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Russell County delays forensic audit as foster-care costs surge
Summary
The Board of Supervisors tabled entering contract negotiations with UHY for a proposed $217,000 countywide forensic/operational audit, citing uncertainty about how to pay for the work amid sharply rising County Service Act (CSA) and foster-care expenditures.
The Russell County Board of Supervisors voted Feb. 9 to table entering contract negotiations with UHY, the audit firm the county’s forensic-audit committee recommended, after members expressed concern about funding the review alongside escalating foster-care costs.
County Attorney Tyler, presenting the audit committee’s recommendation, said the committee had settled on UHY and provided a ballpark cost. "I'd be in the ballpark of $217,000," he said while outlining that the contract phase would be…
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