The King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) will see more than 75% of its budget slashed and lay off dozens of workers as King County and Seattle take back control of $160 million worth of homeless services contracts.
It comes after financial management issues and a lack of organizational policy to have controls over gift card and purchase card spending.
“It does not mean King County or the City of Seattle are walking away from regional collaboration.” King County Executive Girmay Zahilay said in a press conference, “We remain firmly committed to a regional homelessness response system. What is changing is how responsibilities will be organized so that every part of our homelessness response is being carried out by the organizations that are best equipped to do that work.”…