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Board approves $1.7M appropriation for auditor-controller; debate over use of compensated-absences reserve
Summary
The board approved a $1.7 million increase to the auditor-controller budget to cover a shortfall in state disability insurance liabilities, voting 4–1 to draw the funds from the county’s compensated-absences assignment. One supervisor opposed using that reserve and urged a formal fiscal policy for liability reserves.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 authorized a $1.7 million increase in appropriations for the auditor-controller’s office to cover a shortfall tied to state disability insurance (SDI) liabilities.
Auditor-Controller Rupa Shah described the request as a follow-up to a previous meeting and explained the appropriation was needed to resolve an underpayment to the state related to SDI. County staff proposed funding the increase from existing…
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