The Mississippi Department of Health administers the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program (a food distribution program for pregnant women, nursing mothers and children) in each of its nine health districts. Due to hazardous building conditions, the District I WIC warehouse in Tunica was forced to relocate and lease a newly constructed facility. PEER reviewed the Tunica warehouse lease to determine whether the Department of Health complied with leasing guidelines of the Department of Finance and Administration’s Division of Property Management and to answer specific questions concerning the lease. PEER determined that breakdowns in the leasing process occurred at three points: with Department of Health management, with the District I WIC Warehouse supervisor, and with the Division of Real Property Management.
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