To: Board of Supervisors
From: Supervisor Rex Bohn
Agenda Section: Initiated by Board Member
SUBJECT:
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Receive Final Demand Letter Addressed to Karen Paz Domingquez, Auditor Controller, from California Attorney General Regarding Delinquent Financial Transactions Report (Supervisor Rex Bohn)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file Final Demand Letter carbon copied to Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, County Chief Administrative Officer and County Counsel; and
2. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Funds - (1100)
DISCUSSION:
Your Board, the County Administrative Officer and County Counsel received a carbon copy of a Final Demand Letter dated Feb. 24, 2022 (Attachment 1), addressed to Karen Paz Dominquez, Auditor-Controller, as final demand for compliance with the state financial transactions reporting requirement. The Counties' Financial Transactions Report (FTR) is a standard report required by all California counties annually, in order to provide uniform financial and statistical information. California cities and the California Legislature have similar annual reporting requirements.
The FTR requirements are set forth in the California Government Code and prescribe uniform account procedures. The California State Controller's Office (SCO) provides a 245-page instruction manual specific to the Counties' FTR. The FTR is due within seven months after the close of the county's fiscal year (FY), which is June 30 for Humboldt County, or within the time prescribed by the State Controller, whichever is later. There is no statutory authority to grant extensions for filing the FTR.
Jan. 31, 2021: The county's FY 2019-20 FTR was due - more than a year ago.
Feb. 26, 2021: Ms. Paz Domingquez received correspondence from the SCO putting the county on notice that the FTR was delinquent and failure to file within 20 days or by Mar. 18, 2021, would...
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