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Veterans committee audit, FOIA referral and funding practices spotlighted at Mackinac County meeting
Summary
Commissioner Jodi Kaiser told the board counsel has urged the Veterans Committee to comply with a forensic audit and reported a FOIA-related complaint was referred to the Michigan State Police; the board discussed withholding rent payments and flagged gaps in the county’s veterans assistance policies.
Vice Chair Jodi Kaiser told the Mackinac County Board of Commissioners on June 12 that county legal counsel has advised the Veterans Committee must comply with a forensic audit and that a FOIA-related complaint concerning the committee was turned over to the Michigan State Police.
The issue surfaced during public comment and later in the meeting. Dick Pershinske, chair of the Veterans Committee, told commissioners that veterans services and partner entities such as Community Action are “not organized to provide services” and said there are currently three homeless veterans in the county. Pershinske also reported the FOIA matter had been…
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