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Auditor‑Controller outlines limits on A‑87 billing, host‑compliance results and staffing needs for TOT collections
Summary
Auditor‑Controller Shamice Cubison told the board the county cannot bill schools or most special districts for A‑87 cost allocations, described options to spread A‑87 charges across departmental budgets, and reviewed results and concerns from a Granicus/Host Compliance contract used to identify transient occupancy tax noncompliance.
Shamice Cubison, Mendocino County Auditor‑Controller/Treasurer‑Tax Collector, briefed the Board of Supervisors on A‑87 cost allocation rules, recommended accounting changes, and provided an update on transient occupancy tax (TOT) compliance efforts.
Cubison said state laws and education codes prevent billing school districts and some special districts for federal cost allocations (A‑87). "We're actually not allowed to bill the schools and we're not allowed to bill the special districts for the A‑87," she said, noting the county nonetheless includes those agencies in the allocation so other departments do not pay their share. She said the county recovers roughly $450,000–$500,000 from special…
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