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Board approves $1.2 million from compensated‑absences reserve for sheriff’s payouts after split budget committee vote
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a request from the sheriff’s office to use $1.2 million from the county’s compensated‑absences assignment to cover accrued leave payouts, despite objections from one supervisor who said the fund was intended for one‑time uses and should be replenished before being spent down.
The Monterey County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 April 15 to allow the sheriff’s office to use about $1.2 million from the county’s compensated‑absences assignment to pay separation payouts (vacation/leave buyouts) for departing sheriff’s office employees.
The request had split the county’s Budget Committee earlier; Supervisor Catherine Askew opposed moving the item forward without additional information about why the department could not cover the payouts in its operating budget and raised concerns about using a one‑time reserve for ongoing liabilities. “Once these dollars are gone, they’re gone,” Askew said, urging caution about spending reserves that had been set aside in part to leverage state and federal funds.
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