Probation director identifies $2,000 bonus accounting issue; council asks auditor to reconcile budgets
Probation staff explained that a $2,000 bonus given previously was funded from probation-fee collections and may not be shown in the proper salary ordinance lines; the council asked auditor and staff to rework the salary ordinance and 2,000-fee accounting before final appropriation.
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Matthew, the probation director, walked the council through the probation budgets and a payroll-accounting concern involving a $2,000 bonus that was granted in 2025. He said the bonus was paid from probation-fee revenues (the '2,000' line) and that the compensated amounts were included in personnel payments but may not be shown in the salary ordinance or the correct budget lines.
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