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County staff warn of ARPA subrecipient noncompliance that could trigger federal reporting
Summary
Klamath County grants staff reported persistent documentation gaps and what they described as possible false claims by an ARPA subrecipient, saying the county may be required to report noncompliance to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General if issues are not resolved.
Don Beatty, a county staff member overseeing grants and ARPA monitoring, told the Klamath County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that one ARPA subrecipient has repeatedly failed to provide required documentation for reimbursement and that the county may be obligated to report the matter to federal authorities.
Beatty said the county takes subrecipient monitoring seriously and described recurring problems with one subrecipientincluding invoices consisting of screenshots, unexplained hourly claims and billing for text messages without supporting payroll or invoice records. "This is super concerning because there was not a shred of documentation," Beatty said.
Beatty said…
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