Appendix I - COPS Report Findings and Recommendations by Location

Small Grantees Continued/Indian Tribes

  Small Grantees continued Indian Tribes  
  Sunflower County, MS Talladega, AL Union County, OR Union City, GA Victoria, TX Washington County, VA Watsonville, CA (PHS) West, MS Willcox, AZ Yellowstone County, MT Cocopah Tribal Police, AZ Hoopa Valley, CA Iowa Tribe of KS and NE Kickapoo Tribe of OK Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, NV Mescalero Apache Tribe, NM Oglala Sioux, SD Red Lake, MN Chippewa Indians Rosebud Sioux, SD Sac and Fox, MO Standing Rock Sioux, ND Totals
Accounting System:                                            
Internal Control Weaknesses                     *                     30
Requests for Federal Share:                                            
Drew Down Excess Funds   *       *   *     NA           *         25
Earned Excess Interest                     NA                     7
Declined Grant Award                     NA                     3
Overestimated Salaries and Benefits on Grant Application *                   NA   * *           NA   20
Ineligible Officer(s) Charged to Grant           *     *   NA                 NA   16
Unallowable Grant Costs   *   * *     *   * NA             * * * * 74
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 52
Supplanting Indicators:                                            
Number of Budgeted Officers Decreased Below Baseline During Grant Period   NA                 NA     *       * * NA   27
Paid for Officers Already on Board   NA                 NA                 NA   7
Vacancies Not Filled Timely   NA                 NA     *       * * NA   22
Matching Funds Already Budgeted for Law Enforcement Purposes/Match Not Supported                     NA                     28
Not Providing Total Matching Funds   *                 NA           * *       7
Retention Plan:                                            
No Formal Plan *   * *   *     * * NA * * * * * * * * NA * 73
Would Not Retain Position   *     *           NA                 NA   13
COPS Monitoring Reports:                                            
Initial Report Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate * * * *       *   * NA   *   *   * * * * * 77
Annual Report Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate   * * *   *       * NA       * * * * * NA * 69
Officer Progress Reports Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate     * *     * *   * NA       * * * * * NA * 72
OJP Financial Status Reports:                                            
Financial Status Reports Not: Submitted/Timely/ Accurate   * * * * * * * * * NA * * * * * * * * * * 137
Community Policing Activities:                                            
Community Policing Not Enhanced/Could Be Improved *                   NA     *   * *   *   * 30
Officers Temporarily Transferred to Other Assignments                     NA                     1
Used Funds for Purposes Other Than Stated in Application                     NA     *               4
Totals 4 8 5 7 4 6 2 5 3 6 1 2 4 7 5 5 8 9 9 3 7 794

*              =    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