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County board lays over requested audit into behavioral-health notification process after divided debate
Summary
The County Board on July 24 laid over a request for an external audit into how Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services handles statutory notifications in competency and discharge proceedings, after members debated whether the county audit office or internal reviews should proceed first.
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors on July 24 laid over a request for a county-conducted audit into Behavioral Health Services’ handling of statutory notification requirements under Wisconsin statutes chapter 971, after an extended debate about timing and scope.
Supervisor Rowland, who introduced the audit request, said the action followed a case in his district in which an individual accused of a serious felony was not in a secure facility and that outside review was necessary to confirm whether county policies and procedures had been followed. He asked the county’s audit office to examine whether statutory notification requirements were met and whether processes should be changed. The audit request (file 25-480) was debated in…
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