Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Financial Assistance Listing #14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Program Special Tests and Provisions: Housing Quality Standards Failed Inspections Material Weakness Finding Summary: Metro West Housing Solutions did not perform re-inspections of 6 failed inspections within the prescribed 30-day HAP requirement during 2022. Responsible Individuals: Tillie Wright, HCV Administrator Corrective Action Plan: It was decided that adding back the position of in-house full-time inspector and an additional Section 8 Housing Specialist was the step needed to better keep on top of inspections. The inspector was hired on 6/22/2023 and started work on 07/10/2023. He has passed his HQS training test. In addition, he, and HCV Administrator both did a short training on the Inspection Module through Yardi. He is currently shadowing the former in-house inspector who is employed at MWHS in a different position. Once the new inspector is fully trained, the HCV Administrator plans to shift some responsibilities over to him, including scheduling and coordination of inspections both in house and 3rd party, insuring all the PIC submissions are entered, and monitoring all failed inspections. The Section 8 team was short staffed most of 2022. They will be fully staffed including the additional team member on 8/13/2023 when two new hires start. Anticipated Completion Date: We anticipate the inspector will be fully trained by mid-August 2023 and after training will slowly start taking over duties from the HCV Administrator over the next 30 days. The two new Specialists should be trained by the end of September and staff case loads will be redistributed in the next few months following that.