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Public questions county spending; CAO clarifies consent-item savings and auditors' role
Summary
Public commenter challenged county budgeting practices; the county CAO clarified an agenda item was an accounting-year-end saving and explained the auditor-controller's role in audits; supervisors discussed Lean Six Sigma and budget-transparency tools.
During public comment at the Kern County Board of Supervisors meeting on Feb. 11, several residents raised concerns about county spending and budget oversight. One commenter, Jess Sanders, urged a forensic-style review of budget items and criticized what she described as a practice of "just throwing money at" problems.
Elsa Martinez of the county administrative office responded on the consent-item concern (item 10),…
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