Auditor finds Public Health completed one of three fixes to environmental health billing

The county auditor says Public Health still has not recorded year-end revenue it earned but had not collected, including $161,477 in 2024.

Board of Supervisors· posted Jul 1Report$161K

The Department of Public Health has finished one of three recommended changes to how it bills and collects fees from businesses it inspects, and partly finished two others involving year-end revenue tracking and management oversight. The Auditor-Controller says the department plans to finish both by July 15, 2026, and will report back.

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Department plans full implementation; Auditor-Controller will follow up on two outstanding recommendations · Jul 15

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