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Audit Finds $44.7 M Shortfall, $13 M Unaccounted; Officials Order Freeze

4/23/2026

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An audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority uncovered a $44.7 million shortfall and $13 million in unaccounted funds.
Mayor Katie Wilson, County Executive Girmay Zahilay, Councilmember Maritza Rivera, and CEO Kelly Kinnison said the audit will trigger corrective actions, a May 23 2026 deadline, called the mismanagement egregious, found no fraud, and pledged system upgrades.
The city and county imposed an oversight committee, hiring and discretionary-spending freezes, and paused new cost-increasing agreements.

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Story summary

An audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority uncovered a $44.7 million shortfall and $13 million in unaccounted funds.
Mayor Katie Wilson, County Executive Girmay Zahilay, Councilmember Maritza Rivera, and CEO Kelly Kinnison said the audit will trigger corrective actions, a May 23 2026 deadline, called the mismanagement egregious, found no fraud, and pledged system upgrades.
The city and county imposed an oversight committee, hiring and discretionary-spending freezes, and paused new cost-increasing agreements.