Napa County Grand Jury
• 2009-2010
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funds Awarded to Napa County
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Findings and Recommendations 13 findings
F1
Napa County was awarded $10,628,707 in ARRA grants.
No recommendations for this finding
F2
ARRA tracking, grant compliance, and reporting procedures were implemented.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Separate accounting mechanisms were set up within the General Fund that allow for accurate ARRA tracking and transparency.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Napa County department representatives attended training workshops pertaining to fraud and misuse of funds and/or materials.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Departments involved in fraud or misuse are subject to review by County Counsel.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
ARRA projects are reimbursement based; the County submits requests to the State for reimbursement. ARRA funds are transferred from the Federal government to the State and then to the County.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
California has forty-five calendar days from receipt of an undisputed claim to forward funds based on county reimbursement requests.
No recommendations for this finding
F8
Napa County employees keep current with changing State guidelines.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
Napa County employees have expressed concern about receiving vague information from the State and difficulty in receiving written information.
Related Recommendations (2)
R1
Formal reporting procedures to the BOS be instituted requiring that the Board receive quarterly ARRA expenditures updates from the Auditor- Controller and CEO at the first BOS meeting immediately after each report is submitted to the State.
R2
The CEO provide quarterly ARRA expenditures updates for residents via the County website immediately following the BOS review.
F10
ARRA grant information is posted on the County website (www.countyofnapa.org).
No recommendations for this finding
F11
ARRA updates and information will be presented for the first time to the BOS beginning in April 2010 and continue quarterly thereafter.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
All departments awarded ARRA funds are required to file reports with the Auditor-Controller’s department which are approved by the Auditor- Controller before being submitted to the State.
No recommendations for this finding
F13
County Policies and Procedures specific to ARRA have not been written. 8
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Auditor-Controller develop written policy and procedures that pertain specifically to ARRA.
Commendations 3
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CM1 Page 12The Napa County Auditor-Controller in response to Recommendations 1 and 3.
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CM2 Page 12The CEO and Director of Community and Intergovernmental Affairs in response to Recommendations 1 and 2.
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CM3 Page 12The Napa County BOS in response to Recommendation 1. 9
No Responses Found 2
Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.
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