River Ranch Fire Rescue leaders press county over missed interest payments; commissioners approve county payment to make district whole
At public comment a River Ranch Fire Rescue board member highlighted repeated accounting errors that cost the district interest. County staff said a fund had been set up incorrectly as non‑interest bearing; staff calculated $19,427 in missed interest and the commission voted to compensate the district from county funds.
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During the public comment period, Joe Doss, treasurer and board member of River Ranch Fire Rescue, urged the county to tighten controls after multiple errors affected the fire district’s funds held in the county investment pool. Doss said earlier problems with Pacific Power and PGE had produced significant impacts and raised concerns that similar errors were still occurring. “I’m frustrated because currently I’m functioning as the treasurer… and it seems like we’re constantly on the defensive digging,” Doss said.
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