Appendix I - COPS Report Findings and Recommendations by Location

Medium Grantees

  Medium Grantees
  Alexandria, VA Aurora, CO Baton Rouge, LA Belle Glade, FL Boise City, ID Brevard County, FL Chicago Heights, IL Cleveland, OH (PHS) Coachella, CA Commerce City, CO DeKalb County, GA Denver, CO Dunedin, FL East Palo Alto, CA East Palo Alto, CA (PHS) Escambia County, FL Fauquier County, VA Federal Way, WA Flint, MI Fort Worth, TX Gary, IN (PHS) Gwinnett County, GA Hammond, IN Herndon, VA Houston, TX (PHS) Huntsville, AL Indianapolis, IN Jersey City, NJ Las Vegas, NV Long Beach, CA Lowell, MA Lubbock, TX Maryland State Police
Accounting System:                                                                  
Internal Control Weaknesses             *       *       *           *   *         *     *    
Requests for Federal Share:                                                                  
Drew Down Excess Funds     * *       *   *     *   * *       *   * *                   *
Earned Excess Interest                           *   *                                  
Declined Grant Award       *                                                          
Overestimated Salaries and Benefits on Grant Application                 *             *                                  
Ineligible Officer(s) Charged to Grant             *   *                         *     *                
Unallowable Grant Costs   *     * *   * *     * * * *   *     *         * *       *      
Officer Redeployment:                                                                  
No Redeployment Tracking System/Did Not Document Redeployment * NA * * NA NA NA NA NA * NA * NA * NA * * NA NA * NA NA * NA NA NA NA * NA NA * NA *
Supplanting Indicators:                                                                  
Number of Budgeted Officers Decreased Below Baseline During Grant Period       *                   * *       *                       *    
Paid for Officers Already on Board       *                                                          
Vacancies Not Filled Timely                               *         *             *          
Matching Funds Already Budgeted for Law Enforcement Purposes/Match Not Supported     * *     * *     *         *                             *    
Not Providing Total Matching Funds                                                                  
Retention Plan:                                                                  
No Formal Plan *     *         * * *     *   *   * *   * *         *     * *    
Would Not Retain Position                             *                                    
COPS Monitoring Reports:                                                                  
Initial Report Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate   * NA * * *     * * *   *     *     * *     *     * *   * *     NA
Annual Report Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate   * NA           * * * *   *   *     * *   *       * * *   * * * NA
Officer Progress Reports Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate     NA           * * * * * * * *     * * * *     *   * *   * * * NA
OJP Financial Status Reports:                                                                  
Financial Status Reports Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate * * * * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * * * * *
Community Policing Activities:                                                                  
Community Policing Not Enhanced/Could Be Improved     * *           *   *                 *   *                    
Officers Temporarily Transferred to Other Assignments                                                                  
Used Funds for Purposes Other Than Stated in Application                                                                  
Totals 3 4 5 10 3 3 4 4 8 7 7 6 5 8 7 11 2 2 6 7 6 6 6 0 4 4 5 6 2 6 8 3 3

*              =    Serious Issue                         Large Grantee = $4 million or more
*              =    Moderate Issue                     Medium Grantee > $500,000 < $4 million
*              =    Minor Issue                            Small Grantee =$500,000 or less
Blank Box      =     No Weakness
NA                 =     Not Applicable or Not Reviewed