Finding 1236906 (2025-001)

Material Weakness Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2025
Accepted
2026-09-28
Audit: 412343
Organization: Community Directions, Inc. (LA)

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The Entity has a total of $9,162 in surplus cash, violating the loan agreement with the Home Investment Partnership Program.
  • Impacted Requirements: The loan agreement mandates annual payments based on surplus cash, which were not made due to oversight.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: The management agent should calculate surplus cash annually and ensure timely payments on the HOME note if surplus exists.

Finding Text

FINDING #2025-001 SURPLUS CASH Type of Finding: Compliance: Special Tests Program: The Home Investment Partnership Program (Assistance Listing 14.239) Condition: At December 31, 2022 the Entity had surplus cash totaling $9,162, due to Home Funds. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 3 had surplus cash in the amount of $4,000. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 4 had surplus cash in the amount of $2,077. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 5 had surplus cash in the amount of $1,379. Parsk Ridge Apartments, Phase 6 had surplus cash in the amount of $1,706. The Entity paid the surplus cash for Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 3 and Phase 6, leaving a balance of $3,456 at December 31, 2024. There were no deposits made for surplus cash during the current fiscal year. Criteria: The loan agreement between the Entity and the Home Investment Partnership Program requires the Entity to make payments of principal and interest on the note in an annual installment equal to a certain percentage of surplus cash, to the extent that surplus cash exists. Effect: The Entity is in direct violation of the Home Funds loan agreement. Cause: This was an oversight by the management agent. Recommendation: The management agent should compute an estimate of surplus cash for the fiscal year upon completion of that period. In the event that surplus cash exists at the completion of the fiscal period, the management agent should make an installment payment on the HOME note. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The management agent agrees with the finding and the auditor’s recommendations have been adopted. Surplus cash will be calculated upon the completion of an annual fiscal period. If it is concluded that surplus cash exists at the end of the annual fiscal period, an installment payment will be made on the loan.

Corrective Action Plan

FINDING #2025-001 SURPLUS CASH Condition: At December 31, 2022 the Entity had surplus cash totaling $9,162, due to Home Funds. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 3 had surplus cash in the amount of $4,000. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 4 had surplus cash in the amount of $2,077. Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 5 had surplus cash in the amount of $1,379. Parsk Ridge Apartments, Phase 6 had surplus cash in the amount of $1,706. The Entity paid the surplus cash for Park Ridge Apartments, Phase 3 and Phase 6, leaving a balance of $3,456 at December 31, 2024. There were no payments to surplus cash during the current fiscal year. Recommendation: The management agent should compute an estimate of surplus cash for the fiscal year upon completion of that period. In the event that surplus cash exists at the completion of the fiscal period, the management agent should make an installment payment on the HOME note. Views of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Action: The management agent agrees with the finding and the auditor’s recommendations have been adopted. Surplus cash will be calculated upon the completion of an annual fiscal period. If it is concluded that surplus cash exists at the end of the annual fiscal period, an installment payment will be made on the loan.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs Matching / Level of Effort / Earmarking Internal Control / Segregation of Duties Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 1236904 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236905 2025-001
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236907 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236908 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 1236909 2025-002
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.239 HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM $600,000
14.228 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANTS/STATE'S PROGRAM AND NON-ENTITLEMENT GRANTS IN HAWAII $150,000