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Scott County to hold public hearing on state CDBG‑COVID funds for Humility Homes; staff detail reimbursement, audit and oversight
Summary
Scott County staff said the state offered CDBG‑COVID shelter funding and identified Humility Homes and Services, Inc. (HHSI) as the county’s qualified recipient; the county scheduled a required public hearing to advance a reimbursement application.
County staff told the Board Committee of the Whole on June 3 that the state has allocated remaining CDBG‑COVID funds for homelessness shelters and invited Scott County to apply as the pass‑through entity. County staff said Humility Homes and Services, Inc. (HHSI) is the only qualified local recipient and that the county would submit an application that, if approved, would reimburse the county for eligible expenses on a 1:1 match basis.
"Only Humility Homes and Services Incorporated is our only qualified, recipient of this money in Scott County," a county staff presenter said. Staff said HHSI reported an operational deficit of about $300,000 per year and that the funds would help operations through FY25–26. The application requires a public hearing (scheduled for the board’s Thursday meeting), documentation that the county solicited public comment on fund use, and confirmation that there is no duplication of benefits (that is, the same expense cannot be reimbursed from multiple federal sources).
County staff described the grant as a reimbursement model. The county will pre‑audit invoices to confirm eligibility and absence of duplication; once documented, the county will request reimbursement from the state. Staff said the state will provide $1,500 in administrative reimbursement to the county (the county had asked for $2,500). Staff also noted single‑audit requirements that apply when an organization spends $750,000 or more in federal funds; those audits would be provided to the county as part of oversight and closeout.
Supervisors asked about risk, liability and oversight. Staff said each recipient must maintain its own insurance and that the county’s role is limited to pre‑audit of eligible costs and management of the reimbursement application. Staff asked the board to adopt the application after a public hearing; the transcript records the plan to hold the required hearing and perform standard pre‑audit and documentation steps but no final board adoption within the committee meeting.
Ending: The county scheduled the public hearing for the upcoming board meeting and staff will assemble required documentation and pre‑audit invoices before submitting the reimbursement application to the state.
