires the grant funding source be defined prior to grant approval and fields are available for the AL titles and numbers and sub-recipients’ information. The implementation of the Workday grants modules centralizes much of the grant management function by requiring the agencies to upload the grant documents into Workday. The City has: • Held weekly meetings for two years with agency grant representatives to design and configure the Workday grant module. • Uploaded the grant award, sponsor information and grant budget data into a Workday. • Implemented a “new grant” request which uses a Workday business process. • In the process of reviewing and correcting recoverable costs per grant award so it is properly recorded. • Within Workday we are able to track grant performance period, CFDA, manage and capture grant related expenditures and calculate automated billing to sponsors on recoverable costs Business processes have been developed and implemented in Workday’s grant management module to include: Definition of the grant funding source by creating a system-generated grant work tag (identifier) upon receipt of the Sponsor’s Notice of Award; populated fields in Workday with passthrough award data with Prime Sponsor and Bill to sponsor Billing data, and modification of the create award process to add the Grants Management Office to final approval. In FY 24 the City implemented a citywide Grants Management Committee coordinated by the Mayor's Office of Performance and Innovation. Through feedback from this workgroup we identified an expanded scope of responsibility for the Grants Management Office; including oversight and compliance, technology, training and budget monitoring. In the short term a new Grants Director position was created and onboarding is to occur in the first quarter of FY25. Contact Person: Michael Moiseyev, Chief Financial Officer, Baltimore City. Completion Date: June 2024

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Finding 508410 (2023-005)

Material Weakness 2023

Sanilac County Community Mental Health Authority

MI

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.305 § 200.318 § 200.319

Condition: As a precondition to receive federal awards, prospective recipients must have effective internal controls over the federal award. As described in 2 CFR, Part 200.303, nonfederal entities must have certain written policies and procedures surrounding the management of their federal awards. ...

Condition: As a precondition to receive federal awards, prospective recipients must have effective internal controls over the federal award. As described in 2 CFR, Part 200.303, nonfederal entities must have certain written policies and procedures surrounding the management of their federal awards. Such policies should include procedures for collecting payments of federal funds per 2 CRF 200.305, cash management (i.e., minimizing the time between draws and actual disbursing of federal awards) per 2 CFR 200.302(b)(6), allowable cost per 2 CFR 200.403, and conflict of interest per 2 CFR 200.318. Per 2 CFR 200.319(d), the non-Federal entity must have written procedures for procurement transactions. Recommendation: The Authority should adopt written policies and procedures over cash management and allowable costs required under the Uniform Guidance. Planned Corrective Action: The Authority implemented these policies during the FY 2024 (BA054 Cash Management Policy and BA059 Authorization of Purchases). Contact Person: Anthony Shaver, Chief Financial Officer Anticipated Completion Date: 9/30/2024

View Audit 329033

Finding 508392 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Think of US

DC

Questioned Costs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties § 200.303

Views of Responsible Officials: In 2024, Think of Us took steps to address this issue by appointing new executive leadership, including a President and Fractional CFO and engaging a proven accounting firm with demonstrated expertise in nonprofit accounting.

View Audit 329011

Finding 508369 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Ford County, Kansas

KS

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

The County does not have a complete set of written cash management policies and procedures as required by the Uniform Guidance. The lack of written procedures did not result in any material noncompliance, fraud or abuse with respect to the major program. Recommendation: Management should determine...

The County does not have a complete set of written cash management policies and procedures as required by the Uniform Guidance. The lack of written procedures did not result in any material noncompliance, fraud or abuse with respect to the major program. Recommendation: Management should determine the scope of written policies needed for compliance with all federal programs and develop policies and procedures to comply with the Uniform Guidance. Grantee Response: Management agrees with the finding and recommendation. The County’s existing policies are currently under review by management and staff to determine what updates/changes are necessary in order to meet the Uniform Guidance requirements. Once any updates/changes are drafted, the policy will be presented to the Governing Body for review and approval.

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Finding 508289 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Black Family Development, Inc.

MI

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties

The finding was due to a change in Key Personnel for a project director role that also included a decrease in the level of effort from 100% to 75% from the date of hire on 10/31/23 until 8/19/24. BFDI subsequently submitted a request for retroactive approval of this change on 10/28/2024. The Proje...

The finding was due to a change in Key Personnel for a project director role that also included a decrease in the level of effort from 100% to 75% from the date of hire on 10/31/23 until 8/19/24. BFDI subsequently submitted a request for retroactive approval of this change on 10/28/2024. The Project Director’s Level of Effort was increased to 100% as of 8/19/24.

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Finding 508250 (2023-004)

Significant Deficiency 2023

U. S. Telecommunications Training Institute

DC

Questioned Costs Procurement, Suspension & Debarment Significant Deficiency § 200.318

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: USTTI formalized a procurement policy be in compliance with 2 CFR 200 subsequent to December 31, 2023. USTTI management has distributed and communicated the policy with all USTTI employees. USTTI management will ensure the policy is prop...

Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: USTTI formalized a procurement policy be in compliance with 2 CFR 200 subsequent to December 31, 2023. USTTI management has distributed and communicated the policy with all USTTI employees. USTTI management will ensure the policy is properly enforced and that all procurement actions are documents in writing in vendor and contractor files.

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Finding 507975 (2023-002)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Boys & Girls Club of Huntington County, Inc.

IN

Reporting Subrecipient Monitoring Significant Deficiency § 200.501

2023-002 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers -Assistance Li st ing No. 84.287 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance -Appropriate Monitoring of Levels of Federal Funding Recommendation: The Auditor recommends BGCH should implement policies and procedures to periodical...

2023-002 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers -Assistance Li st ing No. 84.287 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance -Appropriate Monitoring of Levels of Federal Funding Recommendation: The Auditor recommends BGCH should implement policies and procedures to periodically monitor federal funding and expenditure levels throughout the year to ensure a level of awareness regarding whether an audit under the Uniform Guidance may be applicable for the current year. In addition, the Organization should prepare a schedule of federal expenditures (SEFA) as part of its year-end closing process, which reconciles to the general ledger. The SEFA and data used to prepare the SEFA should be reviewed by a separate individual within the Organization with knowledge of the related reporting requirements, as outlined in the Uniform Guidance, to ensure its accuracy and completeness. The schedule should be used to determine whether an audit in accordance with the provisions of the Uniform Guidance is required so that an auditor may be engaged to perform a timely audit. Planned Corrective Action: We agree with the recommendation and plan to have the corrective action implemented by December 31, 2024. Boys & Girls Club of Huntington Finance Board Subcommittee discusses this item throughout the fiscal year and is in the Board minutes, but has not put a written policy in place. A policy will be created by the Finance Board Subcommittee at the October meeting, presented to the full Board of Directors at the November Board meeting and voted on at the December 2024 Board meeting.

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Finding 507974 (2023-001)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Boys & Girls Club of Huntington County, Inc.

IN

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Cash Management Significant Deficiency

2023-001 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers - Assistance Listing No. 84.287 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance and Noncompliance - Appropriate Internal Control Structure Related to Compliance Requirements A. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, B. Allowable Costs/Cos...

2023-001 Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers - Assistance Listing No. 84.287 Significant Deficiency in Internal Control Over Compliance and Noncompliance - Appropriate Internal Control Structure Related to Compliance Requirements A. Activities Allowed or Unallowed, B. Allowable Costs/Cost Principles, and C. Cash Management Recommendation: The Auditor recommends the policies in accordance with §200.302 Financial Management paragraph (b)(7) be written by the Organization, approved by the Board of Directors, and included in the permanent files of BGCH. Planned Corrective Action: We agree with the recommendation and plan to have the corrective action implemented by December 31, 2024. Boys & Girls Club of Huntington has always followed the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers policy on activities allowed or unallowed, but had not put a written policy in place to recognize this, so will create the written policy and have it approved by the end of 2024.

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Finding 507805 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Tazewell County, Illinois

IL

Reporting Significant Deficiency Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Management will ensure that all grant reports submitted to federal agencies are reviewed and approved by the Tazewell County manager overseeing the grant prior to submission. The County will review and approve all necessary supporting documents including certified payrolls to verify compliance with ...

Management will ensure that all grant reports submitted to federal agencies are reviewed and approved by the Tazewell County manager overseeing the grant prior to submission. The County will review and approve all necessary supporting documents including certified payrolls to verify compliance with federal reporting requirements and guidelines. When outside consultants are engaged to aid in grant administration, the appropriate Tazewell County manager will be responsible for reviewing and approving all required reporting and supporting documentation prepared on the County’s behalf.

View Audit 328308

Finding 505588 (2023-006)

Significant Deficiency 2023

The Howard University

DC

Student Financial Aid Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking

Name of Responsible Individual: Ben Carmichael, Associate Director for Compliance, Roderick Johnson, Assistant Director for Compliance, Robert Muhammad, Executive Director of Financial Aid and Robin Whitfield, Associate VP for Finance & Bursar Corrective Action: It was discovered in December 2021 t...

Name of Responsible Individual: Ben Carmichael, Associate Director for Compliance, Roderick Johnson, Assistant Director for Compliance, Robert Muhammad, Executive Director of Financial Aid and Robin Whitfield, Associate VP for Finance & Bursar Corrective Action: It was discovered in December 2021 that Part III Federal Perkins Loan portion of the FISAP had experienced data conversion issues after the conversion from ACS Loan Servicing to ECSI Corporation as the University’s third-party servicer. There were Perkins Loans disbursed to students not included in the conversion, so the data provided annually by ECSI had accuracy issues. The University had approached ECSI in March 2022 requesting a review of the ACS data provided at conversion and an updated report that can be used to accurately complete the FISAP. Work on the project halted due to invoicing issues between Howard University and ECSI. There are currently no invoicing issues between ECSI and Howard University, so the institution engaged with ECSI in March 2024 to identify the loans that fell off during conversion from ACS and then we will update the prior year FISAP’s as needed. ECSI has informed Howard it could take 6 months or more for the comparison process to be completed and made available to the University for updating of prior year FISAP’s. ECSI has stated to Howard that most institutions do not attempt to reach this parity, as it can be difficult to accomplish. Anticipated Completion Date: December 2024 is the anticipated date by which Howard would expect the comparison process to be completed. Howard has been in contact with ECSI and the comparison process is still ongoing.

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Finding 505583 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

The Howard University

DC

Student Financial Aid Special Tests & Provisions Reporting

Name of Responsible Individual: Ben Carmichael, Associate Director for Compliance, Konya White, Director of Enrollment Systems and LaTrice Byam, Executive Director of Academic Planning and Curriculum Corrective Action: The Enrollment Reporting process is supervised by the University Registrar and ...

Name of Responsible Individual: Ben Carmichael, Associate Director for Compliance, Konya White, Director of Enrollment Systems and LaTrice Byam, Executive Director of Academic Planning and Curriculum Corrective Action: The Enrollment Reporting process is supervised by the University Registrar and is responsible for providing enrollment reports to Howard University’s third-party servicer, National Student Clearinghouse (“NSC”), who then submits the report to NSLDS student’s enrollment status. The University is committed to ensure sufficient training and support to the Office of the Registrar to keep the institution in compliance. While the expectation is the University will hire an experienced University Registrar and Associate Director Registrar for compliance, continued training opportunities will be made available through National Student Clearinghouse and NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators). The reported data is for students who are ¾ time during a semester, “3Q,” was discovered through testing of enrollment reporting samples to not be set up correctly in Banner. This has resulted in students who are taking between 9-11 credits being reported as “H” for half-time instead of “3Q” for three-quarter time. The newest University Registrar set up the “3Q” status correctly in Banner in January 2024 and testing of enrollment reporting samples show the 3Q status is accurate. The students in the program and campus-level findings should now be accurately reported as “3Q.” After speaking with the Executive Director of Academic Planning and Curriculum, the CIP codes for the program identified as findings had not been updated when all CIP codes were updated in 2020. She also confirmed the length of the program was incorrectly published on the site for these programs. Howard has moved to Workday Student as the University’s Enterprise Resource Planning system and the accurate CIP codes and program lengths were confirmed. The transition to Workday Student allowed the University to review each program to ensure accuracy when integrating the data from Banner to Workday. The University Registrar was not aware the FSA Audit testing exempt range of 07-19-2022 through 02-28-2024 required students who had an enrollment change during that period to be updated. This audit exemption range was abnormal, and the University hired a new Registrar during this time period, which resulted in there being no knowledge transfer the enrollment changes had not been updated. Graduation files are now being sent monthly to the National Student Clearinghouse to avoid students not being picked up for graduation as they are cleared. Anticipated Completion Date: The correction to the “3Q” status took place in January 2024 and testing has shown this issue to be resolved. Additional testing will occur in the new ERP Workday to ensure incorrect reporting of students who are ¾ time does not occur. Enrollment reporting samples will be pulled approximately 2-3 weeks after the first Fall 2024 enrollment file is sent to National Student Clearinghouse.

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Finding 505564 (2023-007)

Material Weakness 2023

Michigan City Area Schools

IN

Subrecipient Monitoring Material Weakness Reporting § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.328 § 200.329

FINDING 2023-007 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Summary of Finding: The School Corporation had not properly designed or implemented a system of internal controls that would likely be effective in preventing, or detecting and correcting, noncompliance for the rep...

FINDING 2023-007 Finding Subject: COVID-19 – Education Stabilization Fund – Reporting Summary of Finding: The School Corporation had not properly designed or implemented a system of internal controls that would likely be effective in preventing, or detecting and correcting, noncompliance for the reporting requirement. Not all EESER reports submitted by the School Corporation during the audit period were not supported by the School Corporation's records. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Tracey Haas, Deputy Treasurer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: thaas@mcas.k12.in.us (219)873-2000 ext. 8346 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with this finding. We are implementing a proper system of internal controls and developing policies and procedures to ensure all reports are submitted accurately. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We are implementing a proper system of internal controls and developing policies and procedures to ensure all reports are submitted accurately. Moving forward we will ensure all ledgers are attached to the reports that have been submitted. Anticipated Completion Date: The anticipated date of correction for this finding is January 1, 2025.

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Finding 505558 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

Michigan City Area Schools

IN

Cash Management Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.302 § 200.303 § 200.305 § 200.307 § 200.328

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers – Cash Management, Program Income and Reporting. Summary of Finding: The School Corporation had not established an effective system of internal controls related to the grant agreement and the Cash Management, Program I...

FINDING 2023-004 Finding Subject: Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers – Cash Management, Program Income and Reporting. Summary of Finding: The School Corporation had not established an effective system of internal controls related to the grant agreement and the Cash Management, Program Income and Reporting compliance requirements. Cash Management The school submitted reimbursement requests without taking into considering the program income or reducing the request by the program income earned due to the lack of adequate program income. Program Income Controls had not been designed or implemented adequately to ensure that the proper fees were assessed and that the cash collections remitted were accurate. Additionally, the school-maintained program income in a separate fund and comingled with other non-grant funded program revenues. The unit did not deduct program income from allowable costs prior to claiming reimbursement. Reporting The total requested reimbursements for the audit period were understated by $32,605 when compared to the ledger. Of the two End of Year reports selected for testing neither properly included program income that was received during the year due to inadequate tracking of program income. Contact Person Responsible for Corrective Action: Tracey Haas, Deputy Treasurer Contact Phone Number and Email Address: thaas@mcas.k12.in.us (219)873-2000 ext. 8346 Views of Responsible Officials: We concur with this finding. We are implementing a system of internal controls to strengthen our policies and procedures and ensure the proper tracking of Program Income is reported and submitted accurately for Twenty First Century Learning center grant funds. Description of Corrective Action Plan: We have reached out to our liaison at the Department of Education to determine if program income should be reported monthly or annually. Management will be working with the Safe Harbor Director to implement a system to ensure separation of the Twenty first Century grants and other funds that are under the Safe Harbor program. Anticipated Completion Date: The anticipated date of correction for this is January 1, 2025.

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Finding 505446 (2023-007)

None 2023

Jackson City School District

OH

Subrecipient Monitoring Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Reporting § 200.414 § 200.502 § 200.510

The Treasurer will review the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards to ensure all federal awards are being reported and the expenditures are properly reported.

View Audit 328127

Finding 505441 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

Calhoun Liberty Hospital Association INC

FL

Questioned Costs Material Weakness Reporting

Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Association, Inc., D/B/A Calhoun-Liberty Hopsital, (Hospital), respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2023. The finding from the December 31, 2023, Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs is discussed below. The finding is...

Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Association, Inc., D/B/A Calhoun-Liberty Hopsital, (Hospital), respectfully submits the following corrective action plan for the year ended December 31, 2023. The finding from the December 31, 2023, Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs is discussed below. The finding is numbered consistently with the numbers assigned in the schedule. FEDERAL AWARD PROGRAMS AUDIT FINDING Significant Deficiency - Noncompliance (2023-003) Recommendation: The Hospital should continue to improve its understanding of the reporting requirements as specified in the applicable loan document and create a process to ensure all USDA requirements are met. Planned Corrective Action: As of September 30, 2024, the Hospital will open a bank account with the Hospital's current banking relationship. This account will be a restricted account dedicated to holding the required reserve as described in the existing USDA loan documents. The required reserve balance will be recorded on the Hospital's trial balance. The reconciliation for such balance will be provided upon request. Emily Brown Chief Executive Officer

View Audit 328121 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 505353 (2023-101)

Material Weakness 2023

Booker T. Washington Child Development Center, Inc.

AZ

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Questioned Costs

Person Responsible: Josie Ayon Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/2024 Planned Corrective Action: Due to the COVID relief money received, there was no time to acquire additional in-kind donations. The Organization will continue to emphasis the importance of in-kind volunteer hours by parents and has ...

Person Responsible: Josie Ayon Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/2024 Planned Corrective Action: Due to the COVID relief money received, there was no time to acquire additional in-kind donations. The Organization will continue to emphasis the importance of in-kind volunteer hours by parents and has implemented a new program to track parent volunteer hours which will facilitate the gathering of accurate records.

View Audit 328011

Finding 505229 (2023-003)

Significant Deficiency 2023

National Council for Community Development, Inc.

NY

Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring Reporting

Finding No. 2023-003 - Reporting – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Not available Name of Pass-t...

Finding No. 2023-003 - Reporting – Significant Deficiency Name of Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Treasury Federal Program Name: COVID-19: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Assistance Listing Number: 21.027 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: Not available Name of Pass-through Entity (if applicable): City of Scranton Condition: During our testing, we noted that the Organization did not provide the required monthly reports to the City of Scranton. Recommendation: We recommend that the Organization establish policies, procedures, and controls to ensure that the required information is submitted on a timely basis. Action Taken: Management has incorporated procedures into our grant compliance and administration policies and procedures to ensure that a Project Director reviews, understands and takes the necessary steps to comply with reporting requirements or other, as set forth by the client agreements. This step includes but is not limited to the Project Director completing a Grant Award File Checklist. Anticipated completion date: Immediately.

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Finding 505128 (2023-011)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Reporting Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303 § 200.502 § 200.510

Program: Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Finding: 2023-011 Contact Person: Sarah Castillo Grants Accounting Officer Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Finance Division Phone: (562) 570-5479 Email: Sarah.Castillo@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Emergency ...

Program: Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) Finding: 2023-011 Contact Person: Sarah Castillo Grants Accounting Officer Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Finance Division Phone: (562) 570-5479 Email: Sarah.Castillo@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Finance division acknowledges there has been deficiencies in the manner we report expenditures related to a declared disaster on the SEFA, which will be addressed by issuing a Financial Management Disaster Procedure Manual that will include a narrative on this specific matter. The manual will be published on our City Intranet and utilized for all City Staff as a resource for all future disasters that occur. Revisions to the Procedure Manual will be made as needed to ensure we are up to date with the latest compliance changes. Expected Completion Date: 12/31/2024

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Finding 505125 (2023-009)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Questioned Costs HUD Housing Programs Eligibility § 200.303

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-009 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To address delays in reexamination processes, in fiscal yea...

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-009 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To address delays in reexamination processes, in fiscal year 2024, HACLB has contracted with an agency to assist in processing overdue reexaminations, and HACLB has submitted recruiting requisitions to its Human Resources department to hire additional housing specialists to improve upon its management of the high volume of HCV program participants, documentation and processes, and to meet various requirement deadlines. Regarding the testing of HUD-50058 forms, the HUD-50058 form is generated after information is inputted into HUD’s system. Error warnings are produced from the system if information is missing. Accuracy is based on the information inputted. HACLB will provide additional training to staff inputting the information, and reviews will continue to be done by the supervisor. To further improve upon the process, HACLB implemented new housing software in August 2024, which enhances reporting and tracking of payments, of HUD-50058 forms and of contract amendments. Housing Assistance Coordinators will use these reports to identify and address discrepancies. Regarding the City’s control with the HAP register’s required signatures, HACLB’s internal procedures do not require all six Housing Coordinators to approve the check run/HAP register, as KPMG assumed. There are only three assigned Housing Assistance Coordinators that have designated staff who are allowed to make adjustments and review the check-run adjustment register to confirm the work of their respective teams. If one of the approvers is absent, another approver may review and approve the adjustments that can be completed via email. No further change or action is necessary for this process. Furthermore, supervisors will continue to review completed files and train staff on errors identified in the review process. Expected Completion Date: 9/30/2024

View Audit 327788 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 505123 (2023-008)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

HUD Housing Programs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Allowable Costs / Cost Principles § 200.303

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-008 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To ensure that required repairs are completed within the 30-...

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-008 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To ensure that required repairs are completed within the 30-day time period, in fiscal year 2024, HACLB has implemented a process to ensure reinspection dates occur before the expiration of the 30-day remediation period. By January 31, 2025, HACLB will also establish clear criteria and standards for the Inspections Housing Assistance Coordinator who is responsible for timely abatement entries, ensuring compliance with operational and regulatory requirements. The Inspections Housing Assistance Coordinator will receive additional training on abatement procedures to enhance their skills and understanding by May 2025, or earlier, depending upon the availability of training opportunities. Furthermore, by January 1, 2025, the Housing Assistance Coordinator will conduct weekly reviews of deficiencies that exceed the 30-day remediation period to ensure timely action for abatement or proration. Regarding the City’s control with the HAP register’s required signatures, HACLB’s internal procedures do not require all six Housing Coordinators to approve the check run/HAP register, as KPMG assumed. There are only three assigned Housing Assistance Coordinators that have designated staff who are allowed to make adjustments and review the check-run adjustment register to confirm the work of their respective teams. If one of the approvers is absent, another approver may review and approve the adjustments that can be completed via email. No further change or action is necessary for this process. Expected Completion Date: 1/1/2025

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Finding 505119 (2023-006)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Allowable Costs / Cost Principles HUD Housing Programs Questioned Costs § 200.303

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-006 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Housing Authority and the City of Long Beach already has...

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-006 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Housing Authority and the City of Long Beach already has a multi-step review and approval process in place for the processing and posting of journal entries and their support documentation. Moreover, for upcoming fiscal years 2024 and after, the City has changed its indirect costs allocation methodology, in that the City will be directly charging HACLB’s funds its share of overhead costs thereby eliminating the Health and Human Services Department indirect cost allocation plan and related indirect cost charges. However, HACLB will still review the accuracy of the charged overhead costs. Effective fiscal year 2024, September, 30, 2024, HACLB will review the affected general ledger accounts at fiscal year-end, with the new allocation methodology and will verify the charged overhead costs. Expected Completion Date: 9/30/2024

View Audit 327788 Questioned Costs: $1

Finding 505117 (2023-005)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

HUD Housing Programs Allowable Costs / Cost Principles Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking § 200.303

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-005 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To address delays in recertification processes, in fiscal ye...

Program: Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Finding: 2023-005 Contact Person: Jennifer Saatjian Accounting Services Officer Health & Human Services Department Phone: (562) 570-4022 Email: Jennifer.Saatjian@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: To address delays in recertification processes, in fiscal year 2024, HACLB has contracted with an agency to assist in processing the overdue recertifications, and HACLB has submitted recruiting requisitions to its Human Resources department to hire additional housing specialists to improve upon its management of the high volume of HCV program participants, documentation and processes, and comply with various deadlines. Regarding the Intake forms, HUD does not require an Intake/Eligibility sheet be completed. However, HACLB has typically included an Intake/Eligibility sheet to help ensure quality control. Recently, this was not consistently done, due to staffing shortages. To maintain this internal control in the process, staff will be reminded to ensure that an approved Intake/Eligibility sheet is included in the participant’s file. Effective November 29, 2024, a reminder will be sent to staff to ensure that an approved Intake/Eligibility sheet is included in the participant’s file. Expected Completion Date: 12/31/2024

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Finding 505112 (2023-004)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Questioned Costs Subrecipient Monitoring § 200.303

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-004 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: This issue is related to Finding 2023...

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-004 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: This issue is related to Finding 2023-003, and should be considered in the context of that response. Housing Quality Inspection times were impacted in 2023 due to staff shortages and the need to address a significant backlog that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, the City remained committed to ensuring the health and safety of affordable housing by maintaining an overall inspection rate of 19.65% in Fiscal Year 2023. Furthermore, the Community Development Department is taking comprehensive measures to address the needed maintenance completion timeframe following the required inspection, and the goal is to ensure repairs are completed within thirty days. Expected Completion Date: 12/31/2024

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Finding 505107 (2023-003)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Questioned Costs § 200.303

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-003 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Community Development Department ...

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-003 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: The Community Development Department has faced challenges in meeting its inspection goals, primarily due to resource limitations, staff redeployment and the impact of COVID-19. It is taking steps to address these issues by forming an in-house inspection team and adopting elements from HUD’s yet-to-be-released NSPIRE system. For example, three full-time positions have been filled as of May 2024 to assist with the Housing Quality Standards (HQS) efforts. The Community Development Department is now taking more systematic, proactive measures to improve the inspection process, particularly through filled vacancies, in-house inspections conducted by department staff, and an active log indicating inspection targets. As a result, during the current fiscal year, there has been a smoother, more data-driven, systematic approach to meeting HQS requirements, as evidenced by the substantial decrease in backlog. The Department is on track to ensure that every project will meet an inspection target that meets the NSPIRE standards (as currently drafted). The Community Development Department will continue to monitor HUD’s proposed NSPIRE standards and will rely on in-house inspections and continued alignment with those until they are finalized. HUD has indicated that the standards will not be finalized until 10/1/2025. Expected Completion Date: 9/30/2024

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Finding 505102 (2023-002)

Material Weakness 2023

City of Long Beach

CA

Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Questioned Costs § 200.303

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-002 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: Since granting the developer a six-we...

Program: HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) Finding: 2023-002 Contact Person: April Apodaca Administrative & Financial Services Bureau Manager Community Development Department Phone: (562) 570-6611 Email: April.Apodaca@longbeach.gov Planned Actions: Since granting the developer a six-week extension on January 26, 2024, the Community Development Department has continued to communicate with the developer to obtain the missing documentation. During a Teams call with a representative from KPMG on July 18, 2024, the City provided the auditor with evidence of continued correspondence with the developer, in the form of emails dated March 18, 2024, March 20, 2024, and, most recently, July 1, 2024. Expected Completion Date: 12/31/2024

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