The City of Huntington Park, CA, Did Not Administer Its Community Development Block Grant Program in Accordance With Requirements

Date Issued

Friday, June 16, 2017

Submitting OIG

Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Department of Housing and Urban Development OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Components

Community Development Block Grant

Report Number

2017-LA-1005

Report Type

Audit

Location

CA
United States

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
2017-LA-1005-001-B	No	$576,997	$0
Support the $576,997 in code enforcement costs (activities 499, 512, and 531), including meeting code enforcement and cost allocation requirements, or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
2017-LA-1005-001-C	No	$0	$328,918
Implement revised code enforcement program policies and procedures to meet CDBG requirements. This will help ensure that the remaining $328,918 budgeted for code enforcement activity 531 is put to better use.
2017-LA-1005-001-D	No	$110,000	$0
Support the reasonableness of the $110,000 Graffiti Removal program (activities 504 and 520) cost allocations or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
2017-LA-1005-001-E	No	$31,186	$0
Support the $31,186 After School program (activity 501) costs, including the reasonableness of the contract costs and meeting the limited clientele national objective, or repay the program from non-Federal funds.
2017-LA-1005-001-F	No	$95,736	$0
Support the reasonableness of the $95,736 in cost allocations charged as CDBG administrative (activity 522) costs or repay the costs from non-Federal funds.