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Board directs expanded review after audit finds ~$20.4M in sheriff overtime; orders monthly updates and Inspector General analysis
Summary
Following an internal audit that found FY24–25 sheriff overtime totaled about $20.4 million and highlighted coding, standby and comp‑time practices, the Board ordered further Auditor review, monthly administrative reports for six months, a comparison of top overtime‑generating departments by Aug. 1, and a staff analysis of AB 1185 options for an Inspector General.
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 10 received a limited‑scope internal audit of the Sheriff’s Office overtime for fiscal year 2024–25 that found overtime totaled approximately $20,400,000 and flagged eight preliminary observations about timekeeping and compensation practices. After extensive public comment and board deliberations, the board directed the Auditor to conduct additional review, asked for monthly administrative updates on overtime for the next six months, requested a comparative review of the other highest overtime departments by Aug. 1, and instructed staff to analyze the Board’s authority under Assembly Bill 1185 to establish an inspector general (IG) for fiscal and administrative oversight.
Assistant County Executive Tanya Heitman summarized the audit background for the board, saying, "In fiscal year 24, 25, overtime totaled approximately $20,400,000," and noted that the auditor's team reviewed about 19,000 timesheets covering…
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