State officials have scheduled another board audit of the Conway office of the Waccamaw Economic Opportunity Council from May 3 to May 5.
A high-risk designation was placed on the agency following a board audit in 2010, which cited several compliance issues, including following bylaws in the election of some of its members. The audit led to several months of problems with the agency, which temporarily lost funding and shut down.
The director of the S.C. Office of Economic Opportunity, Ken McManus, says the timing of the audit is based on the agency's apparent resolution of all but one of the findings contained in the OEO's March 26, 2010 Board Compliance Report that led to its high risk status designation.
One of the last issues to be resolved is the seating of the EOC's 15th board member. A public election has been scheduled for April 19 at Myrtle Beach's Canal Street Recreation Center. The Waccamaw EOC provides programs like heating assistance, Head Start, and summer food programs in Horry, Georgetown and Williamsburg counties.
