Forensic audit of $3.875M COVID grant spending
Summary
Resident May Smith demanded accountability over a forensic audit finding roughly $3.8 million in untracked grant spending, including 5,250 gift cards. Vice Mayor Campbell defended staff, said the problems predate 2021, and urged residents to read the full report; the city manager said grants have been moved back under finance.
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Last discussed Jul 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $3.8 million in grant funds is at the center of the forensic audit's unanswered questions.
Taxpayers gain from new oversight, with grants now managed by the finance department.
Residents whose tax dollars funded the grant program during the period the audit flagged.
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City Commission Meeting — July 13, 2026
Resident May Smith demanded accountability over a forensic audit finding roughly $3.8 million in untracked grant spending, including 5,250 gift cards. Vice Mayor Campbell defended staff, said the problems predate 2021, and urged residents to read the full report; the city manager said grants have been moved back under finance.
Special City Commission Meeting — June 30, 2026
A forensic audit found the city's former grant department lacked experience and oversight, leaving gift cards untraceable, records incomplete, and over half a million dollars in federal funds unclaimed. No fraud was found, but residents may never know exactly who benefited from vaccine incentives and services.
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