‘This is egregious’: Seattle lawmakers move to dissolve King County homelessness agency after $13M audit findings, $45M deficit

Seattle and King County lawmakers are drafting legislation to dissolve the King County Regional Homelessness Authority after a forensic audit found $13 million in mismanaged taxpayer funds and a $45 million deficit. The audit revealed widespread accounting failures, poorly labeled accounts, and bulk expense entries that made tracking spending difficult. City Councilmember Maritza Rivera and County Councilmember Rod Dembowski announced the move Thursday, saying earlier corrective efforts failed to fix the problems.