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Consultants find $2.9 million in potential disallowed Section 8 costs; recommend tighter controls
Summary
Jordan Boehm, a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen, told the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee on July 9 that a 100% reperformance of Section 8 transactions from 2017–2022 identified $2,911,712.07 in potential disallowed costs, largely tied to transfers of Section 8 cash to other authority accounts.
Jordan Boehm, a principal with CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA), told the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee on July 9 that a 100% reperformance of Section 8 transactions for Jan. 1, 2017–Dec. 31, 2022 identified $2,911,712.07 in potential disallowed costs.
Booth said the bulk of that total — roughly 98% of the amount CLA flagged — resulted from cash that had been moved from Section 8 accounts into the authority’s corporate accounts (COCC) and used to pay other expenses. “The total disallowed costs observed for this period was $2,911,712.07,” Boehm said, adding that CLA’s role is to identify items that HUD will ultimately review and determine as disallowed or not.
The finding prompted a lengthy discussion with commissioners and staff about causes and remedies. CLA listed nine observations and recommendations tied to internal control weaknesses: inconsistent…
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