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Finding 577188 (2022-007)

Significant Deficiency Repeat Finding
Requirement
N
Questioned Costs
-
Year
2022
Accepted
2023-10-25
Audit: 1395
Organization: City of Baldwin Park (CA)
Auditor: The Pun Group LLP

AI Summary

  • Core Issue: The PHA lacks a review process for the utility allowance schedule, leading to potential inaccuracies in tenant-paid utilities.
  • Impacted Requirements: There is no annual review to check for rate changes of 10% or more, with the 2022 schedule still based on 2019 data.
  • Recommended Follow-Up: Establish a regular review process to ensure the utility allowance schedule is accurate and updated annually.

Finding Text

The PHA does not have a review process in place to determine if the utility allowance schedule is accurate and updated. During our review, the PHA could not provide documentation that the utility allowance schedule has been reviewed annually for each utility category to determine if there has been a rate change of ten percent or more. Therefore, we could not determine if the appropriate utility allowance was given for tenant-paid utilities. For 2022, the utility allowance schedule used was from 2019, and documentation was not provided to determine that utility rates have not changed by 10 percent or more for a utility category.

Categories

HUD Housing Programs

Other Findings in this Audit

  • 739 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 740 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 741 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 742 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 743 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 744 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 745 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 746 2022-007
    Significant Deficiency Repeat
  • 577181 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 577182 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 577183 2022-003
    Significant Deficiency
  • 577184 2022-004
    Significant Deficiency
  • 577185 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 577186 2022-005
    Material Weakness Repeat
  • 577187 2022-006
    Material Weakness Repeat

Programs in Audit

ALN Program Name Expenditures
14.871 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers $6.63M
21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds $3.21M
14.218 Community Development Block Grants/entitlement Grants $915,852
16.922 Equitable Sharing Program $96,106
97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program $51,368
20.608 Minimum Penalties for Repeat Offenders for Driving While Intoxicated $37,122
14.850 Public and Indian Housing $36,399
14.239 Home Investment Partnerships Program $32,856
20.223 Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (tifia) Program $21,749
20.600 State and Community Highway Safety $19,509
16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program $19,433