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Auditor finds county health department has not finished two grant oversight fixes

DHS implemented one of three outstanding recommendations from a 2023 grants review and says the rest will be done by Sept. 30, 2026.

Board of Supervisors· posted Aug 5Report

The county Auditor-Controller checked whether the Department of Health Services fixed weaknesses in how it manages roughly $311 million in grant funds so money is not lost unspent. One recommendation is implemented and two are partly done; DHS plans full implementation by September 30, 2026, with tracking until then.

What happens next

Remaining recommendations tracked on the biannual outstanding audit recommendations list until DHS self-certifies implementation. · Sep 30

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