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(The Center Square) – While the King County Regional Homelessness Authority will avoid total dissolution, Seattle and King County have detailed plans to strip the agency of most day-to-day operations.
Documents released by King County and the City of Seattle show the two governments plan to pull back nearly $160 million in service contracts.
The decision follows a late-April forensic audit that uncovered $13 million in mismanaged public funds and a $45 million deficit.
The audit found the authority had few financial controls and was vulnerable to fraud.
The authority has seen five CEOs in its six years of existence and has faced constant criticism of its management of programs for the homeless.
To manage the reclaimed contracts, the two local governments are expanding their own departments. Seattle’s Human Services Department will take over 117 contracts worth $112.8 million, adding 23 new staff members at a yearly cost of $3.9 million.
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