Agency official warns losing program manager risks missed reimbursements and audit problems
Summary
An agency official told commissioners that without a program manager to ensure casework is coded correctly, Mitchell County risks losing federal and state reimbursements and facing audit findings; staff said they will seek to capture eligible funds and tighten controls.
An agency official speaking to the commission said program‑manager functions — notably accurate coding of casework — are essential to capture federal and state reimbursements and to avoid audit vulnerabilities.
The official said that when coding and quality control lapse, the county widens gaps that increase the chance of failing audits and losing funds. “If we widen those gaps, we also widen our vulnerability into not passing those audits,” the official said, and urged restoring or replacing the program‑manager role to maintain compliance and revenue capture.
Commissioners asked about how much salary could be coded/reimbursed and whether numbers would justify restoring the position; staff suggested pulling past coding numbers to estimate recoverable salary and said they would return with figures.
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