Letter: EDC auditor questions budget items

Publisher’s note: This letter was submitted to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26, 2014.

Dear Board Members:

I would like this item continued until after the budget hearings.

Joe Harn

A $20,000 appropriation was included in the budget that was adopted in June for the Placerville Pool. There is NOT a $60,000 appropriation in the budget for these three proposed MOUs. Your board will need to modify the budget in order for these MOUs to be lawful.

Of far greater concern is the CAO’s budget forecast for 2015-16. It indicates a $12 million problem for the general fund in 2015-16. Further, the $12 million shortfall is based on the assumption that the Fenix implementation will save the general fund $5 million in 2015-16. At this time, I do not believe that this is a reasonable assumption.

Your board and the CAO need to start making very difficult decisions now to avoid a huge budget problem next summer. If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Joe Harn, auditor-controller