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Suwannee County approves independent audit of Emergency Operations Center after allegations of lost grants
Summary
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously April 22 to hire Cherry Beckert Advisory LLC to audit the county Emergency Operations Center and adopted a resolution requiring full cooperation from county employees after a deputy alleged millions in lost grant funds.
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously April 22 to hire Cherry Beckert Advisory LLC to perform an independent audit of the county Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and adopted a resolution requiring all county employees to cooperate with the auditor.
The audit contract was approved by voice vote after a motion by Commissioner White and a second by Commissioner Perkins; commissioners voted 5-0 to proceed. The board then approved a resolution affirming the county's commitment to public safety and ordering cooperation with the audit on a unanimous 5-0 vote (motion by Commissioner Hale; second by Commissioner Perkins).
The resolution cites Florida Statute 252.38 and a county agreement (Agreement 2018-11) assigning operation of county emergency management to the Suwannee County Sheriff. It recounts statements made April 15 by Deputy Chris Volz that at least $7 million in grant…
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