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City auditor flags alleged overpayments and calls for enterprise risk oversight after Helix contract review
Summary
The Minneapolis City Auditor told the Public Health & Safety Committee his office found what it classified as overpayments to Helix Health and Housing Services and recommended stronger contract controls and an enterprise risk-management function to prevent recurrence.
The Minneapolis City Auditor told the Public Health & Safety Committee on Sept. 17 that an advisory review of a single-source contract with Helix Health and Housing Services identified substantial concerns in contract oversight and payments.
"The Office of City Auditor identified $177,000 and 462 in what we deemed to be overpayments to Helix Health and Housing Services," Auditor Robert Timmerman said, describing the Nov. 2023 urgent contract that funded culturally specific housing and behavioral-health services for American Indian individuals experiencing homelessness. Timmerman said his office also found gaps in contract management and invoice verification.
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