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Committee demands reconciliation after OAC flags $60 million in R&M transfers
Summary
OAC's observations include alleged transfers from DCHA repair & maintenance (R&M) funds to the agency's general fund totaling tens of millions; the agency says it changed transfer procedures in March 2025 and is conducting a multi‑year reconciliation to verify that R&M dollars were used for eligible capital and maintenance work.
Council members focused intently on OAC's first observation: transfers from DCHA's repair and maintenance (R&M) accounts into the agency's general fund. Petuna Cooper told the committee OAC's materials show repeated transfers and inadequate supporting documentation. "A root cause would give us a more in‑depth answer," Cooper said when asked why transfers occurred repeatedly.
Agency witnesses said a new transfer protocol — instituted in March 2025 — requires OFM to attach a payable list to each transfer so the transfer amount matches the payables to be paid. Interim CFO Israel Khazin told the committee the agency cannot confirm all FY24 transfers were properly used for public housing work until staff complete a reconciliation that covers multiple fiscal years; Steve Nolan and other agency staff said outside accounting support (BDO) is helping catch up reconciliations.
Chair White pressed for a timeline; agency staff said the reconciliation will take months because it reaches back to earlier fiscal years and involves data conversion from the previous accounting system.
