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After public outcry, Santa Barbara supervisors order deeper audit and monthly overtime reports for sheriff's office
Summary
Following hours of public comment and an auditor's presentation showing rising overtime costs, the board directed a deeper audit of sheriff overtime items the auditor identified, monthly reporting for six months, and an analysis of the board's authority under state law regarding an inspector-general-style review.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 directed county staff to undertake several follow-up steps after receiving an audit summary of sheriff's office overtime and listening to more than a dozen public speakers calling for transparency and accountability. The board approved a motion to request a deeper audit of overtime items flagged by internal auditors, to receive more frequent overtime reports for the next six months, and to request a legal analysis of the board's authority under California law (cited in the meeting as —1185—) for an inspector-general-style oversight mechanism.
County auditors and executive office staff told the board the limited audit covered timekeeping data for…
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