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Mendocino LAFCO reviews midyear budget, cites litigation-driven legal costs and approves $10,000 reserve transfer
Summary
The commission received a midyear budget and work-plan report showing expenditure delays and higher-than-expected legal costs tied to litigation and extensive Public Records Act requests. Commissioners approved a budget amendment transferring $10,000 from legal reserves to the legal-services line.
Mendocino County Local Agency Formation Commission members reviewed a midyear financial report and work plan that showed delays in planned studies and a significant rise in legal expenses tied to litigation and extensive Public Records Act (PRA) requests.
The Executive Officer told the commission the adopted fiscal-year budget is $328,500 and that revenue sources include apportionments (historically $275,000), interest on reserves and service fees. As of early December staff reported roughly 40% of apportionments had been collected and about $3,000 in service-fee revenue had been recorded for the first half of the fiscal…
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