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Commissioners table discussion on small DA-office overpayments; ask staff to return with options
Summary
After staff identified relatively small overpayments to a group of current and former DA-office employees, commissioners discussed options including collection or wash; the court voted to table the matter until a key staffer (Joan) returns so the issue can be handled consistently.
The court discussed a set of small overpayments tied to grant funds that affected current and former employees in the district attorneys office. County counsel summarized options for collection, refund or calling the matter a wash; one commissioner observed that collection costs could exceed the amounts to be recovered and another said the court should treat employees fairly.
The total amounts referenced in the transcript were described as modest (participants cited figures such as roughly $6,000 or $9,000 spread across multiple people and individual amounts under $1,000 in some cases). County counsel and staff advised the court that pursuing formal collection could create inconsistent treatment between current and former employees and might require outside counsel.
After discussion the court motioned and seconded to table the matter until County Clerk/District Clerk Joan returns so staff can provide full documentation and proposed next steps. The motion to table passed by voice vote.
