Report 2017-112 Recommendation 6 Responses
Report 2017-112: Homelessness in California: State Government and the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Need to Strengthen Their Efforts to Address Homelessness (Release Date: April 2018)
Recommendation #6 To: Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
To ensure the consistency and transparency of its processes, the Authority should implement updated written policies and procedures by July 2018.
1-Year Agency Response
LAHSA has revised policies and procedures that relate to making subawards: RFP, RFSQ, and RFI. The revised procedures have been reviewed and approved by LAHSA management and are posted on SharePoint. LAHSA's sixth month response interpreted this as a recommendation to update the agency-wide procurement policy. However, after reading the original report again, LAHSA now interprets the intention of this recommendation to update the policies and procedures that impact making subawards. These updates have been made.
- Completion Date: January 2019
- Response Date: April 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented
6-Month Agency Response
LAHSA has updated its policies and procedures to include the changes recommended by the State Audit. Updates are reflected in the RFSQ, RFP, and RFI processes. LAHSA is currently working to update its agency wide Procurement Policy. Please see the provided project plan detailing the steps that will be taken in obtaining executive management and LAHSA Commission approval by December 31, 2018.
- Estimated Completion Date: 12/31/18
- Response Date: October 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
An updated procurement policy is being prepared for presentation to LAHSA's Commission for approval in July 2018. Procedural documents for the RFP, RFI, and RFSQ solicitations are up to date and have been published to a dedicated LAHSA Intranet page with easy access for all staff and clear indication of approval status and dates.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 31, 2018
- Response Date: June 2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2017-112
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.