Finding 1236031 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-22

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Authority failed to conduct quality control reinspections for the Housing Choice Voucher program on time, violating HUD regulations.
  • Impacted Requirements: Compliance with special tests and provisions for quality control reinspections is not being met.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a process to ensure timely completion of quality control reinspections to meet HUD standards.

Finding Text

Quality Control Reinspection’s Federal Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Federal Program Name: Housing Voucher Cluster Assistance Listing Numbers: 14.871 and 14.879 Federal Award Identification Number and Year: W193 - 2025 Award Period: January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance, Other Matters Compliance Requirement: Special Tests and Provisions Criteria or Specific Requirement: The Housing Choice Voucher Cluster requires the entity to complete quality control reinspection by individual different that performed the inspection. Condition: During our testing we noted that the Authority did not have internal controls over quality control reinspection’s to verify they were completed timely. Questioned Costs: None Context: During our testing we noted that the Authority did not perform required quality control (QC) reinspections within the timeframe prescribed by HUD regulations. As a result, management was unable to demonstrate that an effective quality control process was operating throughout the year to verify the accuracy and consistency of Housing Choice Voucher program inspections. Cause: During turnover of management, the entity was not able to make sure these were completed as required. Effect: Noncompliance with HUD requirements. Repeat Finding: No Recommendation: We recommend, the Authority develop a process to ensure that rent quality control reinspection’s are completed timely. Views of Responsible Officials: There is no disagreement with the audit finding.

Corrective Action Plan

Recommendation: We recommend, the Authority develop a process to ensure that rent quality control reinspection's are completed timely. Explanation of disagreement with audit finding: There is no disagreement with the audit finding. Action planned/taken in response to finding: The Authority will train individuals doing the quality control re- inspections to ensure they are completed timely and enforce processes to verify them has been done timely. Name of the contact person responsible for corrective action: Georgia Crownhart Planned completion date for corrective action plan: December 31, 2026

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Special Tests & Provisions Significant Deficiency

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1236030 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236032 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236033 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 SECTION 8 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS $1.89M
14.879 JUVENILE REENTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM JUVENILE REENTRY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (JRAP) $553,293
14.850 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING FUND $67,777
14.896 FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM $22,968
14.872 PUBLIC HOUSING CAPITAL FUND $19,179