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Finding 574596 (2024-001)

- Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2024
Accepted
2025-08-25
Audit: 364850
Organization: Northwest Montana Human Resources, Inc. (MT)
Auditor: Carver Florek & James Cpa's

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: CAPNM has not met the requirement for a diverse tripartite board of directors as mandated by Community Social Block Grants.
  • Impacted Requirements: Noncompliance could lead to CAPNM being considered out of compliance with funding requirements from Health and Human Services.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: CAPNM should continue efforts to recruit board members to fulfill the tripartite representation requirement.

Finding Text

2024-001 NONCOMPLIANCE - SPECIAL TESTING AND PROVISIONS (REPEAT FINDING) Criteria: Community Social Block Grants requires a tripartite board of directors that consist of diverse backgrounds while representing board principals. Condition: During our prior findings follow-up, we note that the Organization was not able to produce a board that was in compliance with the requirements of the tripartite board requirements. Cause: While CAPNM has made good faith efforts to recruit board members to comply with this requirement, properly filling the Flathead County government sector board seat has been a challenge. Effects: Health and Human Services could consider CAPNM out of compliance with the Community Services Block Grants requirements. Recommendation: We recommend CAPNM continues its search to fulfill the tripartite requirement associated with board representation.

Corrective Action Plan

Audit Finding 2024-001 The corrective action will be followed up by agency Executive Director (ED), Tracy Diaz and Board of Directors Executive Committee, Laura Burrowes, Steven Stanley and Robin Haidle, along with the assistance of the entire Board of Director s (BOD). CAPNM has attempted to have a County Commissioner serve on our BOD and over the last several years they have refused. Due to this we have once again reached out to Columbia Falls, Whitefish, and Kalispell City Council members to seek representation on our board. Recently, we had a response from a Kalispell City Council member. Ryan Hunter was approved and elected to the CAPNM Board of Directors on August 21, 2025, his term began immediately. Therefore, this finding has now been resolved.

Categories

Special Tests & Provisions

Other Findings in this Audit

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
10.415 Rural Rental Housing Loans $1.57M
93.568 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance $1.42M
93.569 Community Services Block Grant $583,192
81.042 Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons $504,612
93.558 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families $215,278
14.267 Continuum of Care Program $194,999
14.231 Emergency Solutions Grant Program $137,075
14.169 Housing Counseling Assistance Program $34,008
14.252 Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing $28,708
21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program $7,200
10.561 State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program $5,977
32.011 Affordable Connectivity Outreach Grant Program $1,098