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San Antonio audit finds widespread noncompliance in housing-repair program; committee accepts report
Summary
An internal audit found widespread documentation and controls problems in the City of San AntonioNeighborhood and Housing Services Department(NHSD) housing-repair programs; the Audit and Oversight Committee accepted the report and NHSD outlined corrective actions and a follow-up review planned for fiscal 2026.
The City of San Antonio Audit and Oversight Committee on Jan. 14 accepted an internal audit that found systemic documentation and internal-control failures across the city's housing-repair programs, and NHSD officials described steps to correct the problems.
The audit report (AU-3207) reviewed 29 housing-repair projects and concluded 27 had at least one instance of noncompliance with program policies, including missing eligibility documentation, projects starting before required approvals, inadequate insurance coverage, improperly processed change orders and at least one project paid in full before work began, the auditor told the committee.
Abel Del Estvez, the audit administrator who presented the report, summarized the scope and principal findings: "Revisamos veintinueve programas. En…
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