RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- A quarterly audit report from the city of Richmond shows that its budget department has failed to establish a centralized grant management, sub-recipient oversight and monitoring function for the city -- despite city auditors telling it to do so years ago.

During a previous audit, Richmond's Office of the City Auditor (OCA) discovered multiple issues with how the Budget Department handles the city's grants.

The audit report was first issued on April 26, 2022, with applied changes due by June, 1 2023. However, the audit remains open and those changes have yet to be implemented by the Budget Department.

These unimplemented changes are considered a "high priority recommendation" -- or a recommended change that addresses "critical issues that are occurring that pose

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