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County supervisor details bridge rebuild, $39 million treasurer case and upcoming audits
Summary
Supervisor Rudy Molera described a multi-year effort to rebuild a county bridge using state, federal and Corps of Engineers funding, and outlined steps the county is taking to recover nearly $39 million from a former treasurer, including a civil suit, a receiver and planned quarterly audits.
Supervisor Rudy Molera, chairman of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors and representative for District 2, described efforts to rebuild a county bridge and to recover funds tied to a former treasurer during a podcast interview.
Molera said the board oversees county budgets and meets twice a month to make countywide decisions. He told hosts Samuel Acosta and Natalia Flores that rebuilding the bridge required coordinated funding over several years and that the county is pursuing civil remedies to recover money from the former treasurer.
Why it matters: The county is pursuing multiple paths to restore public assets and financial trust — a civil receiver is liquidating assets tied to the former treasurer and the board says it will add checks to prevent…
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