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Commissioners flag auditor-authority bill for review; staff to seek clarifying amendment
Summary
A bill from Thurston County would alter county auditor duties related to budget preparation, and Spokane County staff recommended pursuing an amendment to preserve current budgeting practice.
Spokane County commissioners on Jan. 21 discussed a bill originating in Thurston County that would modify several duties of county auditors and could, as written, be read to require the county auditor to prepare the county budget.
County legislative staff noted statutory language and punctuation in Revised Code of Washington 36.40.040 may create ambiguity: one reading omits a comma and could be interpreted to place budget-writing…
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