Tiny California fire agency overcharged $700,000 for wildfire work. Are others doing it?
State auditors say the
In a letter to Gov.
Howle also pointed blame to
According to the report, the district's fire chief reported higher salary rates when filing its salary forms for 2016 through 2018 compared to what the district actually paid its firefighters. State investigators recommended the area limit its reliance on "volatile revenue sources to balance its budget."
The
In response to the audit's findings, the
Howle released the audit a day after
Its status was in doubt after the Trump administration questioned about
"Fallen Leaf is just one of more than one thousand local entities that participate in the
Howle disputed Ghilarducci's suggestion that Fallen Leaf overcharging agencies is an isolated case.
She said other local fire departments could be overbilling state and federal agencies because "the fire agreement does not require local fire agencies to submit documentation to support the enhanced salary rates they submit to Cal OES."
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