US EditionKing County Council Moves to Dissolve KCRHA, Add Oversight Watchdog
Auditors said the authority lacked basic financial controls and could not trace $13 million in funds, with $8 million likely unrecoverable.
- On April 22, accounting consultant Clark Nuber released a forensic evaluation of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority , revealing the agency reached a negative cash position of approximately $44.7 million by July 31, 2025.
- The audit identified $13 million in unaccounted funds and an $8 million unreconciled receivables balance, citing KCRHA's lack of formal accounting processes and insufficient detail to trace transactions during mid-2021 through July 2025.
- King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski introduced legislation on Tuesday to dismantle the KCRHA, arguing the agency has "failed in its core obligation" to make significant progress getting people sheltered.
- CEO Kelly Kinnison blamed oversight failures from the agency's early years, though investigator Mike Nurse noted Kinnison rarely attended board meetings during the audit period, which was delayed almost four months due to information request failures.
- Legislation proposes a 90-day dissolution process to protect more than 200 service contracts and federal grants, though King County Executive Girmay Zahilay urges caution, emphasizing that solving homelessness requires "full transparency, and strong accountability for every public dollar.
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Lawmakers move to dissolve King County homeless agency
Efforts to shut down the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) are gaining momentum after a forensic audit found $13 million in taxpayer funds were mismanaged amid a growing $45 million deficit. King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski introduced legislation Tuesday — co-sponsored by Councilmember Reagan Dunn — to end King County’s participation in the homelessness authority. He has called for the agency to be dissolved, telling “Th…
Mercer Island Reporter
Audit reveals $45M deficit at King County Regional Homelessness Authority
An approximate $45 million shortage and an unreconciled receivables account of $8 million has county officials worried about the King County Regional Homelessness Authority’s financial condition.
The Center Square
Big Country NewsHomeless Authority CEO absent from most financial oversight meetings, millions in funds missing, audit shows
(The Center Square) - A critical audit of the King County Regional Homeless Authority has put CEO Kelly Kinnison in the spotlight, showing that she distanced herself from the review
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