When Terry Barber announced in December 2019 that she was retiring as Siskiyou County Administrator, she left behind a county at war with itself.
On January 6, 2020, roughly 325 county employees represented by the Organized Employees of Siskiyou County walked off the job. Labor negotiator Steve Allen told the Siskiyou Daily News the strike was not against the public. “It is against the Board of Supervisors…
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You forgot to mention that the Deputy CAO Lawson that you mention in the article is the same Sherry Lawson that is running for Auditor-Controller with a platform on “Accountability and Transparency” and has prepared and presented the budget for the last 3 years, which has been balanced with one-time funding. Is that her being accountable, or should she be held accountable for the mess she created in this county?
Deputy CAO Lawson did not create this “mess”, Miss Lawson has spoke before the B.O.S. raising alarm and knows the auditor-controller offices duties very well. Could it be a reason that she is running for the job? She sees issues and that is the reason for running a platform on “Accountability and Transparency” ? Your notion is like shooting the messenger IMO.
The CAO is responsible for the budget. That position, the Deputy CAO fiscal position (Sherry Lawson), and the board of supervisors they Create and approve the budget. Not the auditor.
The auditor controller just enacts what they want, and the board approves, it’s a control a division of duties separating power.
It’s like the auditor is the bank. They handle all the paperwork. The CAO is the one making the financial decisions, buying the sports car they can’t afford.