LA’s regional homelessness agency hits pause on plans to reform internal audit unit

The Los Angeles area’s top homeless services agency has been under scrutiny in recent years for failing to properly track spending, and some people on its governing board say the agency should be better at auditing itself.

But some leaders of the L.A. Homeless Services Authority recently delayed a vote on a pair of proposals to overhaul its internal audit processes. The proposals were aimed at making sure the audits happen more frequently and in a manner less likely to create conflicts of interest.

Justin Szlasa, a member of LAHSA's governing commission, said he was “deeply disappointed” when those items were removed from last Friday’s meeting agenda.

“Personally, I feel that sends the wrong message, that the effort is not a priority,” Szlasa said in a statement to LAist. “A strong inte