Federal auditors have determined that the Federal Emergency Management Agency must reclaim about $1.2 million in storm recovery assistance funds from the city of Tuscaloosa.
According to wbrc.com, the city was approved to receive about $10.1 million in storm recovery funds from FEMA following the April 27, 2011, tornado.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently completed a year-long audit of how these funds were used and determined the city improperly sought bids for consultant work and inadequately reported insurance proceeds that, in turn, led to FEMA-approved funds of which the city was not entitled

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In the report, auditors analyzed the $10.1 million in FEMA funds that were preliminarily approved for reimbursement to the city for storm-related expenses.
The OIG took issue with Tuscaloosa's hiring of Thompson Consulting Services, a company based in Lake Mary, Fla., for assistance in filing the necessary documentation for FEMA reimbursement of storm-associated costs.

 

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