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Library advisory board urges detailed accounting after $220,000 spike in A‑87 charges

Mendocino County Board of Supervisors · November 18, 2025
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Summary

The Mendocino County Library Advisory Board presented its annual report and asked for a line‑item explanation of A‑87 internal service charges after identifying a $220,000 increase; the Board of Supervisors accepted the report and directed staff to arrange auditor meetings to review the calculations.

Michelle Bison Savoy, a member of the Mendocino County Library Advisory Board, presented the board's annual report and asked supervisors for a detailed accounting after the advisory board discovered an unexpected $220,000 increase in A‑87 charges against a roughly $4 million library budget. "They exceeded our budget by $220,000," she said, calling the change a "budget buster" and asking the county to be forthcoming about the reasons for that expense.

The advisory board noted Measure O (adopted Nov. 2022) permanently extended a…

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