Report 2018-037 Recommendation 17 Responses

Report 2018-037: California Department of Housing and Community Development: Its Oversight of Housing Bond Funds Remains Inconsistent (Release Date: September 2018)

Recommendation #17 To: Housing and Community Development, Department of

To ensure that it complies with state law, prudently uses administrative funding, and promotes transparency, HCD should obtain a legal opinion on whether it can use CalHome funding to monitor BEGIN awards. If it cannot, it should cease doing so.

60-Day Agency Response

The Department requested a legal opinion from its Legal Affairs division. Although the use of funds could be justified, HCD will cease using CalHOME funding to monitor remaining BEGIN grants. Resources to address monitoring will be addressed in Department's administrative plan.

• Completion Date: October 2018
• Response Date: November 2018

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

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All Recommendations in 2018-037

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.