Ohio Sen 9th: Kearney (D) to Host Forum on Audit of County Agency

State Sen. Eric Kearney (D-Cincinnati) will host a forum on Wednesday, September 27th, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm at the Westwood Town Hall, 3017 Harrison Ave., in Cincinnati to focus on questions surrounding a state audit that resulted in calls for the Hamilton County Job and Family Services to repay $224 million to the state.

The findings of the audit, by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, were issued earlier this month. The county agency is accused of using a "shell game" of improper accounting practices to conceal double billing for services used for poor families and children. The county maintains that it followed rules and guidelines provided by ODJFS, but that the state agency provided inaccurate and misleading guidance. At issue in the forum is who is to blame for the poor accounting practices that led to the massive overpayment.

UPDATE: This event had been postponed.