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Findings and Recommendations
7 findings
The Executive Director of the NVHA and HACN used City of Napa and HACN funds in excess of $2,000,000. The ability to thus manipulate funds was due, in part, to the same incumbent occupying management roles for two distinct organizations (NVHA and HACN) where their funds had been commingled. City Response to
Related Recommendations (1)
The Finance Department be headed by an accounting professional and have sufficient trained staff to maintain operations. City Response to
The NVHA Board, the FWHOC and the City of Napa were informed of the unauthorized use of the funds after all of the charges for the renovations were incurred. City Response to
No recommendations for this finding
While the Executive Director's intentions may have been to complete the renovations prior to the 2006 fall harvest, this does not excuse use of City of Napa and HACN funds without authorization of the City of Napa and the HACN. City Response to
No recommendations for this finding
The City of Napa Finance Department had an outdated and inadequate financial/accounting system, operated by an insufficient and under trained staff. The Finance Department was not aware of the unauthorized use of City of Napa and HACN funds to pay for the NVHA Calistoga and Mondavi projects until after the projects were completed and all costs were paid. City Response to
Related Recommendations (1)
Governmental entities must avoid having one individual serve in an executive position with access to financial resources for two organizations. Such a policy will significantly reduce the opportunity for conflict of interest and commingling or misallocation of funds. City Response to
In the aftermath of these projects, there had been an effort by some government officials to focus blame solely on the former NVHA Executive Director. City Response to
No recommendations for this finding
The settlement agreement between the County of Napa and the Cities of Napa, American Canyon, St. Helena and Calistoga and the Town of Yountville and their respective Housing Authorities allocating the repayment of the City of Napa Funds used by the NVHA, was a reasonable way to resolve the financial issue. City Response to
No recommendations for this finding
The first sentence of Recital L to the Settlement Agreement erroneously states that the Executive Director did not have authority to sign change orders. This Recital was drafted by the County Counsel. City Response to
No recommendations for this finding
Additional Recommendations
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These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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Agreements to which local governmental agencies are parties not contain false statements in the recitals. City Response to
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The City of Napa continue to take steps to improve the operation of its Finance Department and install systems to allow it to have current and accurate financial information. City Response to
No Responses Found
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Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
